《誰在門口》/魯米

他問，「誰在門口？」

我回答，「你謙卑的僕人。」

他又問，「你有什麼事？」

我回答，「來拜見你。」

他問，「你能走多遠的路？」

我說，「你說停我就停。」

他又問，「你能經歷多少考驗？」

我說，「直到我變得純粹。」

「這就是我愛的誓言：

我甘願為愛捨棄財富與權勢。」

他說，「你嘴上是這麼說，但沒有真憑實據。」

我說，「我的眼淚和蒼白的面色就是證明。」

他說，「你的證據缺乏可信度。

你的眼睛濕潤，什麼也看不清。」

我說，「蒼天在上，我的眼睛明亮又有神。」

他問，「你在找什麼？」

我回答，「成為你永久的朋友。」

他又問，「你想從我這得到什麼？」

我回答，「你無盡的慈悲。」

他問，「在這條路上誰是你的同伴？」

我回答，「吾王，是對你的思念。」

他又問，「你來這裡的目的是什麼？」

我回答，「你芳香的美酒。」

他問，「什麼事使你感到最充實？」

我說，「皇帝的陪伴。」

他又問，「你能從中獲得什麼？」

我說，「一百個奇蹟。」

他問，「皇宮怎麼被摧毀了？」

我說，「所有人都害怕小偷。」

他問，「誰是小偷？」

我說，「不讓我與你相見的人。」

他問，「如何確保安全？」

我說，「克己，並服務他人。」

他問，「我們需要拋棄什麼？」

我說，「想要救贖的希望。」

他問，「怎樣獲得平靜？」

我說，「在你的愛中。」

他問，「怎樣度過有益的一生？」

我說，「忠實於自己。」

現在讓我們保持安靜。

如果我告訴你他是誰，

你就會超脫自我束縛。

肖林振/譯

Who is at my door?

He said, "Who is at my door?"

I said, "Your humble servant."

He said, "What business do you have?"

I said, "To greet you, 0 Lord."

He said, "How long will you journey on?"

I said, "Until you stop me."

He said, "How long will you boil in the fire?"

I said, "Until I am pure.

"This is my oath of love.

For the sake of love

I gave up wealth and position."

He said, "You have pleaded your case

but you have no witness."

I said, "My tears are my witness;

the pallor of my face is my proof.

He said, "Your witness has no credibility;

your eyes are too wet to see."

I said, "By the splendor of your justice

my eyes are clear and faultless."

He said, "What do you seek?"

I said, "To have you as my constant friend."

He said, "What do you want from me?"

I said, "Your abundant grace."

He said, "Who was your companion on the ourney?

I said, "The thought of you, 0 King."

He said, "What called you here?"

I said, "The fragrance of your wine."

He said, "What brings you the most fulfillment?"

I said, "The company of the Emperor."

He said, "What do you find there?"

I said, "A hundred miracles."

He said, "Why is the palace deserted?"

I said, "They all fear the thief."

He said, "Who is the thief?"

I said, "The one who keeps me from -you.

He said, "Where is there safety?"

I said, "In service and renunciation."

He said, "What is there to renounce?"

I said, "The hope of salvation."

He said, "Where is there calamity?"

I said, "In the presence of your love."

He said, "How do you benefit from this life?"

I said, "By keeping true to myself

Now it is time for silence.

If I told you about His true essence

You would fly from your self and be gone,

and neither door nor roof could hold you back!

Rumi - In the Arms of the Beloved, Jonathan Star

Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York 1997