Description of some saints who are content with the (Divine) ordainments and do not pray and beseech (God) to change this decree.
بخش 83 - صفت بعضی اولیا کی راضیاند بهاحکام و لابه نکنند کی این حکم را بگردان
Poet: Rumi
Metre: فاعلاتن فاعلاتن فاعلن (رمل مسدس محذوف یا وزن مثنوی)
Poetic form: Masnavi
Toggle stanza 1بشنو اکنون قصهٔ آن رهروان
بشنو اکنون قصهٔ آن رهروان
که ندارند اعتراضی در جهان
Now listen to a story of those travellers on the Way who have no objection in the world.
ز اولیا اهل دعا خود دیگرند
که همیدوزند و گاهی میدرند
Those of the saints who make invocation are in sooth different (from these travellers): sometimes they sew and sometimes they tear.
قوم دیگر میشناسم ز اولیا
که دهانشان بسته باشد از دعا
I know another class of saints whose mouths are closed to invocation.
از رضا که هست رام آن کرام
جُستن دفع قضاشان شد حرام
Because of the content (quietism) that is subservient to (possessed by) those noble ones, it has become unlawful for them to seek to avert Destiny.
در قضا ذوقی همیبینند خاص
کفرشان آید طلب کردن خلاص
In (submitting to) Destiny they experience a peculiar delight: it would be (an act of) infidelity for them to crave release.
حُسن ظنی بر دل ایشان گشود
که نپوشند از عَمی جامهٔ کبود
He (God) hath revealed to their hearts such a good opinion (of Him) that they do not put on the blue garb (of mourning) on account of any sorrow.
Sources
Persian text source: Ganjoor

