Have you not insight into the Circling of Destiny?
Then the boiling and turning of the elements behold !
For the churning of the sea debris and froth
arises from the sea; seething, magnanimous
Behold the wandering wind in its rage
look how it commands and makes the ocean waves seethe
the sun and the moon as two cows at the mill
circumvent and guide [the milling of flour]
the stars also from house to house do run
as they become the carrier of good fortune and bad fortune
the stars, in constant motion, like a wheel
are yet weak of foundation and lazy
the stars are the eyes, ears and intelligence of ours
behold they are here at night and then suddenly gone with daylight
at times in a benefic sign bringing people together and happy
at times in the malefic sign of separation and senslessness
This blog includes excerpts from my book entitled The Lover's Gaze: Rumi's Guide for Lovers and Spiritual Seekers. In it I try to provide balanced (not too literal, yet not diverging from the original Persian) translations and commentary on the poetry and practical philosophy of Rumi, the Persian Sufi Mystic and Poet. The translations in this blog are copyrighted. If you wish to use them send me an email and I will need to verify usage then send you a formal email of permission of usage.
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