Rumi's Masnavi - Since a motive (other than God) entered (my heart) in the (holy) war, I deemed it right to sheathe my sword,

Since a motive (other than God) entered (my heart) in the (holy) war, I deemed it right to sheathe my sword,

چون در آمد علتی اندر غزا ** تیغ را دیدم نهان کردن سزا

That my name may be he loves for God's sake, that my desire may be he hates for God's sake,

تا احب لله آید نام من ** تا که ابغض لله آید کام من‌‌

That my generosity may be he gives for God's sake, that my being may be he withholds for God's sake.

تا که اعطا لله آید جود من ** تا که امسک لله آید بود من‌‌

My stinginess is for God's sake, my bounty is for God's sake alone: I belong entirely to God, I do not belong to any one (else); 3805

بخل من لله عطا لله و بس ** جمله لله‌‌ام نیم من آن کس‌‌

And that which I am doing for God's sake is not (done in) conformity, it is not fancy and opinion, it is naught but intuition.

و آن چه لله می‌‌کنم تقلید نیست ** نیست تخییل و گمان جز دید نیست‌‌

I have been freed from effort and search, I have tied my sleeve to the skirt of God.

ز اجتهاد و از تحری رسته‌‌ام ** آستین بر دامن حق بسته‌‌ام‌‌

If I am flying, I behold the place to which I soar; and if I am circling, I behold the axis on which I revolve;

گر همی‌‌پرم همی‌‌بینم مطار ** ور همی‌‌گردم همی‌‌بینم مدار

And if I am dragging a burden, I know whither: I am the moon, and the Sun is in front of me as the guide.”

ور کشم باری بدانم تا کجا ** ماهم و خورشید پیشم پیشوا

There is no means (possibility) of communicating more than this to the people: in the river there is no room for the Sea. 3810

بیش از این با خلق گفتن روی نیست ** بحر را گنجایی اندر جوی نیست‌‌

I speak low according to the measure of (their) understandings: ’tis no fault, this is the practice of the Prophet.

پست می‌‌گویم به اندازه‌‌ی عقول ** عیب نبود این بود کار رسول‌‌