Religion
Renunciation
Translated by William Hastie, after Rückert's German (1903) · From The Festival of Spring (1903)
Since he to me his loving Heart has shown,
I give my Life to him, as All his own.
The Body's House becomes his Temple now,
Until the Soul herself to Heav'n hath flown.
The Earthly Life is Offering far too small;
Then let the Eternal, silent All atone.
JELÁLEDDÍN in self-negation found
The Rose of Life divinely fair, full blown.
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MLA
Rumi, Jalal al-Din. “Renunciation.” Translated by William Hastie, after Rückert's German. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rumi/84/.
Chicago
Rumi, Jalal al-Din. “Renunciation.” Translated by William Hastie, after Rückert's German. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rumi/84/.
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