He makes it clear to readers that he is not frightened by the idea of death instead, he is fully prepared for it. He says that when he dies and when his coffin is taken out, his followers/loved ones must not think that he misses his earthly life. ‘When I Die,’ written by the famous Persian poet, Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi, is about the poet’s belief in the afterlife theory. The idea of life is just to act within a limited time, but as one enters the afterlife, there will be “no place no time.” And then one must not fear anything, as they will be immortal and free. The perishable body will die, but the immortal soul will live after death. He wants his loved ones to understand that death is not a full stop rather, it’s a temporary comma on the way to eternal life with the everlasting love of God. His positive attitude towards his death is commendable. He agrees to the fact that one day he has to leave this world, but he also says that he will not miss this world. The poem reflects his views about life and death. In ‘When I Die,’ Rumi takes a religious approach to discuss the idea of death. According to the speaker, death appears to be like a “sunset,” but actually, it is the “dawn.” Besides, the poem reflects Islamic concepts and beliefs of eternal life. It is considered that death is nothing but an “arriving at eternal love.” For the speaker, death is a doorway to heaven and eternal life waiting behind the thin veil of oblivion. The poem contains many symbols that explain the speaker’s thoughts on death. He has a positive attitude throughout the poem, though he talks about his death. In this poem, Rumi expresses his antithetical ideas and how he wants his loved ones to react after he passes away. ‘When I Die’ by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi meditates wholly upon eternity after the mortal death and the new “dawn” after the darkest night in life. When I die when my coffin is being taken out you must never think i am missing this world don't shed any tears don't lament or feel sorry i'm not falling into a monster's abyss when you see my corpse is being carried don't cry for my leaving i'm not leaving i'm arriving at eternal love when you leave me in the grave don't say goodbye remember a grave is only a curtain for the paradise behind you'll only see me descending into a grave now watch me rise how can there be an end when the sun sets or the moon goes down it looks like the end it seems like a sunset but in reality it is a dawn when the grave locks you up that is when your soul is freed have you ever seen a seed fallen to earth not rise with a new life why should you doubt the rise of a seed named human have you ever seen a bucket lowered into a well coming back empty why lament for a soul when it can come back like Joseph from the well when for the last time you close your mouth your words and soul will belong to the world of no place no time
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