Rumi's Masnavi - And some one else jeers at both of them, while another hypocritically tires himself to death (trying to prove that he has real knowledge of God).

And some one else jeers at both of them, while another hypocritically tires himself to death (trying to prove that he has real knowledge of God). 2925

و آن دگر در هر دو طعنه می‏زند ** و آن دگر از زرق جانی می‏کند

Each one (of them) gives these indications of the Way, in order that it may be supposed that they belong to that Village.

هر یک از ره این نشانها ز آن دهند ** تا گمان آید که ایشان ز آن ده‏اند

Know the truth to be this, (that) all these (various persons) are not in the right; nor (again) are this herd entirely astray,

این حقیقت دان نه حق‏اند این همه ** نی بکلی گمرهانند این رمه‏

Because nothing false is shown without the True: the fool bought (desired) spurious coin in the hope of (its being) gold.

ز انکه بی‏حق باطلی ناید پدید ** قلب را ابله به بوی زر خرید

If there were no current (genuine) coin in the world, how would it be possible to issue false coins?

گر نبودی در جهان نقدی روان ** قلبها را خرج کردن کی توان‏

Unless there be truth, how should there be falsehood? That falsehood receives brilliance (prestige and reputation) from truth. 2930

تا نباشد راست کی باشد دروغ ** آن دروغ از راست می‏گیرد فروغ‏

They buy (desire) the wrong in hope of (its being) the right: (if) poison go into a piece of sugar, then (and then only) they eat (poison).

بر امید راست کژ را می‏خرند ** زهر در قندی رود آن گه خورند

If there be no savoury wheat, what shall he get who sells barley, pretending that it is wheat?

گر نباشد گندم محبوب نوش ** چه برد گندم‏نمای جو فروش‏

Do not say, then, that all these utterances are false: the false (pretenders) are a snare to the heart on the ground of (because they give) hope of truth.

پس مگو کاین جمله دمها باطلند ** باطلان بر بوی حق دام دلند

Do not say, then, that all (this) is phantasy and error: without truth phantasy exists not in the world.

پس مگو جمله خیال است و ضلال ** بی‏حقیقت نیست در عالم خیال‏