Heres your Daily Poem from the Poetry Chaikhana -- One Who Is Real Is Humble By Yunus Emre (1238 - 1320) English version by Jennifer Ferraro & Latif Bolat To be real on this path you must be humble -- If you look down at others youll get pushed down the stairs. If your heart goes around on high, you fly far from this path. Theres no use hiding it -- Whats inside always leaks outside. Even the one with the long white beard, the one who looks so wise -- If he breaks a single heart, why bother going to Mecca? If he has no compassion, whats the point? My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the hearts destiny: Whoever breaks anothers heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other. The ones who know say very little while the beasts are always speaking volumes; One word is enough for one who knows. If there is any meaning in the holy books, it is this: Whatever is good for you, grant it to others too -- Whoever comes to this earth migrates back; Whoever drinks the wine of love understands what I say -- Yunus, dont look down at the world in scorn -- Keep your eyes fixed on your Beloveds face, then you will not see the bridge on Judgment Day. -- from Quarreling with God: Mystic Rebel Poems of the Dervishes of Turkey, Translated by Jennifer Ferraro
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:32:43 +0000
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