Rumi's Masnavi - My purpose is that the sound of the water should come (to my ears); also, that I should see these bubbles on the surface of the water.”

My purpose is that the sound of the water should come (to my ears); also, that I should see these bubbles on the surface of the water.”

قصد من آنست که آید بانگ آب ** هم ببینم بر سر آب این حباب

What, indeed, is the thirsty man's business in the world? To circle for ever round the base of the tank,

تشنه را خود شغل چه بود در جهان ** گرد پای حوض گشتن جاودان

Round the channel and round the Water and the sound of the Water, like a pilgrim circumambulating the Ka‘ba of Truth.

گرد جو و گرد آب و بانگ آب ** هم‌چو حاجی طایف کعبه‌ی صواب

Even so, in (composing) this Mathnawí thou, O Ziyá’u ’l-Haqq (Radiance of God) Husámu’ddín, art my object.

هم‌چنان مقصود من زین مثنوی ** ای ضیاء الحق حسام‌الدین توی

The whole Mathnawí in its branches and roots is thine: thou hast accepted (it). 755

مثنوی اندر فروع و در اصول ** جمله آن تست کردستی قبول

Kings accept (both) good and bad: when they accept (anything), it is reprobate no more.

در قبول آرند شاهان نیک و بد ** چون قبول آرند نبود بیش رد

Since thou hast planted the sapling, give it water. Since thou hast given it freedom (to grow), untie the knots.

چون نهالی کاشتی آبش بده ** چون گشادش داده‌ای بگشا گره

In (all) its expressions my object is (to reveal) thy mystery; in composing it my object is (to hear) thy voice.

قصدم از الفاظ او راز توست ** قصدم از انشایش آواز توست

To me thy voice is the voice of God: Heaven forfend that (I should say) the lover is separate from the Beloved.

پیش من آوازت آواز خداست ** عاشق از معشوق حاشا که جداست

There is a union beyond description or analogy between the Lord of Man and the spirit of Man. 760

اتصالی بی‌تکیف بی‌قیاس ** هست رب‌الناس را با جان ناس