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Quatrain 36 from Rubaiyat of Rumi
Description: English Translation of the Quatrain
How long will you continue with this excessive pride?
How long will you be engrossed in these fleeting appearances?
Glory be to God, what a strange thing it is of you.
You are nothing, yet you have all these thoughts.
Analysis of the Quatrains
Excessive Pride: The poet criticizes the individual for their arrogance and pride.
Fleeting Appearances: The "fleeting appearances" refer to the temporary nature of worldly things and the illusions of the ego.
The Nature of the Self: The poet points out the paradox of the individual: they are essentially nothing, yet they hold onto grand illusions about themselves.
Divine Perspective: The phrase "Glory be to God" highlights the divine perspective, which sees the individual's pride and illusions as insignificant.