The Mathnawi Is You!

The whole Mathnawí in its branches and roots is thine: thou hast accepted (it).
Kings accept (both) good and bad: when they accept (anything), it is reprobate no more.
Since thou hast planted the sapling, give it water. Since thou hast given it freedom (to grow), untie the knots.
In (all) its expressions my object is (to reveal) thy mystery; in composing it my object is (to hear) thy voice. To me thy voice is the voice of God: Heaven forfend that (I should say) the lover is separate from the Beloved.

The Masnawi, Volume 4, 755

ArtWork by Sermed Berktav