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About Yunus EmreTimeline (1238 - 1320) |
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One Who Is Real Is Humble
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To be real on this path you must be humble--
If you look down at others you'll get pushed down the stairs. If your heart goes around on high, you fly far from this path. There's no use hiding it-- What's inside always leaks outside. Even the one with the long white beard, the one who looks so wise-- If he breaks a single heart, why bother going to Mecca? If he has no compassion, what's the point? My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny: Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other. The ones who know say very little while the beasts are always speaking volumes; One word is enough for one who knows. If there is any meaning in the holy books, it is this: Whatever is good for you, grant it to others too-- Whoever comes to this earth migrates back; Whoever drinks the wine of love understands what I say-- Yunus, don't look down at the world in scorn-- Keep your eyes fixed on your Beloved's face, then you will not see the bridge on Judgment Day.
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