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The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
Le
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Le
TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
et
andFoam.
1926Jesusthe
Fils
SonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
Le
TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenof
le
theProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
la
theValley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
et
andthebeloved,whowasadawnuntohis
propre
ownday,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
ville
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwastoreturn
et
andbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
Et
Andinthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
jour
dayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthe
ville
citywallsandlookedseaward;
et
andhebeheldhisship
venir
comingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhis
cœur
heartwereflungopen,andhisjoyflew
loin
faroverthesea.
Andhe
fermé
closedhiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Mais
Butashedescendedthehill,
une
asadnesscameuponhim,
et
andhethoughtinhis
cœur
heart:.
HowshallIgoinpeace
et
andwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
sans
withoutawoundinthespiritshallI
quitterai
leavethiscity.
Longwere
les
thedaysofpainIhavespentwithinitswalls,
et
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
et
andwhocandepartfromhispain
et
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?
Trop
ToomanyfragmentsofthespirithaveIscatteredin
ces
thesestreets,andtoomanyarethe
enfants
childrenofmylongingthat
marchent
walknakedamongthesehills,
et
andIcannotwithdrawfromthem
sans
withoutaburdenandanache.
ItisnotagarmentIcastoff
ce
thisday,butaskin
que
thatItearwithmyownhands.
NorisitathoughtI
laisse
leavebehindme,buta
cœur
heartmadesweetwithhunger
et
andwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
La
Theseathatcallsallthingsuntoher
appelle
callsme,andImustembark.
Forto
rester
stay,thoughthehoursburninthe
nuit
night,istofreezeandcrystallize
et
andbeboundinamould.
FainwouldI
emmener
takewithmeallthatis
ici
here.
ButhowshallI?
Une
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
et
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Seul
Alonemustitseektheether.
Et
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshall
le
theeagleflyacrossthesun.
Now
quand
whenhereachedthefootofthehill,heturnedagaintowardsthesea,
et
andhesawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,
et
anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhis
propre
ownland.
Andhissoulcriedoutto
leur
them,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
mère
mother,youridersofthetides,.
Combien
Howoftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
Et
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,
qui
whichismydeeperdream.
Prêt
ReadyamItogo,
et
andmyeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaitsthewind.
Only
autre
anotherbreathwillIbreathein
cet
thisstillair,onlyanotherloving
regard
lookcastbackward,.
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,
un
aseafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
mère
mother,.
Whoalonearepeace
et
andfreedomtotheriver
et
andthestream,.
Onlyanotherwindingwillthisstream
fera
make,onlyanothermurmurinthisglade,.
Et
AndthenshallIcometoyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
Et
Andashewalkedhe
vit
sawfromafarmenandwomen
quitter
leavingtheirfieldsandtheirvineyards
et
andhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Et
Andheheardtheirvoices
appelant
callinghisname,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
disant
tellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
Et
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shallthe
jour
dayofpartingbethe
jour
dayofgathering?
Andshallitbe
dira
saidthatmyevewasin
vérité
truthmydawn?
AndwhatshallI
donnerai
giveuntohimwhohas
laissé
lefthisploughinmidfurrow,
ou
ortohimwhohas
arrêté
stoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
cœur
heartbecomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruit
que
thatImaygatherand
donner
giveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflow
comme
likeafountainthatI
puisse
mayfilltheircups?
AmI
une
aharpthatthehandof
la
themightymaytouchme,
ou
oraflutethathisbreathmaypass
travers
throughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Je
I,andwhattreasurehaveI
trouvé
foundinsilencesthatI
puisse
maydispensewithconfidence?
Ifthisismy
jour
dayofharvest,inwhatfieldshaveIsowedtheseed,
et
andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Si
IfthisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
et
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.
Et
Andtheguardianofthe
nuit
nightshallfillitwithoil
et
andheshalllightit
aussi
also.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Mais
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
pouvait
couldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
Et
Andwhenheenteredintothe
ville
cityallthepeoplecameto
rencontre
meethim,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswithonevoice.
Et
Andtheeldersofthe
ville
citystoodforthandsaid:.
Gonotyetawayfrom
nous
us.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
et
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
rêver
dream.
Nostrangerareyouamong
nous
us,noraguest,butour
fils
sonandourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyourface.
Et
Andthepriestsandthepriestesses
dirent
saiduntohim:.
Letnotthewavesoftheseaseparateus
maintenant
now,andtheyearsyouhavespentinourmidst
deviennent
becomeamemory.
Youhave
marché
walkedamongusaspirit,
et
andyourshadowhasbeena
lumière
lightuponourfaces.
Muchhavewelovedyou.
Mais
Butspeechlesswasourlove,
et
andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Pourtant
Yetnowitcriesalouduntoyou,
et
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Et
Andeverhasitbeen
que
thatloveknowsnotits
propre
owndepthuntilthehourofseparation.
Andothers
vinrent
camealsoandentreatedhim.
Mais
Butheansweredthemnot.
Heonlybenthis
tête
head;
andthosewhostoodnear
virent
sawhistearsfallinguponhisbreast.
Et
Andheandthepeopleproceededtowardsthegreatsquare
devant
beforethetemple.
Andtherecameoutof
le
thesanctuaryawomanwhose
nom
namewasAlmitra.
Andshewas
une
aseeress.
Andhelookeduponher
avec
withexceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
qui
whohadfirstsoughtand
cru
believedinhimwhenhehadbeenbut
une
adayintheircity.
Et
Andshehailedhim,saying:.
Prophetof
Dieu
God,inquestoftheuttermost,
longtemps
longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Et
Andnowyourshiphas
arrivé
come,andyoumustneeds
aller
go.
Deepisyourlongingfor
la
thelandofyourmemories
et
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
et
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneedsholdyou.
Pourtant
Yetthisweaskereyou
quittiez
leaveus,thatyouspeaktous
et
andgiveusofyour
vérité
truth.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
enfants
children,andtheyuntotheir
enfants
children,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyouhavewatched
avec
withourdays,andinyourwakefulnessyouhavelistenedto
les
theweepingandthelaughterofour
sommeil
sleep.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
et
andtellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthatwhichis
entre
betweenbirthanddeath.
Andhe
répondu
answered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
puis
canIspeaksaveofthatwhichis
même
evennowmovingwithinyoursouls?
Then
dit
saidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.
Et
Andheraisedhishead
et
andlookeduponthepeople,
et
andtherefellastillnessupon
eux
them.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
dit
said:.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,
suivez
followhim,.
Thoughhiswaysarehard
et
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
lui
him,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
puisse
maywoundyou.
Andwhenhe
parlera
speakstoyoubelievein
lui
him,.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsas
le
thenorthwindlayswaste
le
thegarden.
Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Même
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Même
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
et
andcaressesyourtenderestbranches
qui
thatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
et
andshakethemintheirclingingtothe
terre
earth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
rendre
makeyounaked.
Hesiftsyouto
libérer
freeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
jusqu'à
untilyouarepliant;.
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
feu
fire,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Toutes
Allthesethingsshalllove
feront
dountoyouthatyoumay
connaissiez
knowthesecretsofyour
cœur
heart,andinthatknowledge
devenez
becomeafragmentofLife’s
cœur
heart.
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseekonlylove’speace
et
andlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
mieux
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakedness
et
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
le
theseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
mais
butnotallofyourlaughter,
et
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Love
donne
givesnaughtbutitselfand
prend
takesnaughtbutfromitself.
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
Forloveissufficientuntolove.
Quand
Whenyouloveyoushouldnot
dire
say,“Godisinmyheart,”
mais
butrather,“Iamin
le
theheartofGod.”
And
pensez
thinknotyoucandirect
le
thecourseoflove,forlove,ifit
trouve
findsyouworthy,directsyour
cours
course.
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Mais
Butifyouloveand
devez
mustneedshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
et
andbelikearunningbrook
qui
thatsingsitsmelodyto
la
thenight.
Toknowthepainof
trop
toomuchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyour
propre
ownunderstandingoflove;.
Andtobleedwillingly
et
andjoyfully.
Towakeatdawn
avec
withawingedheartandgive
remercier
thanksforanotherdayofloving;.
To
reposer
restatthenoonhour
et
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.
Toreturn
maison
homeateventidewithgratitude;.
Et
Andthentosleepwithaprayerforthebelovedinyour
cœur
heartandasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
exprimé
spokeagainandsaid,AndwhatofMarriage
maître
master?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
ensemble
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
ensemble
togetherwhenthewhitewingsof
mort
deathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
ensemble
togethereveninthesilentmemoryof
Dieu
God.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Et
Andletthewindsof
les
theheavensdancebetweenyou.
Aimez
Loveoneanother,butmakenotabondof
aimez
love:.
Letitratherbe
une
amovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
mais
butdrinknotfromonecup.
Donnez
Giveoneanotherofyourbread
mais
buteatnotfromthe
même
sameloaf.
Singanddance
ensemble
togetherandbejoyous,but
laissez
leteachoneofyoube
seul
alone,.
Evenasthestringsofalutearealonethoughtheyquiver
avec
withthesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
mais
butnotintoeachother’s
garde
keeping.
Foronlythehandof
Vie
Lifecancontainyourhearts.
Et
Andstandtogetheryetnot
trop
tooneartogether:.
Forthepillarsof
les
thetemplestandapart,.
And
le
theoaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Et
Andawomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosom
dit
said,Speaktousof
Enfants
Children.
Andhesaid:.
Your
enfants
childrenarenotyourchildren.
Theyarethesons
et
anddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
viennent
comethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Et
Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
You
peux
maygivethemyourlove
mais
butnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
ont
havetheirownthoughts.
You
pouvez
mayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
la
thehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
même
eveninyourdreams.
You
pouvez
maystrivetobelikethem,
mais
butseeknottomakethem
comme
likeyou.
Forlifegoesnotbackwardnortarries
avec
withyesterday.
Youarethebowsfromwhichyour
enfants
childrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
voit
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
et
andHebendsyouwithHis
puissent
mightthatHisarrowsmay
aller
goswiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
la
theArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashe
aime
lovesthearrowthatflies,soHe
aime
lovesalsothebowthatisstable.
Then
dit
saidarichman,Speaktousof
Donner
Giving.
Andheanswered:.
You
donnez
givebutlittlewhenyou
donnez
giveofyourpossessions.
Itis
quand
whenyougiveofyourself
que
thatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyou
gardez
keepandguardforfearyoumay
besoin
needthemtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshall
demain
tomorrowbringtotheoverprudent
chien
dogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
suit
followsthepilgrimstotheholy
ville
city?
Andwhatisfearof
besoin
needbutneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
quand
whenyourwellisfull,
la
thethirstthatisunquenchable?
Thereare
ceux
thosewhogivelittleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
donnent
giveitforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesire
rend
makestheirgiftsunwholesome.
Andthereare
ceux
thosewhohavelittleand
donnent
giveitall.
Theseare
la
thebelieversinlifeand
la
thebountyoflife,andtheircofferis
jamais
neverempty.
Therearethosewho
donnent
givewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Et
Andtherearethosewho
donnent
givewithpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
Et
Andtherearethosewho
donner
giveandknownotpainingiving,nor
ne
dotheyseekjoy,nor
donner
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
donnent
giveasinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Par
Throughthehandsofsuchasthese
Dieu
Godspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesuponthe
terre
earth.
Itiswellto
donner
givewhenasked,butitis
mieux
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Et
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchfor
une
onewhoshallreceiveisjoygreaterthangiving.
Et
Andisthereaughtyou
voudriez
wouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
jour
daybegiven;.
Thereforegive
maintenant
now,thattheseasonof
donnez
givingmaybeyoursandnotyourinheritors’.
Youoften
dites
say,“Iwouldgive,butonlyto
le
thedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
disent
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
donnent
givethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
qui
whoisworthytoreceivehisdays
et
andhisnights,isworthyof
tout
allelsefromyou.
Andhe
qui
whohasdeservedtodrinkfrom
la
theoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
petit
littlestream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,thanthatwhichliesinthecourage
et
andtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Et
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
et
andunveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
vois
seetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Voyez
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
et
andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
vérité
truthitislifethat
donne
givesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
un
agiver,arebutawitness.
Et
Andyoureceivers—andyouare
tous
allreceivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
un
ayokeuponyourselfanduponhim
qui
whogives.
Ratherrisetogether
avec
withthegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
qui
whohasthefreeheartedearthfor
mère
mother,andGodforfather.
Thenanold
homme
man,akeeperofaninn,
dit
said,Speaktousof
Manger
EatingandDrinking.