~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Although he was a mountain, relying only upon his own firmness, a small flood swept him away. When the Decree extends its head from heaven, the intelligent become deaf and blind; fish are cast from the sea; birds are miserably caught in the snare. All are lost except the one who takes refuge within the command of God: no unfortunate aspect among the stars was ever the cause of shed blood. Unless you take refuge with the Decree, nothing you can devise will ever gain your freedom. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E`temâdesh sabât-e khvish bud garcheh keh bod nim saylesh dar robud Chon Qazâ birun konad az charkh sar `âqelân gardand jomleh kur o kar Mâhiyân oftand az daryâ berun dâm girad morgh parân-râ zabun Joz kasi k-andar Qazâ andar gorikht khun u-râ hich tarbi`i na-rikht Ghayr-e ânke dar gorizi dar Qazâ hich hileh na-dehadet az vay rahâ -- Mathnawi III: 468-470; 472-473 Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski "Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance" Threshold Books, 1996 Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
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