What A Wondrous Bird Are You!

O heart, what a wondrous bird art thou, that in chase of divine rewards.
Thou did fly with two wings to the spear-point, like a shield!
The rose flees from autumn; O what a fearless rose art thou.
Who did go loitering along in the presence of the autumn wind!
Falling like rain from heaven upon the roof of the terrestrial world,
Thou did run in every direction till thou did escape by the conduit.
Be silent and free from the pain of speech; do not slumber,
Since thou has taken refuge with so loving a Friend. 

Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz Edited and Translated by R. A. Nicholson