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THE SHINING HERO
Every prisoner, I freed.
Every lover's soul, I made happy.
The mouth of the dragon – I tore it open.
The path of love – I made it smooth.
Out of water I weaved the world.
Then I filled it with the power of life.
Out of water I brought forth living images
that cannot be carved from ivory or box wood.
Water bursts forth, surging
with the ecstasy of creation –
That is its nature,
That is its addiction.
I pulled Joseph out of a well,
And summoned the whole world
to remember his name.
I am the King
who enjoys the sight of every Queen.
I am the shining hero
who cut through a mountain of stone
for the sake of love.
I have caused great gardens to bloom;
I have built great empires.
The universe is my witness –
I am a King who gives away land
and rules with perfect justice.
I am merely a guest, born in this world
to know the secrets
that lie beyond it.
What masters I have checkmated!
What novices I have turned to masters!
Many lions have roared at me,
Yet like a fox,
I tamed them and made them helpless.
Enough with your doubts!
Enough with your sorrows!
Let them all go,
and I will show you the way.
Everyone swept up by the storm of misery
Will be brought to solid ground –
all they must do is call out to me.
I'll bring them from the center of the whirlwind
Just as I brought this whole creation
out of Emptiness . . .
Now my master has bade me to keep silent –
He has struck me with his sword
and turned my tongue to steel.
Now all I can do is cut.
-- Ode 1502
Poetic translation by Jonathan Star
"A Garden Beyond Paradise: The Mystical Poetry of Rumi"
Bantam Books, 1992
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