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The human being is like the water of the river:
when it becomes turbid, you can't see to the bottom.
The bottom of the river is full of jewels and pearls:
pay attention, don't stir up the water,
for originally it's pure and free from pollution.
The human spirit resembles the atmosphere:
when air is mixed with dust, it veils the sky,
and prevents the eye from seeing the sun;
but when the dust is gone, the air once again becomes pure.
Despite your complete darkness, God may offer you visions,
that you might find the way of deliverance.
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Zânkeh mardom hast hamchon âb-e ju
chon shavad tireh na-bini qa`r-e u
Qa`r-e ju por-e gawharast o por ze dorr
hin ma-kon tireh keh hast u sâf horr
Jân-e mardom hast mânand havâ
chon be-gard âmikht shod pardeh-ye samâ
Mâne` âmad u ze did-e âftâb
chonkeh gardesh raft shod sâfi o nâb
Bâ kamâl-e tiregi Haqq vâqe`ât
mi namudet tâ ravi râh-e najât
-- Mathnawi IV: 2482-2386
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
Threshold Books, 1996
Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
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