The Descent of the Messiah — Page 116
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH تا نه خونت چکد برای کسی تا نه جانت شود فدای کسی Until your blood flows for someone and until your life is sacri- ficed for him, چون دهندت به کوی جانان راه؟ چون ندا آیدت از ان درگاه Until then, why would you find the path to the beloved, and why would you hear a voice from that threshold? تو حریص دراهم و دینار روز و شب چون سگان بر آن مردار You are greedy for money and pounce upon this carrion day and با چنین حرص و آز و کبر و غرور night. چون نمانی ز کوی جانان دور With such greed, avarice, arrogance, and conceit, no wonder you remain far from the abode of the Beloved. گر بجویی سوار این ره راست اندر آنجا بجو که گرد بخاست If you are looking for a rider on this straight path, look where the dust is rising. اندر آنجا بجو که زور نماند خودنمایی و کبر و شور نماند Look where there is no coercion, no egotism, no arrogance, and اندر آنجا بجو که مرگ آمد no rage. چون خزان رفت بار و برگ آمد Find the place where death has come; when autumn is gone, the season of fruits and leaves ushers in. 116