The Divan of Shams / The star cried out, the night is bright enough

This is a ghazal, a classical Persian lyric poem, by Mowlavi (Rumi), beginning with the line "The star has cried out; tonight is radiant." A ghazal is a short lyric form consisting of autonomous rhyming couplets, each capable of standing alone, built around a repeated rhyme and refrain. This particular ghazal opens with an image of celestial light and announcement, establishing the mystical and devotional tenor characteristic of Mowlavi's poetic work. The form allows each couplet to explore themes of divine presence, spiritual longing, or transformation independently, while maintaining musical and thematic coherence through the repeated rhyme scheme.