Analysis of If a Tree could Wander
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207 (Balkh) – 1273 (Konya )
Oh, if a tree could wander
and move with foot and wings!
It would not suffer the axe blows
and not the pain of saws!
For would the sun not wander
away in every night ?
How could at ev'ry morning
the world be lighted up?
And if the ocean's water
would not rise to the sky,
How would the plants be quickened
by streams and gentle rain?
The drop that left its homeland,
the sea, and then returned ?
It found an oyster waiting
and grew into a pearl.
Did Yusaf not leave his father,
in grief and tears and despair?
Did he not, by such a journey,
gain kingdom and fortune wide?
Did not the Prophet travel
to far Medina, friend?
And there he found a new kingdom
and ruled a hundred lands.
You lack a foot to travel?
Then journey into yourself!
And like a mine of rubies
receive the sunbeams? print!
Out of yourself ? such a journey
will lead you to your self,
It leads to transformation
of dust into pure gold!
Scheme | AXXX AXBX AXXX XXBX AXCX DXXX DEXX CEXX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101110 011101 11110011 010111 1101110 0101001 111110 011101 0101010 111101 1101110 110101 011111 010101 1111010 010101 1111110 0101001 11111010 1100101 1101010 110101 01110110 010101 1101110 1100101 0101110 01011 11011010 111111 111010 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 887 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
- 53 sec read
- 106 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"If a Tree could Wander" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/28021/if-a-tree-could-wander>.
Discuss this Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In