Rumi's Masnavi - When thou becomest united, grain by grain, from (after thy dispersion in) perplexity, then it is possible to stamp upon thee the King's die;

When thou becomest united, grain by grain, from (after thy dispersion in) perplexity, then it is possible to stamp upon thee the King's die; 3290

جو جوی چون جمع گردی ز اشتباه ** پس توان زد بر تو سکه‌ی پادشاه

And if thou, foolish man, become greater than a mithqál (dinar), the King will make of thee a cup of gold.

ور ز مثقالی شوی افزون تو خام ** از تو سازد شه یکی زرینه جام

Then thereon will be both the name and the titles of the King and also his effigy, O thou that cravest to attain,

پس برو هم نام و هم القاب شاه ** باشد و هم صورتش ای وصل خواه

So that the Beloved will be to thee both bread and water and lamp and minion and dessert and wine.

تا که معشوقت بود هم نان هم آب ** هم چراغ و شاهد و نقل شراب

Unite thyself—union is (a Divine) mercy—that I may be able to speak unto thee that which is;

جمع کن خود را جماعت رحمتست ** تا توانم با تو گفتن آنچ هست

For speaking is for the purpose of (producing) belief: the spirit of polytheism is quit (devoid) of belief in God. 3295

زانک گفتن از برای باوریست ** جان شرک از باوری حق بریست

The spirit that has been distributed over the contents of the (mundane) sphere is shared amongst sixty passions;

جان قسمت گشته بر حشو فلک ** در میان شصت سودا مشترک

Therefore silence is best: it gives peace to it ( to that spirit); therefore ( I ought to follow the adage) “Silence is the answer to fools.”

پس خموشی به دهد او را ثبوت ** پس جواب احمقان آمد سکوت

This I know, but intoxication of the body is opening my mouth without volition on my part,

این همی‌دانم ولی مستی تن ** می‌گشاید بی‌مراد من دهن

Just as in sneezing and yawning this mouth becomes open without your willing it.

آنچنان که از عطسه و از خامیاز ** این دهان گردد بناخواه تو باز

Commentary on the Tradition, "Verily, I ask pardon of God seventy times every day."

تفسیر این حدیث کی ائنی لاستغفر الله فی کل یوم سبعین مرة