and merge it with dawn
for the sake of heart,
what do you think will happen?
If the entire world
is covered with the blossoms
you have labored to plant,
what do you think will happen?
If the elixir of life
that has been hidden in the dark
fills the desert and towns,
what do you think will happen?
If because of
your generosity and love
a few humans find their lives,
what do you think will happen?
If you pour an entire jar
filled with joyous wine
on the head of those already drunk,
what do you think will happen?
Go my friend,
bestow your love
even on your enemies.
If you touch their hearts,
what do you think will happen?
Translated by Nader Khalili
'Rumi, Fountain of Fire'
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