In this (realm of) existence and corruption, O master, existence
is the fraud and that corruption is the admonition.
Existence says, "Come, I am delectable," and its corruption says,"Go, I am nothing."
O thou that bitest thy lip (in admiration) at the beauty of spring,
look on the coldness and paleness of autumn.
In the daytime thou didst deem the countenance of the sun beauteous:
remember its death in the moment of setting.
Thou sawest the full-moon on this lovely firmament': observe also its
anguish (caused by the loss of visibility) during the interlunar
period.
A boy, on account of his beauty, became the lord of the people:
after the morrow he became doting and exposed to the scorn of
the people.
If the body of those in the fresh bloom of youth has made thee a prey,
after (it has come to) old age behold a body (bleached) like acotton plantation.
Many fingers that in handicraft (skill and dexterity)were the envy of master-craftsmen have at last become trembling.
The soul-like intoxicating narcissus-eye (of the beloved)-see
it dimmed at last and water trickling from it.
The lion (hero) who advances into the ranks of lions (valiant foes)-
at last he is conquered by a mouse.
The acute, far-seeing, artful genius-behold it at last imbecile as an
old ass.
The curly lock that sheds (a fragrance of) musk and takes away the
reason-at last it is like the ugly white tail of a donkey.
Observe its (the World's) existence, (how) at first (it is) pleasing
and joyous; and observe its shamefulness and corruption in the
end;
For it showed the snare plainly: it plucked out the fool's moustache in
thy presence.
Do not say, then, "The World deceived me by its imposture;
otherwise, my reason would have fled from its snare."
Come now, see (how) the golden collar and shoulder-belt have
become a shackle and gyve and chain.
Reckon every particle of the World (to be) like this: bring its
beginning and its end into consideration
The more any one regards the end (akhir) the more blessed he is;
the more any one regards the stable (akhur) the more banned he is.
Regard every one's face as the glorious moon: when the beginning has
been seen, see the end (also)
Lest thou become a man blind of one eye, like Iblis: he, like a person
docked (deprived of perfect sight), sees (the one) half and not(the other) half.
RUMI
is the fraud and that corruption is the admonition.
Existence says, "Come, I am delectable," and its corruption says,"Go, I am nothing."
O thou that bitest thy lip (in admiration) at the beauty of spring,
look on the coldness and paleness of autumn.
In the daytime thou didst deem the countenance of the sun beauteous:
remember its death in the moment of setting.
Thou sawest the full-moon on this lovely firmament': observe also its
anguish (caused by the loss of visibility) during the interlunar
period.
A boy, on account of his beauty, became the lord of the people:
after the morrow he became doting and exposed to the scorn of
the people.
If the body of those in the fresh bloom of youth has made thee a prey,
after (it has come to) old age behold a body (bleached) like acotton plantation.
Many fingers that in handicraft (skill and dexterity)were the envy of master-craftsmen have at last become trembling.
The soul-like intoxicating narcissus-eye (of the beloved)-see
it dimmed at last and water trickling from it.
The lion (hero) who advances into the ranks of lions (valiant foes)-
at last he is conquered by a mouse.
The acute, far-seeing, artful genius-behold it at last imbecile as an
old ass.
The curly lock that sheds (a fragrance of) musk and takes away the
reason-at last it is like the ugly white tail of a donkey.
Observe its (the World's) existence, (how) at first (it is) pleasing
and joyous; and observe its shamefulness and corruption in the
end;
For it showed the snare plainly: it plucked out the fool's moustache in
thy presence.
Do not say, then, "The World deceived me by its imposture;
otherwise, my reason would have fled from its snare."
Come now, see (how) the golden collar and shoulder-belt have
become a shackle and gyve and chain.
Reckon every particle of the World (to be) like this: bring its
beginning and its end into consideration
The more any one regards the end (akhir) the more blessed he is;
the more any one regards the stable (akhur) the more banned he is.
Regard every one's face as the glorious moon: when the beginning has
been seen, see the end (also)
Lest thou become a man blind of one eye, like Iblis: he, like a person
docked (deprived of perfect sight), sees (the one) half and not(the other) half.
RUMI
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