A lover asked his beloved

A lover asked his beloved,

Do you love yourself more
than you love me?




The beloved replied,
I have died to myself
and I live for you.

I’ve disappeared from myself

and my attributes.
I am present only for you.

I have forgotten all my learning,
but from knowing you
I have become a scholar.

I have lost all my strength,

but from your power
I am able.

If I love myself
I love you.
If I love you
I love myself.

(Rumi: Do you love me?)