Rumi's Masnavi - I struck (him) a blow with my fist, and he suddenly fell: one who really had no soul gave up a soul.

I struck (him) a blow with my fist, and he suddenly fell: one who really had no soul gave up a soul.

I killed a cur: thou the children of him who was sent (by God)—hundreds of thousands of innocent and harmless babes—

Hast killed, and their blood is on thy neck: consider what shall come upon thee because of this blood-drinking of thine.

Thou hast killed the progeny of Jacob—those sought after in hope of slaying me.

In despite of thee God Himself chose me out: that (plot) which thy soul was concocting was overthrown.” 2335

He (Pharaoh) said, “Let these things be without any doubt (grant that all this is true): is it (the gratitude) due to me and to the bread and salt (which thou hast eaten)

That thou shouldst treat me with contumely in the presence of the assembled people and make the bright day dark to my heart?”

He (Moses) said, “The contumely of the Resurrection is more grievous, (which thou wilt suffer) if thou do not pay regard to me in good and evil.

Thou canst not bear the bite of a flea: how wilt thou taste (endure) the bite of a snake?

In appearance I am ruining thy work, but (in reality) I am making a thorn into a rose-garden. 2340

Explaining that cultivation consists in devastation and composure in distraction and wholeness in brokenness and success in failure and existence in non-existence; and thus (with) the rest of the contraries and pairs.