Monday, June 02, 2008

Rumi : Ghazal 3277


if you are a man of this life
then march on this path like a man
or retire and take refugee in your house
since you are not ready for this battle


real man drank a thousand seas and
still died of thirst
you only had a cup
yet boasted of overflowing

you claimed to reach your quest
you'll raise all the dust
yet you've travelled no distance
you've left no mark

now humbly turn to dust
under the gallop of real men
then you'll rise and
become a part of their journey

if you crawl for years
on the path of your quest
do not yield to grief
do not submit to distress

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