If you see a drunk who knows the secret,
you can be certain that he is His drunk.
If you see one whose heart is alive,
you can be certain
that He is the One Who made him like that.
If you see a head full of joy and music,
a head which can’t differentiate day from night,
you can be certain that He is the One who scratches that head.
Everyone on this Earth is thirsty for the blood of everyone else.
All of them are full of malice, looking for fights.
But, this is impossible to explain or even to talk about
because of the majestic ties He has put on our feet.
The one who is offered wine every moment grows like a tree.
Both the devil and the fairy admire his jumps in growth.
When you see someone like a lion, twirl your mustache slightly.
But, if he is fat and ugly, that’s what you deserve.
You should be looking for the ones who deserve Him.
Particles are molded to form your shape thanks to His favor,
so that your condition functions together with His favor.
What a beautiful valley
Is that valley where only Love walks, slowly and gracefully.
There is nothing but God above this valley
and nothing but Absence underneath.
Now knitted loosely, the word’s fishing line Is not catching anything.
Knitted loosely, the line will catch only prey
which are also drunk with His line and net.
Divan-i Kebir, Volume 1, Ghazal 120, verses 1537-1544, pages 293-294.
