Rumi's Masnavi - And (as) from the conjunction of green things (plants and verdant spots) with man (there is produced) joy of heart and carelessness and happiness;

And (as) from the conjunction of green things (plants and verdant spots) with man (there is produced) joy of heart and carelessness and happiness; 1095

و ز قران سبزه‏ها با آدمی ** دل خوشی و بی‏غمی و خرمی‏

And (as) from the conjunction of happiness with our souls are born our goodness and beneficence.

وز قران خرمی با جان ما ** می‏بزاید خوبی و احسان ما

Our bodies become capable of eating and drinking when our desire for recreation (in the open air) is satisfied.

قابل خوردن شود اجسام ما ** چون بر آید از تفرج کام ما

Redness of countenance is (derived) from the conjunction of blood (with the face); blood is (derived) from the beautiful rose-coloured sun.

سرخ رویی از قران خون بود ** خون ز خورشید خوش گلگون بود

Redness is the best of (all) colours, and that is (born) of the sun and is arriving (to us) from it.

بهترین رنگها سرخی بود ** و آن ز خورشید است و از وی می‏رسد

Every land that has been conjoined with Saturn has become nitrous and is not the place for sowing. 1100

هر زمینی کان قرین شد با زحل ** شوره گشت و کشت را نبود محل‏

Through concurrence power comes into action, as (in the case of) the conjunction of the Devil with hypocrites.

قوت اندر فعل آید ز اتفاق ** چون قران دیو با اهل نفاق‏

These spiritual truths without (possessing) any (worldly) pomp and grandeur, have pomp and grandeur from the Ninth Heaven.

این معانی راست از چرخ نهم ** بی‏همه طاق و طرم طاق و طرم‏

The pomp and grandeur belonging to (the world of) creation is a borrowed (adventitious) thing; the pomp and grandeur belonging to the (world of) Command is an essential thing.

خلق را طاق و طرم عاریت است ** امر را طاق و طرم ماهیت است‏

For the sake of (earthly) pomp and grandeur they endure abasement; in the hope of glory they are happy in (their) abasement.

از پی طاق و طرم خواری کشند ** بر امید عز در خواری خوشند