Ghazal No. 377: For those who end in foolishness
غزل شماره ۳۷۷: آن را که در آخرش خری هست
He who has an ass at his end
Has a guide for circumambulation
آن را که در آخرش خری هست
او را به طواف رهبری هست
The market of the world is established for earning
From this door, there is all scratching and fleeing
بازار جهان به کسب برپاست
زین در همه خارش وگری هست
Until their scratching drags them
Wherever there is tumult or evil
تا خارششان همیکشاند
هر جای که شور یا شری هست
He settles in a shell in the sea
He who has a jewel within
در یم صدفی قرار گیرد
کو را به درونه گوهری هست
But a shell that has no pearl
There is a passage in seeking its pearl
اما صدفی که در ندارد
در جستن درش معبری هست
Sometimes in the sea and sometimes towards the shore
There is a secret in seeking its drop
گه در یم و گاه سوی ساحل
در جستن قطرهاش سری هست
Be silent and do not covet tranquility
That one has stillness who has an informer
خاموش و طمع مکن سکینه
آن راست سکون که مخبری هست
Ghazal No. 377: For those who end in foolishness
Book: Divan e Shams
Author: Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī