Dervishood Tells Me...

 

Dervishood tells me, 

you cannot become a dervish

So what can I tell you? 

You cannot become a dervish.

A dervish needs a wounded heart 

and eyes full of tears.

He needs to be as easy going as a sheep - 

you can't be a dervish.

He must be without hands when someone hits him, 

without tongue when cursed; 

the dervish should be without self – 

you cannot be a dervish.

You make a lot of sounds with your tongue, 

meaningful things

you get angry about this and that - 

you can't be a dervish.

If it were all right to be angry on this path,

Muhammad himself would have got angry

As long as you take offence, 

you cannot be a dervish.

Unless you find a real path, 

unless you find a guide,

unless Truth grants you your portion, 

you can't be a dervish.

Dervish Yunus, come, 

dive into the ocean now and then,

unless you dive into the ocean, 

you cannot be a dervish.

~Yunus Emre

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