《微風用得著騎在驢背上嗎》/魯米

大衛說，「老天爺，你既然不需要我們，

又為什麼創造這兩個世界呢？」

現實回答：「時間的囚徒啊，

我是慈愛與慷慨的神秘禮物。

我希望人們也知道這份財富，

所以我就造了這面鏡子，

它明亮的臉，就是心靈。

它晦暗的背，就是世界。

如果你從未見過它的臉，

你就會滿足於它的背面。」

有誰能用泥土和稻草造鏡子？

但如果擦掉泥土和稻草的話，

一面明鏡可能就會顯現出來。

果汁要在木桶里發酵一段時間才變成美酒。

如果你想要變得心智成熟，那就要多努力。

吾王對我的靈魂說：

當初你離我而去，現在才回來。

你用我賜給你的一切做了什麼？

聽說鍊金術士可以點石成金，

但太陽不需要神聖的皇冠和長袍。

百個禿頂的人眼中，他就像帽子。

千個衣衫襤褸的人眼中，他就像大衣。

我的孩子啊，耶穌謙虛地坐在驢背上。

微風用得著騎在驢背上嗎？

心靈啊，就像溪流往低處流淌，找到你的歸宿吧！

理智啊，永遠保持無私吧！

時刻牢記大自然母親，以至於忘我。

忘記召喚者和被召喚者，

沉浸於心靈王國，忘我。

肖林振/譯

Be Lost in the Call

Lord, said David, since you do not need us,

why did you create these two worlds?

Reality replied: O prisoner of time,

I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,

and I wished this treasure to be known,

so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;

its darkened back, the world;

The back would please you if youve never seen the face.

Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?

Yet clean away the mud and straw,

and a mirror might be revealed.

Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,

it isnt wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,

you must do a little work.

My King addressed the soul of my flesh:

You return just as you left.

Where are the traces of my gifts?

We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.

This Sun doesnt want a crown or robe from Gods grace.

He is a hat to a hundred bald men,

a covering for ten who were naked.

Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!

How could a zephyr ride an ass?

Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.

Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten.

Let the caller and the called disappear;

be lost in the Call.

-

"Love is a Stranger", Kabir Helminski

Threshold Books, 1993

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