Rumi's Masnavi - Even so the (spiritual) warrior (first) gives away his bread; (but) when the light of devotion strikes on him, he gives away his life.

Even so the (spiritual) warrior (first) gives away his bread; (but) when the light of devotion strikes on him, he gives away his life.

هم‌چنان مرد مجاهد نان دهد ** چون برو زد نور طاعت جان دهد

Then a woman said to her, “Art thou grieving for the jonquil-like eye that thou hast lost?”

پس زنی گفتش ز چشم عبهری ** که ز دستت رفت حسرت می‌خوری

“I am grieving,” she replied, “(to think) would that I had a hundred thousand eyes to lavish (on that Moon)!

گفت حسرت می‌خورم که صد هزار ** دیده بودی تا همی‌کردم نثار

The window, (which is) mine eye, has been ruined by the Moon; but the Moon is seated (there) like the (buried) treasure in the ruin.

روزن چشمم ز مه ویران شدست ** لیک مه چون گنج در ویران نشست

How should the treasure let this ruin of mine have (any regretful) memory of my porch and house?” 3090

کی گذارد گنج کین ویرانه‌ام ** یاد آرد از رواق و خانه‌ام

The light of Joseph's face, when he was passing by, used to fall on the latticed windows of every villa,

نور روی یوسفی وقت عبور ** می‌فتادی در شباک هر قصور

And the people within the house would say, “Joseph is taking a walk in this quarter and passing by”;

پس بگفتندی درون خانه در ** یوسفست این سو به سیران و گذر

For they would see the radiance on the wall, and then the landlords (inmates) would understand (the cause of it).

زانک بر دیوار دیدندی شعاع ** فهم کردندی پس اصحاب بقاع

The house that has its window in that direction is ennobled by that Joseph's walking for recreation.

خانه‌ای را کش دریچه‌ست آن طرف ** دارد از سیران آن یوسف شرف

Hark, open a window towards Joseph and begin to delight yourself by looking at him through the aperture. 3095

هین دریچه سوی یوسف باز کن ** وز شکافش فرجه‌ای آغاز کن