Rumi's Masnavi - The people became mad from longing for him and on account of being separated from his (spiritual) feeling and discourse and intuition.

The people became mad from longing for him and on account of being separated from his (spiritual) feeling and discourse and intuition.

خلق دیوانه شدند از شوق او ** از فراق حال و قال و ذوق او

They were making supplication and lament, while he in solitude was bent double by austerities.

لابه و زاری همی‌‌کردند و او ** از ریاضت گشته در خلوت دو تو

They said, “Without thee we have no light: how (what) is the state of a blind man without a leader?

گفته ایشان نیست ما را بی‌‌تو نور ** بی‌‌عصا کش چون بود احوال کور

By way of showing favour (to us) and for God's sake, do not keep us parted from thee any longer.

از سر اکرام و از بهر خدا ** بیش از این ما را مدار از خود جدا

We are as children and thou art our nurse: do thou spread over us that shadow (of thy protection).” 555

ما چو طفلانیم و ما را دایه تو ** بر سر ما گستران آن سایه تو

He said, “My soul is not far from them that love (me), but there is no permission to come forth.”

گفت جانم از محبان دور نیست ** لیک بیرون آمدن دستور نیست‌‌

Those amírs came for intercession, and the disciples came in reproach,

آن امیران در شفاعت آمدند ** و آن مریدان در شناعت آمدند

Saying, “O noble sir, what a misfortune is this for us! Without thee we are left orphaned (deprived) of our hearts and our religion.

کاین چه بد بختی است ما را ای کریم ** از دل و دین مانده ما بی‌‌تو یتیم‌‌

Thou art making a pretence while we in grief are heaving cold (fruitless) sighs from the burning heat of our hearts.

تو بهانه می‌‌کنی و ما ز درد ** می‌‌زنیم از سوز دل دمهای سرد

We have become accustomed to thy sweet discourse, we have drunk of the milk of thy wisdom. 560

ما به گفتار خوشت خو کرده‌‌ایم ** ما ز شیر حکمت تو خورده‌‌ایم‌‌