Rumi's Masnavi - From his (the latter's) earnestness and ardour he (the imitator) gets a scent (inkling) that these wild outcries of his are not (mere) babble.

From his (the latter's) earnestness and ardour he (the imitator) gets a scent (inkling) that these wild outcries of his are not (mere) babble.

بوی برد از جد و گرمیهای او ** که گزافه نیست این هیهای او

He (the imitator) had no just claim to this camel, but he too has lost a camel; yes, (he has). 2990

اندر این اشتر نبودش حق ولی ** اشتری گم کرده است او هم بلی‏

Desire for another's camel has become a veil to him, (so that) he has forgotten what he (himself) has lost.

طمع ناقه‏ی غیر رو پوشش شده ** آنچ ازو گم شد فراموشش شده‏

Wherever he (the owner) runs, this one (the imitator) runs: from cupidity, he becomes a partner in the owner's pain.

هر کجا او می‏دود این می‏دود ** از طمع هم درد صاحب می‏شود

When a liar sets out (to journey) with a truthful man, his falsehood turns to truth of a sudden.

کاذبی یا صادقی چون شد روان ** آن دروغش راستی شد ناگهان‏

In the desert whither that camel had hastened, the other one (the imitator) also found his own camel.

اندر آن صحرا که آن اشتر شتافت ** اشتر خود نیز آن دیگر بیافت‏

As soon as he saw it, he remembered his own, and ceased to covet the camel of that friend and kinsman. 2995

چون بدیدش یاد آورد آن خویش ** بی‏طمع شد ز اشتر آن یار و خویش‏

That imitator became a true searcher when he saw his camel browsing there.

آن مقلد شد محقق چون بدید ** اشتر خود را که آن جا می‏چرید

(Only) at that moment did he become a seeker of the camel: he was never (truly) seeking it till he saw it in the desert.

او طلب کار شتر آن لحظه گشت ** می‏نجستش تا ندید او را به دشت‏

After that, he began to go alone: he opened his eyes (and went) towards his own camel.

بعد از آن تنها روی آغاز کرد ** چشم سوی ناقه‏ی خود باز کرد