Thou and I
love
lyric poem
joyful
Thou and I - meaning Summary
Two Forms, One Soul
The poem imagines a union so complete that two separate people become one soul. Its speaker treats shared presence as a source of joy, permanence, and spiritual transformation: a garden, birds, colours, and stars seem to celebrate the lovers' meeting. In Rumi's mystical tradition, the beloved can also suggest the divine, making human love an image of union with God.
Read Complete AnalysesHappy the moment when we are seated in the Palace, thou and I. With two forms and with two figures but with one soul, thou and I. The colours of the grove and the voice of the birds will bestow immortality At the time when we come into the garden, thou and I. The stars of heaven will come to gaze upon us.
Feel free to be first to leave comment.