Cease to exist Quote by Yunus Emre
““Your love has wrested me away from me, You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. Day and night I burn, gripped by agony, You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. I find no great joy in being alive, If I cease to exist, I would not grieve, The only solace I have is your love, You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. Lovers yearn for you, but your love slays them, At the bottom of the sea it lays them, It has God’s images-it displays them; You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. Let me drink the wine of love sip by sip, Like Mecnun, live in the hills in hardship, Day and night, care for you holds me in its grip, You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. Even if, at the end, they make me die And scatter my ashes up to the shy, My pit would break into this outcry: You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave. “Yunus Emre the mystic” is my name, Each passing day fans and rouses my flame, What I desire in both worlds in the same: You’re the one I need, you’re the one I crave.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Sufi verses attributed to Yunus Emre, 13th‑14th century
The poet expresses an all‑consuming, painful longing for divine love, equating personal existence with the desire for the beloved’s presence.
In simple terms: Intense yearning for divine love dominates life.
Key Takeaway
Seek unity with the divine despite suffering.
Themes
spiritual longing
love
suffering
devotion
Mood
passionate
melancholic
transcendent
Type
poetic
spiritual
lamentation
When to use this quote
- prayer
- meditation
- pilgrimage
- creative expression
- ritual fasting
Key Concepts
Sufi mysticism
annihilation of self
divine union
Questions to Reflect On
- How does yearning shape your daily actions?
- Can love be both solace and torment?
A Different Perspective
The intensity may overlook the need for balanced self‑care and worldly responsibilities.
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