Light up the Fire

She gaze into my heart, lowly it may be,
Thought the words be higher still.
For the heart is all the substance,
The speech an accident.
How many phrases will I speak,
Too many for her.
How much burning, burning will I feel,
Be friendly with the fire, enough for her.
Light up the fire of love inside,
And blaze the thoughts away.

Rumi translated by Philip Dunn