Rumi's Masnavi - Thou hast seen the power of that (Jewish) cur: come in, that thou mayst see the power and the grace of God.

Thou hast seen the power of that (Jewish) cur: come in, that thou mayst see the power and the grace of God.

قدرت آن سگ بدیدی اندر آ ** تا ببینی قدرت و لطف خدا

’Tis (only) out of pity that I am drawing thy feet (hither), for indeed such is my rapture that I have no care for thee.

من ز رحمت می‌‌کشانم پای تو ** کز طرب خود نیستم پروای تو

Come in and call the others also, for the King has spread a (festal) table within the fire. 800

اندر آ و دیگران را هم بخوان ** کاندر آتش شاه بنهاده ست خوان‌‌

O true believers, come in, all of you: except the sweetness (‘adhbí) of (the true) religion all is torment (‘adháb).

اندر آیید ای مسلمانان همه ** غیر عذب دین عذاب است آن همه‌‌

Oh, come in, all of you, like moths; (come) into this fortune which hath a hundred springtimes.”

اندر آیید ای همه پروانه‌‌وار ** اندر این بهره که دارد صد بهار

(Thus) he was crying amidst that multitude: the souls of the people were filled with awe.

بانگ می‌‌زد در میان آن گروه ** پر همی‌‌شد جان خلقان از شکوه‌‌

After that, the folk, men and women (alike), cast themselves unwittingly into the fire—

خلق خود را بعد از آن بی‌‌خویشتن ** می‌‌فگندند اندر آتش مرد و زن‌‌

Without custodian, without being dragged, for love of the Friend, because from Him is the sweetening of every bitterness— 805

بی‌‌موکل بی‌‌کشش از عشق دوست ** ز آن که شیرین کردن هر تلخ از اوست‌‌

Until it came to pass that the (king's) myrmidons were holding back the people, saying, “Do not enter the fire!”

تا چنان شد کان عوانان خلق را ** منع می‌‌کردند کاتش در میا

The Jew became black-faced (covered with shame) and dismayed; he became sorry and sick at heart,

آن یهودی شد سیه رو و خجل ** شد پشیمان زین سبب بیمار دل‌‌