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New Rubaei Posted: Quatrain 155 from Rubaiyat of Rumi

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Quatrain 155 from Rubaiyat of Rumi

Description: English Translation of the Quatrain

Since from seeing strangers we receive assistance,
Then we are not alone, and our work is within a number (or calculation).

We are aware of good and evil, and this is good and evil.
Every heart that is not selfless (or beside itself) is underfoot.

Analysis of the Quatrain

Seeing Strangers/Others (اغیار): This doesn't necessarily mean literal strangers. In a mystical context, it can refer to anything that distracts from the divine or the true self, such as worldly attachments or ego. The line suggests that even these distractions can paradoxically be a source of help or guidance.
Not Alone/Within a Number (فرد نه‌ایم و کار ما در عدد است): This implies a sense of belonging to something larger than oneself, a collective or a divine plan. "In a number" can also mean "within a calculation" or "part of a divine order."