Rumi's Masnavi - Since the staff has become a weapon of quarrel and attack, break that staff to pieces, O blind man!

Since the staff has become a weapon of quarrel and attack, break that staff to pieces, O blind man!

چون عصا شد آلت جنگ و نفیر ** آن عصا را خرد بشکن ای ضریر

He gave you the staff that ye might approach (Him): with that staff ye struck even at Him in your anger.

او عصاتان داد تا پیش آمدید ** آن عصا از خشم هم بر وی زدید

O company of the blind, what are ye doing? Bring the seer between (you and God)!

حلقه‌‌ی کوران به چه کار اندرید ** دیدبان را در میانه آورید

Lay hold of His skirt who gave thee the staff: consider what (dreadful) things Adam suffered from disobedience. 2140

دامن او گیر کاو دادت عصا ** در نگر کادم چها دید از عصی‌‌

Consider the miracles of Moses and Ahmad (Mohammed), how the staff became a serpent and the pillar was endowed with knowledge.

معجزه‌‌ی موسی و احمد را نگر ** چون عصا شد مار و استن با خبر

From the staff (came) a serpent and from the pillar a moaning: they (the staff and the pillar) are beating (the drums of honour) five times daily for the sake of the Religion.

از عصا ماری و از استن حنین ** پنج نوبت می‌‌زنند از بهر دین‌‌

Unless this savour (perception of spiritual truths) were non-intellectual, how should all these miracles have been necessary?

گرنه نامعقول بودی این مزه ** کی بدی حاجت به چندین معجزه‌‌

Whatever is intelligible, the intellect is swallowing (receiving) it without the evidence of miracles and without contention.

هر چه معقول است عقلش می‌‌خورد ** بی‌‌بیان معجزه بی‌‌جر و مد

This virgin (untrodden) Way deem unintelligible, deem (it) accepted in the heart of every fortunate (elect) one. 2145

این طریق بکر نامعقول بین ** در دل هر مقبلی مقبول بین‌‌

As in fear of Adam devil and wild beast fled to the islands, from envy,

همچنان کز بیم آدم دیو و دد ** در جزایر در رمیدند از حسد