Rumi's Masnavi - Circle round yourself and perceive your sin: perceive that the movement proceeds from the sun and do not regard it as proceeding from the shadow;

Circle round yourself and perceive your sin: perceive that the movement proceeds from the sun and do not regard it as proceeding from the shadow; 415

گرد خود برگرد و جرم خود ببین ** جنبش از خود بین و از سایه مبین

For the Lord's retribution will not err: that sagacious Lord knows the guilty one.

که نخواهد شد غلط پاداش میر ** خصم را می‌داند آن میر بصیر

When you have eaten (too much) honey, the fever (caused by it) does not come to (does not attack) another; your day's wages do not come at nightfall to another.

چون عسل خوردی نیامد تب به غیر ** مزد روز تو نیامد شب به غیر

In what (work) have you exerted yourself without its returning to you (in some form) What have you sown without the produce of the seed coming (back to you)?

در چه کردی جهد کان وا تو نگشت ** تو چه کاریدی که نامد ریع کشت

Your action that is born of your soul and body clings to your skirt, like your (own) child.

فعل تو که زاید از جان و تنت ** هم‌چو فرزندت بگیرد دامنت

In the Unseen World the action is given a form (corresponding to its nature): is not a gallows erected (in retribution) for the act of robbery? 420

فعل را در غیب صورت می‌کنند ** فعل دزدی را نه داری می‌زنند

How should the gallows resemble robbery? But that is the form given (to robbery) by God who knoweth things unseen,

دار کی ماند به دزدی لیک آن ** هست تصویر خدای غیب‌دان

Since God inspired the prefect's heart to make such a form for justice' sake.

در دل شحنه چو حق الهام داد ** که چنین صورت بساز از بهر داد

So long as you are wise and just, how should Destiny deal justice and give retribution not in accordance (with your actions)?

تا تو عالم باشی و عادل قضا ** نامناسب چون دهد داد و سزا

Since a judge does this in the case of a virtuous man, how (then) will the most Just of these judges give judgement?

چونک حاکم این کند اندر گزین ** چون کند حکم احکم این حاکمین