Rumi's mystical love poems in Persian, due to their melodic rhythm, enchanting alliteration, and above all, the simplicity of his words, captivate hearts and exhilarate minds, making it easy to understand his symbolic, transcendent language on deeper levels. In this thorough translation, great effort has been made to maintain the magical qualities of Rumi's mystical poetry in English, as well.

These allegorical poems, depicting a rose, a lighthouse, or a season as types of characters are tales of turning points of joys, sufferings, disappointments, or success in life of people of our time regardless of background and nationality.