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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
De
The
Madman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
De
The
Forerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
en
and
Foam.
1926Jesusthe
Zoon
Son
ofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
De
The
Wanderer.
1932TheGardenof
de
the
Prophet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
de
the
Valley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
en
and
thebeloved,whowas
een
a
dawnuntohisown
dag
day
,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
stad
city
ofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwasto
terugkeren
return
andbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
En
And
inthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
dag
day
ofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthecitywalls
en
and
lookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisship
komen
coming
withthemist.
Then
de
the
gatesofhisheartwereflung
geopend
open
,andhisjoyflew
ver
far
overthesea.
Andhe
sloot
closed
hiseyesandprayedin
de
the
silencesofhissoul.
Maar
But
ashedescendedthehill,
een
a
sadnesscameuponhim,
en
and
hethoughtinhis
hart
heart:
.
HowshallIgoinpeace
en
and
withoutsorrow?
Nay,not
zonder
without
awoundinthespiritshallI
verlaten
leave
thiscity.
Longwere
de
the
daysofpainI
heb
have
spentwithinitswalls,
en
and
longwerethenightsofaloneness;
en
and
whocandepartfromhispain
en
and
hisalonenesswithoutregret?
Te
Too
manyfragmentsofthespirit
heb
have
Iscatteredinthesestreets,
en
and
toomanyarethe
kinderen
children
ofmylongingthat
lopen
walk
nakedamongthesehills,
en
and
Icannotwithdrawfromthem
zonder
without
aburdenandanache.
Itisnot
een
a
garmentIcastoffthisday,
maar
but
askinthatItear
met
with
myownhands.
Norisit
een
a
thoughtIleavebehindme,
maar
but
aheartmadesweetwithhunger
en
and
withthirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
De
The
seathatcallsallthingsuntohercalls
mij
me
,andImustembark.
Forto
blijven
stay
,thoughthehoursburnin
de
the
night,istofreeze
en
and
crystallizeandbeboundin
een
a
mould.
FainwouldItakewithmeallthatis
hier
here
.
ButhowshallI?
Een
A
voicecannotcarrythetongue
en
and
thelipsthatgaveitwings.
Alleen
Alone
mustitseektheether.
En
And
aloneandwithouthisnestshall
de
the
eagleflyacrossthesun.
Nu
Now
whenhereachedthefootof
de
the
hill,heturnedagaintowards
de
the
sea,andhesawhisshipapproaching
de
the
harbour,anduponherprow
de
the
mariners,themenofhis
eigen
own
land.
Andhissoulcriedoutto
hen
them
,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
moeder
mother
,youridersofthetides,.
Hoe
How
oftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
En
And
nowyoucomeinmyawakening,
die
which
ismydeeperdream.
Klaar
Ready
amItogo,
en
and
myeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaits
de
the
wind.
Onlyanotherbreath
zal
will
Ibreatheinthisstill
lucht
air
,onlyanotherlovinglookcastbackward,.
En
And
thenIshallstandamongyou,
een
a
seafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
moeder
mother,
.
Whoalonearepeace
en
and
freedomtotheriver
en
and
thestream,.
Onlyanotherwinding
zal
will
thisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
deze
this
glade,.
AndthenshallI
komen
come
toyou,aboundlessdropto
een
a
boundlessocean.
Andashe
liep
walked
hesawfromafarmen
en
and
womenleavingtheirfields
en
and
theirvineyardsandhasteningtowards
de
the
citygates.
Andhe
hoorde
heard
theirvoicescallinghis
naam
name
,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
vertelden
telling
oneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
En
And
hesaidtohimself:.
Shallthe
dag
day
ofpartingbethe
dag
day
ofgathering?
Andshallitbe
gezegd
said
thatmyevewasin
waarheid
truth
mydawn?
AndwhatshallI
geven
give
untohimwhohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,
of
or
tohimwhohas
gestopt
stopped
thewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
hart
heart
becomeatreeheavy-laden
met
with
fruitthatImaygather
en
and
giveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflow
als
like
afountainthatI
kan
may
filltheircups?
AmI
een
a
harpthatthehandof
de
the
mightymaytouchme,
of
or
aflutethathisbreathmaypass
door
through
me?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ik
I
,andwhattreasurehaveI
gevonden
found
insilencesthatI
kan
may
dispensewithconfidence?
If
dit
this
ismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
heb
have
Isowedtheseed,
en
and
inwhatunrememberedseasons?
Als
If
thisindeedbethe
uur
hour
inwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
en
and
darkshallIraisemylantern,.
En
And
theguardianofthe
nacht
night
shallfillitwithoil
en
and
heshalllightit
ook
also
.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Maar
But
muchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
kon
could
notspeakhisdeepersecret.
En
And
whenheenteredintothe
stad
city
allthepeoplecametomeet
hem
him
,andtheywerecryingouttohimas
met
with
onevoice.
Andtheeldersof
de
the
citystoodforthandsaid:.
Ga
Go
notyetawayfrom
ons
us
.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
en
and
youryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
dromen
dream
.
Nostrangerareyouamongus,nor
een
a
guest,butourson
en
and
ourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyourface.
En
And
thepriestsandthepriestessessaidunto
hem
him:
.
Letnotthewavesof
de
the
seaseparateusnow,
en
and
theyearsyouhavespentinourmidst
worden
become
amemory.
Youhavewalkedamongus
een
a
spirit,andyourshadow
hebt
has
beenalightuponourfaces.
Much
hebben
have
welovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
liefde
love
,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Maar
Yet
nowitcriesalouduntoyou,
en
and
wouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
En
And
everhasitbeen
dat
that
loveknowsnotits
eigen
own
depthuntilthehourofseparation.
En
And
otherscamealsoandentreated
hem
him
.
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
alleen
only
benthishead;
andthosewho
stonden
stood
nearsawhistears
vallen
falling
uponhisbreast.
Andhe
en
and
thepeopleproceededtowardsthe
grote
great
squarebeforethetemple.
En
And
therecameoutofthesanctuary
een
a
womanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
En
And
shewasaseeress.
En
And
helookeduponher
met
with
exceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
die
who
hadfirstsoughtand
geloofd
believed
inhimwhenhe
had
had
beenbutadayintheir
stad
city
.
Andshehailedhim,
zei
saying:
.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lang
long
haveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
En
And
nowyourshiphas
gekomen
come
,andyoumustneeds
gaan
go
.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
en
and
thedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
en
and
ourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneeds
vasthouden
hold
you.
Yetthiswe
vragen
ask
ereyouleaveus,
dat
that
youspeaktous
en
and
giveusofyour
waarheid
truth
.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
kinderen
children
,andtheyuntotheir
kinderen
children
,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
hebt
have
watchedwithourdays,
en
and
inyourwakefulnessyou
hebt
have
listenedtotheweeping
en
and
thelaughterofour
slaap
sleep
.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
en
and
tellusallthathasbeenshownyouof
dat
that
whichisbetweenbirth
en
and
death.
Andheanswered,.
Mensen
People
ofOrphalese,ofwhat
kan
can
Ispeaksaveof
dat
that
whichisevennow
beweegt
moving
withinyoursouls?
Then
zei
said
Almitra,Speaktousof
Liefde
Love
.
Andheraisedhis
hoofd
head
andlookeduponthe
volk
people
,andtherefellastillnessupon
hen
them
.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
zei
said:
.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,
volg
follow
him,.
Thoughhiswaysarehard
en
and
steep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
hem
him,
.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
kan
may
woundyou.
Andwhenhe
spreekt
speaks
toyoubelievein
hem
him,
.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsas
de
the
northwindlayswaste
de
the
garden.
Forevenas
liefde
love
crownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Zelfs
Even
asheascendstoyourheight
en
and
caressesyourtenderestbranches
die
that
quiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
en
and
shakethemintheirclingingto
de
the
earth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
maken
make
younaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
tot
until
youarepliant;.
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
vuur
fire
,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Al
All
thesethingsshalllovedountoyou
die
that
youmayknowthesecretsofyour
hart
heart
,andinthatknowledge
wordt
become
afragmentofLife’s
hart
heart
.
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
alleen
only
love’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
beter
better
foryouthatyoucoveryournakedness
en
and
passoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
de
the
seasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
maar
but
notallofyourlaughter,
en
and
weep,butnotallofyourtears.
Liefde
Love
givesnaughtbutitself
en
and
takesnaughtbutfromitself.
Liefde
Love
possessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
liefde
love
issufficientuntolove.
Als
When
youloveyoushouldnot
zeggen
say
,“Godisinmyheart,”
maar
but
rather,“Iamin
het
the
heartofGod.”
And
denk
think
notyoucandirect
de
the
courseoflove,for
liefde
love
,ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyourcourse.
Liefde
Love
hasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Maar
But
ifyouloveand
moet
must
needshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
en
and
belikearunningbrook
die
that
singsitsmelodyto
de
the
night.
Toknowthepainoftoo
veel
much
tenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyour
eigen
own
understandingoflove;.
Andtobleedwillingly
en
and
joyfully.
Towakeatdawn
met
with
awingedheartandgive
danken
thanks
foranotherdayofloving;.
To
rusten
rest
atthenoonhour
en
and
meditatelove’secstacy;.
To
terug
return
homeateventidewithgratitude;.
En
And
thentosleepwith
een
a
prayerforthebelovedinyour
hart
heart
andasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
sprak
spoke
againandsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?
En
And
heansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
samen
together
,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
samen
together
whenthewhitewingsof
dood
death
scatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
samen
together
eveninthesilentmemoryof
God
God
.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
En
And
letthewindsof
de
the
heavensdancebetweenyou.
Liefde
Love
oneanother,butmakenotabondof
liefde
love:
.
Letitratherbe
een
a
movingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
maar
but
drinknotfromonecup.
Geef
Give
oneanotherofyourbread
maar
but
eatnotfromthe
hetzelfde
same
loaf.
Singanddance
samen
together
andbejoyous,but
laat
let
eachoneofyoube
alleen
alone,
.
Evenasthestringsof
een
a
lutearealonethoughtheyquiver
met
with
thesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
maar
but
notintoeachother’skeeping.
For
alleen
only
thehandofLife
kan
can
containyourhearts.
And
staan
stand
togetheryetnottoonear
elkaar
together:
.
Forthepillarsof
de
the
templestandapart,.
And
de
the
oaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
En
And
awomanwhoheld
een
a
babeagainstherbosom
zei
said
,Speaktousof
Kinderen
Children
.
Andhesaid:.
Your
kinderen
children
arenotyourchildren.
Theyarethesons
en
and
daughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
komen
come
throughyoubutnotfromyou,.
En
And
thoughtheyarewithyou
toch
yet
theybelongnottoyou.
You
mag
may
givethemyourlove
maar
but
notyourthoughts,.
Forthey
hebben
have
theirownthoughts.
You
mag
may
housetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
het
the
houseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
zelfs
even
inyourdreams.
You
mag
may
strivetobelike
hen
them
,butseeknotto
maken
make
themlikeyou.
For
leven
life
goesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
de
the
bowsfromwhichyour
kinderen
children
aslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
ziet
sees
themarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
en
and
HebendsyouwithHis
kunnen
might
thatHisarrowsmay
gaan
go
swiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
de
the
Archer’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenasheloves
de
the
arrowthatflies,soHeloves
ook
also
thebowthatisstable.
Then
zei
said
arichman,Speaktousof
Geven
Giving
.
Andheanswered:.
You
geeft
give
butlittlewhenyou
geeft
give
ofyourpossessions.
Itis
wanneer
when
yougiveofyourself
dat
that
youtrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeep
en
and
guardforfearyoumay
nodig
need
themtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshalltomorrow
brengen
bring
totheoverprudentdogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
volgt
follows
thepilgrimstotheholy
stad
city
?
Andwhatisfearof
behoefte
need
butneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
wanneer
when
yourwellisfull,
de
the
thirstthatisunquenchable?
Er
There
arethosewhogive
weinig
little
ofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
geven
give
itforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesire
maakt
makes
theirgiftsunwholesome.
And
er
there
arethosewhohave
weinig
little
andgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversin
leven
life
andthebountyof
leven
life
,andtheircofferis
nooit
never
empty.
Therearethosewho
geven
give
withjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
En
And
therearethosewho
geven
give
withpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
En
And
therearethosewho
geven
give
andknownotpainin
geven
giving
,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
geven
give
withmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
geven
give
asinyondervalley
de
the
myrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Door
Through
thehandsofsuchasthese
God
God
speaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupon
de
the
earth.
Itiswellto
geven
give
whenasked,butitis
beter
better
togiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
En
And
totheopen-handedthesearchfor
een
one
whoshallreceiveisjoygreater
dan
than
giving.
Andisthereaughtyou
zou
would
withhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
dag
day
begiven;.
Thereforegive
nu
now
,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
en
and
notyourinheritors’.
Youoften
zegt
say
,“Iwouldgive,but
alleen
only
tothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
zeggen
say
notso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
geven
give
thattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
wie
who
isworthytoreceivehisdays
en
and
hisnights,isworthyof
al
all
elsefromyou.
Andhe
die
who
hasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanof
leven
life
deservestofillhiscupfromyour
kleine
little
stream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershall
er
there
be,thanthatwhich
ligt
lies
inthecourageandtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
En
And
whoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
en
and
unveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
ziet
see
theirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Zie
See
firstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
en
and
aninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
waarheid
truth
itislifethat
geeft
gives
untolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
een
a
giver,arebutawitness.
En
And
youreceivers—andyouareallreceivers—assume
geen
no
weightofgratitude,lestyoulayayokeuponyourself
en
and
uponhimwhogives.
Ratherrise
samen
together
withthegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
die
who
hasthefreeheartedearthfor
moeder
mother
,andGodforfather.
Thenan
oude
old
man,akeeperofaninn,
zei
said
,Speaktousof
Eten
Eating
andDrinking.