The Garden Of The Prophet (1)
<strong>TheGardenOfTheProphet(1)</strong>
Almustafa,thechosenandthebeloved,whowasanoonuntohisownday,returheisleofhisbirthihofTichreen,whichisthemonthofremembrance.
Andashisshipapproachedtheharbour,hestooduponitsprow,andhismarinerswereabouthim.Andtherewasahomeinginhisheart.
Andhespoke,andtheseawasinhisvoidhesaid:"Behold,theisleofourbirth.Eveheearthheavedus,asongandariddle;asonguntothesky,ariddleuntotheearth;andwhatistherebetweehandskythatshallcarrythesongandsolvetheriddlesaveourownpassion?
"Theseayieldsusoncemoretotheseshores.Wearebutanotherwaveofherwaves.Shesendsusforthtosoundherspeech,buthowshallwedosounlesswebreakthesymmetryofourheartonrodsand?
"Forthisisthelawofmarinersandthesea:Ifyouwouldfreedom,youmusturntomist.Theformlessisforeverseekingform,evenasthetlessnebulaewouldbeesunsandmoons;andwewhohavesoughtmudreturnnowtothisisle,rigidmoulds,wemustbeistoncemoreandlearnofthebeginning.Andwhatistherethatshallliveandriseuntotheheightsexceptitbebrokenuntopassionandfreedom?
"Forevershallwebeioftheshores,thatwemaysingandbeheard.Butwhatofthewavethatbreakswherenoearshallhear?Itistheunheardinusthatnursesourdeepersorrow.Yetitisalsotheunheardwhichcarvesoursoultoformandfashionourdestiny."
Thenoneofhismarinerscameforthandsaid:"Master,youhavecaptainedingforthisharbour,andbehold,wehavee.Yetyouspeakofsorrow,andofheartsthatshallbebroken."
Andheansweredhimandsaid:"DidInotspeakoffreedom,andofthemistwhichisreaterfreedom?YetitisinpainImakepilgrimagetotheislewhereIwasborn,eveoaghostofoneslaiokneelbeforethosewhohaveslainhim."
Andanothermarinerspokeandsaid:"Behold,themultitudesonthesea-wall.Intheirsileheyhaveforetoldeventhedayandthehourofyouring,andtheyhavegatheredfromtheirfieldsandvineyardsintheirlovioawaityou."
AndAlmustafalookedafarupoitudes,andhisheartwasmindfuloftheiryearning,andhewassilent.
Thenacrycamefromthepeople,anditwasaembrandofey.
Andhelookeduponhismarinersandsaid:"AndwhathaveIbroughtthem?AhunterwasI,inadistantland.WithaimandmightIhavespentthegoldenarrowstheygaveme,butIhavebroughtdownnogame.Ifollowednotthearrotheyarespreadingnowinthesunwiththepinionsofwoundedeaglesthatwouldnotfalltotheearth.Andmayhapthearrow-headshavefallenintothehandsofthosewhohadhemforbreadandwine.
"Iknownotwheretheyhavespenttheirflight,butthisIknow:theyhavemadetheircurveinthesky.
"Evenso,loveshandisstilluponme,andyou,mymariners,stillsailmyvision,andIshallnotbedumb.Ishallcryoutwhenthehandoftheseasonsisuponmythroat,andIshallsingmywordswhenmylipsareburhflames."
Andtheyweretroubledintheirheartsbecausehespokeofthesethings.Andonesaid:"Master,teachusall,andmayhapbecauseyourbloodflowsinourveins,andourbreathisofyrance,weshalluand."
Theheahem,andthewindwasinhisvoidhesaid:&quhtyoumetotheisleofmybirthtobeateacher?haveIbeencagedbywisdom.TooyoungamIandtooverdanttospeakofaughtbutself,whichisforeverthedeepcallinguponthedeep.
"Lethimwhowouldhavewisdomseekitiercuporinapinchofredclay.IamstillthesiillIshallsih,andIshallsingyourlostdreamingthatwalksthedaybetweensleepandsleep.ButIshallgazeuponthesea."
Andnowtheshipeheharbourandreachedthesea-wall,andhecamethustotheisleofhisbirthandstoodonongsthisownpeople.Andagreatcryarosefromtheirheartssothatthelonelinessofhishome-ingwasshakenwithinhim.
Andtheyweresilentawaitinghisword,butheahemnot,forthesadnessofmemoryonhim,andhesaidinhisheart:"HaveIsaidthatIshallsing?Nay,Ibutopenmylipsthatthevoiceoflifemayeforthandgoouttothewindforjoyandsupport."
ThenKarima,shelayedwithhim,achild,intheGardenofhismother,spokeandsaid:"Twelveyearshaveyouhiddenyourfaus,andfortwelveyearshavewehungeredandthirstedforyourvoice."
Andhelookedupohexceedingtenderness,foritwasshewhohadclosedtheeyesofhismotherwheewingsofdeathhadgatheredher.
Andheansweredandsaid:"Twelveyears?Saidyoutwelveyears,Karima?Imeasurednotmylongingwiththestarryrod,nordidIsouhthereof.Forlovewhenloveishomesickexhauststimesmeasurementsandtimessoundings.
"Therearemomentsthatholdaeonsofseparatiopartingisnaughtbutanexhaustionofthemind.Perhapswehavenotparted."
AndAlmustafalookeduponthepeople,ahemall,theyouthandtheaged,thestalwartandthepuny,thosewhowereruddywiththetouchofwindandsun,andthosewhowereofpallidtenandupontheirfacealightoflongingandofquestioning.Andonespokeandsaid:"Master,lifehasdealtbitterlywithourhopesandourdesires.Ourheartsaretroubled,andwedonotuand.Iprayyou,fortus,aousthemeaningsofoursorrows."
Andhisheartwasmovedwithpassion,andhesaid:"Lifeisolderthanallthingsliving;eveywaswihebeautifulwasborh,aruthwastruthereitwasuttered.
"Lifesingsinoursilences,anddreamsinourslumber.Evenwhenwearebeatenandlow,Lifeisenthronedandhigh.Andeep,Lifesmilesupontheday,andisfreeevenwhenwedragours.
"OftentimeswecallLifebitternames,butonlywhenweourselvesarebitteranddark.Andwedeemheremptyandunprofitable,butonlywhenthesoulgoeswanderingindesolateplaces,andtheheartisdruhover-mindfulnessofself.
"Lifeisdeepandhighanddistant;andthoughonlyyourvastvisionreachevenherfeet,yetsheisnear;andthoughonlythebreathofyourbreathreachesherheart,theshadowofyourshadowcrossesherfadtheechoofyourfaicrybeesaspringandanautumninherbreast.
"AndLifeisveiledandhidden,evenasyreaterselfishiddenandveiled.YetwhenLifespeaks,allthewindsbeewords;andwhenshespeaksagain,thesmilesuponyourlipsaearsinyoureyesturnalsointowords.Whenshesings,thedeafhearandareheld;andwhensheeswalking,thesightlessbeholdherandareamazedandfollowherinwonderandastonishment."
Andheceasedfromspeaking,andavastsilenfoldedthepeople,andinthesileherewasanunheardsong,andtheywerefortedoftheirlonelinessandtheirag.
AthemstraightwayandfollowedthepathwhichledtohisGarden,whichwastheGardenofhismotherandhisfather,whereintheylayasleep,theyandtheirforefathers.
Andtherewerethosewhowouldhavefollowedafterhim,seeingthatitwasahome-ing,andhewasalone,fortherewasnotoofallhiskintospreadthefeastofwele,afterthemannerofhispeople.
Butthecaptainofhisshipselledthemsaying:"Sufferhimtogouponhisway.Forhisbreadisthebreadofaloneness,andinhiscupisthewineofremembrance,whichhewoulddrinkalone."
Andhismarinersheldtheirsteps,fortheykwasevenasthecaptainoftheshiphadtoldthem.Andallthosewhogathereduponthesea-wallrestraihefeetoftheirdesire.
OnlyKarimawentafterhim,alittleway,yearningoverhisalonenessandhismemories.Andshespokenot,butturnedauntoherownhouse,andinthegardehealmond-treeshewept,yetshekwherefore.
AndAlmustafacameandfoundtheGardenofhismotherandhisfather,aeredin,andclosedthegatethatnomanmighteafterhim.
AndforfortydaysandfortynightshedweltalohathouseandthatGarden,andnonecame,notevenuntothegate,foritwasclosed,andallthepeoplekhathewouldbealone.
Ahefortydaysandnightswereended,Almustafaopehegatethattheymightein.
AndthereiobewithhimintheGarden;threemarinersfromhisownship;threewhohadbeenhisradesinplaywhentheywerebutchildreher.Andthesewerehisdisciples.
Andonamhisdisciplessataroundhim,andthereweredistandremembranhiseyes.AndthatdisciplewhowascalledHafizsaiduntohim:"Master,tellusofthecityofOrphalese,andofthatlandwhereinyoutarriedthosetwelveyears."
AndAlmustafawassilent,andhelookedawaytowardsthehillsandtowardthevastether,andtherewasabattleinhissilence.
Thenhesaid:"Myfriendsandmyroad-fellows,pitythenationthatisfullofbeliefsayion.
"Pitythenationthatwearsaclothitdoesnotweave,eatsabreaditdoesnotharvest,anddrinksawiflowsnotfromitsownwinepress.
"Pitythenationthatacclaimsthebullyashero,andthatdeemstheglitteringquerorbountiful.
"Pitythenationthatdespisesapassioninitsdream,yetsubmitsinitsawakening.
"Pitythenationthatraisesnotitsvoicesavewhenitwalksinafuneral,boastsnotexceptwhenitsneckislaidbetweentheswordandtheblock.
"Pitythenationwhosestatesmanisafox,whosephilosopherisajuggle,andwhoseartistheartofpatgandmimig.
"Pitythenationthatwelesitsnewrulerwithtrumpetings,andfarewellshimwithhootings,onlytoweleahtrumpetingsagain.
"Pitythenationwhosesagesaredumbwithyearsandwhosestrongmeinthecradle.
"Pitythenationdividedintments,eachfragmentdeemingitselfanation."松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
Almustafa,thechosenandthebeloved,whowasanoonuntohisownday,returheisleofhisbirthihofTichreen,whichisthemonthofremembrance.
Andashisshipapproachedtheharbour,hestooduponitsprow,andhismarinerswereabouthim.Andtherewasahomeinginhisheart.
Andhespoke,andtheseawasinhisvoidhesaid:"Behold,theisleofourbirth.Eveheearthheavedus,asongandariddle;asonguntothesky,ariddleuntotheearth;andwhatistherebetweehandskythatshallcarrythesongandsolvetheriddlesaveourownpassion?
"Theseayieldsusoncemoretotheseshores.Wearebutanotherwaveofherwaves.Shesendsusforthtosoundherspeech,buthowshallwedosounlesswebreakthesymmetryofourheartonrodsand?
"Forthisisthelawofmarinersandthesea:Ifyouwouldfreedom,youmusturntomist.Theformlessisforeverseekingform,evenasthetlessnebulaewouldbeesunsandmoons;andwewhohavesoughtmudreturnnowtothisisle,rigidmoulds,wemustbeistoncemoreandlearnofthebeginning.Andwhatistherethatshallliveandriseuntotheheightsexceptitbebrokenuntopassionandfreedom?
"Forevershallwebeioftheshores,thatwemaysingandbeheard.Butwhatofthewavethatbreakswherenoearshallhear?Itistheunheardinusthatnursesourdeepersorrow.Yetitisalsotheunheardwhichcarvesoursoultoformandfashionourdestiny."
Thenoneofhismarinerscameforthandsaid:"Master,youhavecaptainedingforthisharbour,andbehold,wehavee.Yetyouspeakofsorrow,andofheartsthatshallbebroken."
Andheansweredhimandsaid:"DidInotspeakoffreedom,andofthemistwhichisreaterfreedom?YetitisinpainImakepilgrimagetotheislewhereIwasborn,eveoaghostofoneslaiokneelbeforethosewhohaveslainhim."
Andanothermarinerspokeandsaid:"Behold,themultitudesonthesea-wall.Intheirsileheyhaveforetoldeventhedayandthehourofyouring,andtheyhavegatheredfromtheirfieldsandvineyardsintheirlovioawaityou."
AndAlmustafalookedafarupoitudes,andhisheartwasmindfuloftheiryearning,andhewassilent.
Thenacrycamefromthepeople,anditwasaembrandofey.
Andhelookeduponhismarinersandsaid:"AndwhathaveIbroughtthem?AhunterwasI,inadistantland.WithaimandmightIhavespentthegoldenarrowstheygaveme,butIhavebroughtdownnogame.Ifollowednotthearrotheyarespreadingnowinthesunwiththepinionsofwoundedeaglesthatwouldnotfalltotheearth.Andmayhapthearrow-headshavefallenintothehandsofthosewhohadhemforbreadandwine.
"Iknownotwheretheyhavespenttheirflight,butthisIknow:theyhavemadetheircurveinthesky.
"Evenso,loveshandisstilluponme,andyou,mymariners,stillsailmyvision,andIshallnotbedumb.Ishallcryoutwhenthehandoftheseasonsisuponmythroat,andIshallsingmywordswhenmylipsareburhflames."
Andtheyweretroubledintheirheartsbecausehespokeofthesethings.Andonesaid:"Master,teachusall,andmayhapbecauseyourbloodflowsinourveins,andourbreathisofyrance,weshalluand."
Theheahem,andthewindwasinhisvoidhesaid:&quhtyoumetotheisleofmybirthtobeateacher?haveIbeencagedbywisdom.TooyoungamIandtooverdanttospeakofaughtbutself,whichisforeverthedeepcallinguponthedeep.
"Lethimwhowouldhavewisdomseekitiercuporinapinchofredclay.IamstillthesiillIshallsih,andIshallsingyourlostdreamingthatwalksthedaybetweensleepandsleep.ButIshallgazeuponthesea."
Andnowtheshipeheharbourandreachedthesea-wall,andhecamethustotheisleofhisbirthandstoodonongsthisownpeople.Andagreatcryarosefromtheirheartssothatthelonelinessofhishome-ingwasshakenwithinhim.
Andtheyweresilentawaitinghisword,butheahemnot,forthesadnessofmemoryonhim,andhesaidinhisheart:"HaveIsaidthatIshallsing?Nay,Ibutopenmylipsthatthevoiceoflifemayeforthandgoouttothewindforjoyandsupport."
ThenKarima,shelayedwithhim,achild,intheGardenofhismother,spokeandsaid:"Twelveyearshaveyouhiddenyourfaus,andfortwelveyearshavewehungeredandthirstedforyourvoice."
Andhelookedupohexceedingtenderness,foritwasshewhohadclosedtheeyesofhismotherwheewingsofdeathhadgatheredher.
Andheansweredandsaid:"Twelveyears?Saidyoutwelveyears,Karima?Imeasurednotmylongingwiththestarryrod,nordidIsouhthereof.Forlovewhenloveishomesickexhauststimesmeasurementsandtimessoundings.
"Therearemomentsthatholdaeonsofseparatiopartingisnaughtbutanexhaustionofthemind.Perhapswehavenotparted."
AndAlmustafalookeduponthepeople,ahemall,theyouthandtheaged,thestalwartandthepuny,thosewhowereruddywiththetouchofwindandsun,andthosewhowereofpallidtenandupontheirfacealightoflongingandofquestioning.Andonespokeandsaid:"Master,lifehasdealtbitterlywithourhopesandourdesires.Ourheartsaretroubled,andwedonotuand.Iprayyou,fortus,aousthemeaningsofoursorrows."
Andhisheartwasmovedwithpassion,andhesaid:"Lifeisolderthanallthingsliving;eveywaswihebeautifulwasborh,aruthwastruthereitwasuttered.
"Lifesingsinoursilences,anddreamsinourslumber.Evenwhenwearebeatenandlow,Lifeisenthronedandhigh.Andeep,Lifesmilesupontheday,andisfreeevenwhenwedragours.
"OftentimeswecallLifebitternames,butonlywhenweourselvesarebitteranddark.Andwedeemheremptyandunprofitable,butonlywhenthesoulgoeswanderingindesolateplaces,andtheheartisdruhover-mindfulnessofself.
"Lifeisdeepandhighanddistant;andthoughonlyyourvastvisionreachevenherfeet,yetsheisnear;andthoughonlythebreathofyourbreathreachesherheart,theshadowofyourshadowcrossesherfadtheechoofyourfaicrybeesaspringandanautumninherbreast.
"AndLifeisveiledandhidden,evenasyreaterselfishiddenandveiled.YetwhenLifespeaks,allthewindsbeewords;andwhenshespeaksagain,thesmilesuponyourlipsaearsinyoureyesturnalsointowords.Whenshesings,thedeafhearandareheld;andwhensheeswalking,thesightlessbeholdherandareamazedandfollowherinwonderandastonishment."
Andheceasedfromspeaking,andavastsilenfoldedthepeople,andinthesileherewasanunheardsong,andtheywerefortedoftheirlonelinessandtheirag.
AthemstraightwayandfollowedthepathwhichledtohisGarden,whichwastheGardenofhismotherandhisfather,whereintheylayasleep,theyandtheirforefathers.
Andtherewerethosewhowouldhavefollowedafterhim,seeingthatitwasahome-ing,andhewasalone,fortherewasnotoofallhiskintospreadthefeastofwele,afterthemannerofhispeople.
Butthecaptainofhisshipselledthemsaying:"Sufferhimtogouponhisway.Forhisbreadisthebreadofaloneness,andinhiscupisthewineofremembrance,whichhewoulddrinkalone."
Andhismarinersheldtheirsteps,fortheykwasevenasthecaptainoftheshiphadtoldthem.Andallthosewhogathereduponthesea-wallrestraihefeetoftheirdesire.
OnlyKarimawentafterhim,alittleway,yearningoverhisalonenessandhismemories.Andshespokenot,butturnedauntoherownhouse,andinthegardehealmond-treeshewept,yetshekwherefore.
AndAlmustafacameandfoundtheGardenofhismotherandhisfather,aeredin,andclosedthegatethatnomanmighteafterhim.
AndforfortydaysandfortynightshedweltalohathouseandthatGarden,andnonecame,notevenuntothegate,foritwasclosed,andallthepeoplekhathewouldbealone.
Ahefortydaysandnightswereended,Almustafaopehegatethattheymightein.
AndthereiobewithhimintheGarden;threemarinersfromhisownship;threewhohadbeenhisradesinplaywhentheywerebutchildreher.Andthesewerehisdisciples.
Andonamhisdisciplessataroundhim,andthereweredistandremembranhiseyes.AndthatdisciplewhowascalledHafizsaiduntohim:"Master,tellusofthecityofOrphalese,andofthatlandwhereinyoutarriedthosetwelveyears."
AndAlmustafawassilent,andhelookedawaytowardsthehillsandtowardthevastether,andtherewasabattleinhissilence.
Thenhesaid:"Myfriendsandmyroad-fellows,pitythenationthatisfullofbeliefsayion.
"Pitythenationthatwearsaclothitdoesnotweave,eatsabreaditdoesnotharvest,anddrinksawiflowsnotfromitsownwinepress.
"Pitythenationthatacclaimsthebullyashero,andthatdeemstheglitteringquerorbountiful.
"Pitythenationthatdespisesapassioninitsdream,yetsubmitsinitsawakening.
"Pitythenationthatraisesnotitsvoicesavewhenitwalksinafuneral,boastsnotexceptwhenitsneckislaidbetweentheswordandtheblock.
"Pitythenationwhosestatesmanisafox,whosephilosopherisajuggle,andwhoseartistheartofpatgandmimig.
"Pitythenationthatwelesitsnewrulerwithtrumpetings,andfarewellshimwithhootings,onlytoweleahtrumpetingsagain.
"Pitythenationwhosesagesaredumbwithyearsandwhosestrongmeinthecradle.
"Pitythenationdividedintments,eachfragmentdeemingitselfanation."松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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