2017 ኖቬምበር 10, ዓርብ

Poem translated from Rumi’s Little Book of Life 6

ቤት ሥራ ብትልህ ነፍስህ ለመዝለቂያ፣
ቀለል አርገህ ሰራህ የዶሮ መቆያ፤
           ግመል እንዳትጋብዝ ደግሞ ተደናብረህ፣
           አይሆንም አይበቃም ትንሽ ነው ለነፍስህ፤
ሃሳብህ ዶሮ ነው ቤቱ ሰውነትህ፣
ግዙፉ ግመል ግን ያምላክ ቁራጭ ነፍስህ፡፡

Having built a hen house by yourself
do not invite a camel in!
The Hen house is your body,
the hen is your intellect, and the camel
is love's majesty in all its glory.