Rumi's Masnavi - The ingenious rascals of (this) latter time have aggrandised themselves over the ancients;

The ingenious rascals of (this) latter time have aggrandised themselves over the ancients;

زوبعان زیرک آخر زمان ** بر فزوده خویش بر پیشینیان‏

The (apt) learners of cunning have burnt (consumed) their hearts (in study) and have learned feints and tricks; 3205

حیله آموزان جگرها سوخته ** فعل‏ها و مکرها آموخته‏

They have thrown to the winds patience and altruism and self-sacrifice and generosity—(qualities) which are the elixir of (spiritual) profit.

صبر و ایثار و سخای نفس و جود ** باد داده کان بود اکسیر سود

The (right) thought is that which opens a way: the (right) way is that on which a (spiritual) king advances.

فکر آن باشد که بگشاید رهی ** راه آن باشد که پیش آید شهی‏

The (true) king is he that goes into the presence of the King, and is not made king by treasuries and armies;

شاه آن باشد که از خود شه بود ** نه به مخزنها و لشکر شه شود

So that his kingship remains unto everlasting, like the glory of the empire of the Mohammedan Religion.

تا بماند شاهی او سرمدی ** همچو عز ملک دین احمدی‏

The miracles of Ibráhím son of Adham on the seashore.

کرامات ابراهیم ادهم بر لب دریا

Thus, it is related of Ibráhím son of Adham that after a journey he sat down (to rest) by the edge of the sea. 3210

هم ز ابراهیم ادهم آمده ست ** کاو ز راهی بر لب دریا نشست‏

(Whilst) that spiritual king was stitching his mantle, an Amír suddenly came to that spot.

دلق خود می‏دوخت آن سلطان جان ** یک امیری آمد آن جا ناگهان‏

That Amír had been one of the Shaykh's servants; he recognized the Shaykh and at once bowed low.

آن امیر از بندگان شیخ بود ** شیخ را بشناخت سجده کرد زود

He was astounded at the Shaykh and at his dervish garb— (for) his nature and outward guise had become transformed—

خیره شد در شیخ و اندر دلق او ** شکل دیگر گشته خلق و خلق او