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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
Der
The
Madman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Der
The
Forerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
und
and
Foam.
1926Jesusthe
Sohn
Son
ofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
Der
The
Wanderer.
1932TheGardenof
der
the
Prophet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
die
the
Valley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
und
and
thebeloved,whowas
eine
a
dawnuntohisown
tag
day
,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
stadt
city
ofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwastoreturn
und
and
bearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
Und
And
inthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
tag
day
ofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthecitywalls
und
and
lookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisshipcomingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhisheartwereflung
geöffnet
open
,andhisjoyflewfar
über
over
thesea.
Andhe
schloss
closed
hiseyesandprayedin
der
the
silencesofhissoul.
Aber
But
ashedescendedthehill,
eine
a
sadnesscameuponhim,
und
and
hethoughtinhisheart:.
HowshallI
gehen
go
inpeaceandwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
ohne
without
awoundinthespiritshallI
verlassen
leave
thiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainIhavespentwithinitswalls,
und
and
longwerethenightsofaloneness;
und
and
whocandepartfromhispain
und
and
hisalonenesswithoutregret?
Too
viele
many
fragmentsofthespirithaveIscatteredinthesestreets,
und
and
toomanyarethe
kinder
children
ofmylongingthat
laufen
walk
nakedamongthesehills,
und
and
Icannotwithdrawfromthem
ohne
without
aburdenandanache.
Itisnot
eine
a
garmentIcastoffthisday,
sondern
but
askinthatItearwithmyownhands.
Norisit
ein
a
thoughtIleavebehind
mich
me
,butaheartmade
süß
sweet
withhungerandwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Das
The
seathatcallsallthingsuntohercalls
mich
me
,andImustembark.
Forto
bleiben
stay
,thoughthehoursburninthe
nacht
night
,istofreezeandcrystallize
und
and
beboundinamould.
Fain
würde
would
Itakewithmeallthatis
hier
here
.
ButhowshallI?
Eine
A
voicecannotcarrythetongue
und
and
thelipsthatgaveitwings.
Allein
Alone
mustitseektheether.
Und
And
aloneandwithouthisnestshalltheeagleflyacrossthesun.
Nun
Now
whenhereachedthefootofthehill,he
wandte
turned
againtowardsthesea,
und
and
hesawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,
und
and
uponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
Und
And
hissoulcriedouttothem,
und
and
hesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
mutter
mother
,youridersofthetides,.
Howoftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
Und
And
nowyoucomeinmyawakening,
was
which
ismydeeperdream.
Bereit
Ready
amItogo,
und
and
myeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaits
den
the
wind.
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreathein
dieser
this
stillair,onlyanotherloving
blick
look
castbackward,.
AndthenIshall
stehen
stand
amongyou,aseafareramongseafarers.
Und
And
you,vastsea,sleepless
mutter
mother,
.
Whoalonearepeace
und
and
freedomtotheriver
und
and
thestream,.
Onlyanotherwinding
wird
will
thisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
dieser
this
glade,.
AndthenshallI
kommen
come
toyou,aboundlessdropto
ein
a
boundlessocean.
Andashewalkedhe
sah
saw
fromafarmenandwomenleavingtheirfields
und
and
theirvineyardsandhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Und
And
heheardtheirvoicescallinghisname,
und
and
shoutingfromfieldtofieldtellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
Und
And
hesaidtohimself:.
Shall
der
the
dayofpartingbe
der
the
dayofgathering?
Andshallitbesaid
dass
that
myevewasin
wahrheit
truth
mydawn?
AndwhatshallI
geben
give
untohimwhohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,ortohimwhohasstoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
herz
heart
becomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruitthatI
kann
may
gatherandgiveuntothem?
Und
And
shallmydesiresflowlike
ein
a
fountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmI
eine
a
harpthatthehandof
die
the
mightymaytouchme,or
eine
a
flutethathisbreathmaypass
durch
through
me?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ich
I
,andwhattreasurehaveIfoundinsilences
dass
that
Imaydispensewithconfidence?
Wenn
If
thisismydayofharvest,inwhatfieldshaveIsowed
den
the
seed,andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Wenn
If
thisindeedbethe
stunde
hour
inwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
und
and
darkshallIraisemylantern,.
Und
And
theguardianofthenightshallfillitwithoil
und
and
heshalllightit
auch
also
.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Aber
But
muchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
konnte
could
notspeakhisdeepersecret.
Und
And
whenheenteredintothe
stadt
city
allthepeoplecametomeet
ihm
him
,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswith
einer
one
voice.
Andtheeldersofthe
stadt
city
stoodforthandsaid:.
Gehen
Go
notyetawayfromus.
Eine
A
noontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
und
and
youryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
träumen
dream
.
Nostrangerareyouamongus,nor
ein
a
guest,butourson
und
and
ourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyour
gesicht
face
.
Andthepriestsand
die
the
priestessessaiduntohim:.
Lass
Let
notthewavesof
die
the
seaseparateusnow,
und
and
theyearsyouhavespentinourmidst
werden
become
amemory.
Youhavewalkedamongus
ein
a
spirit,andyourshadowhasbeen
ein
a
lightuponourfaces.
Sehr
Much
havewelovedyou.
Aber
But
speechlesswasourlove,
und
and
withveilshasitbeenveiled.
Doch
Yet
nowitcriesalouduntoyou,
und
and
wouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Und
And
everhasitbeenthat
liebe
love
knowsnotitsowndepthuntilthe
stunde
hour
ofseparation.
Andothers
kamen
came
alsoandentreatedhim.
Aber
But
heansweredthemnot.
He
nur
only
benthishead;
andthosewhostoodnear
sahen
saw
histearsfallinguponhisbreast.
Und
And
heandthepeopleproceededtowardsthegreatsquare
vor
before
thetemple.
Andthere
kam
came
outofthesanctuary
eine
a
womanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
Und
And
shewasaseeress.
Und
And
helookeduponherwithexceedingtenderness,foritwasshewhohad
zuerst
first
soughtandbelievedinhim
als
when
hehadbeenbuta
tag
day
intheircity.
Andshehailed
ihn
him
,saying:.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lange
long
haveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Und
And
nowyourshiphascome,
und
and
youmustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingfor
der
the
landofyourmemories
und
and
thedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
und
and
ourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneedsholdyou.
Doch
Yet
thisweaskereyou
verlässt
leave
us,thatyouspeaktous
und
and
giveusofyour
wahrheit
truth
.
Andwewillgiveituntoourchildren,
und
and
theyuntotheirchildren,
und
and
itshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyouhavewatchedwithourdays,
und
and
inyourwakefulnessyouhave
gehört
listened
totheweepingand
das
the
laughterofoursleep.
Jetzt
Now
thereforediscloseustoourselves,
und
and
tellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthat
was
which
isbetweenbirthand
tod
death
.
Andheanswered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
kann
can
Ispeaksaveofthatwhichis
sogar
even
nowmovingwithinyoursouls?
ThensaidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.
Und
And
heraisedhishead
und
and
lookeduponthepeople,
und
and
therefellastillnessuponthem.
Und
And
withagreatvoicehesaid:.
Wenn
When
lovebeckonstoyou,
folge
follow
him,.
Thoughhiswaysare
hart
hard
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
ihm
him,
.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
kann
may
woundyou.
Andwhenhespeakstoyou
glauben
believe
inhim,.
Thoughhisvoice
kann
may
shatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenas
liebe
love
crownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Selbst
Even
asheascendstoyourheight
und
and
caressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
und
and
shakethemintheirclingingto
der
the
earth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
machen
make
younaked.
Hesiftsyouto
befreien
free
youfromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyouuntilyouarepliant;.
Und
And
thenheassignsyoutohissacred
feuer
fire
,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Allthesethingsshall
liebe
love
dountoyouthatyoumayknow
die
the
secretsofyourheart,
und
and
inthatknowledgebecome
ein
a
fragmentofLife’sheart.
Aber
But
ifinyourfearyouwouldseek
nur
only
love’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
besser
better
foryouthatyoucoveryournakedness
und
and
passoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Intotheseasonless
welt
world
whereyoushalllaugh,
aber
but
notallofyourlaughter,
und
and
weep,butnotallofyourtears.
Liebe
Love
givesnaughtbutitself
und
and
takesnaughtbutfromitself.
Liebe
Love
possessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
liebe
love
issufficientuntolove.
Wenn
When
youloveyoushouldnot
sagen
say
,“Godisinmyheart,”
sondern
but
rather,“IamintheheartofGod.”
Und
And
thinknotyoucandirectthecourseof
liebe
love
,forlove,ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyourcourse.
Liebe
Love
hasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Aber
But
ifyouloveandmustneedshavedesires,
lasst
let
thesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
und
and
belikearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodyto
der
the
night.
Toknowthepainoftoo
viel
much
tenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingof
liebe
love;
.
Andtobleedwillingly
und
and
joyfully.
Towakeatdawnwithawingedheart
und
and
givethanksforanother
tag
day
ofloving;.
Torestatthenoonhour
und
and
meditatelove’secstacy;.
Toreturnhomeateventidewithgratitude;.
Und
And
thentosleepwithaprayerfor
den
the
belovedinyourheart
und
and
asongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitraspoke
wieder
again
andsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?
Und
And
heansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
zusammen
together
,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
zusammen
together
whenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
zusammen
together
eveninthesilentmemoryof
Gott
God
.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Und
And
letthewindsof
die
the
heavensdancebetweenyou.
Liebe
Love
oneanother,butmakenot
ein
a
bondoflove:.
Letitratherbe
ein
a
movingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
aber
but
drinknotfromonecup.
Geben
Give
oneanotherofyourbread
aber
but
eatnotfromthesameloaf.
Singen
Sing
anddancetogetherandbejoyous,
aber
but
leteachoneofyoube
allein
alone,
.
Evenasthestringsofaluteare
allein
alone
thoughtheyquiverwith
die
the
samemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
aber
but
notintoeachother’skeeping.
For
nur
only
thehandofLife
kann
can
containyourhearts.
And
stehen
stand
togetheryetnottoonear
zusammen
together:
.
Forthepillarsof
die
the
templestandapart,.
And
die
the
oaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Und
And
awomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosomsaid,SpeaktousofChildren.
Und
And
hesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyour
kinder
children
.
Theyarethesons
und
and
daughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
kommen
come
throughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Und
And
thoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
Youmay
geben
give
themyourlovebutnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
haben
have
theirownthoughts.
Youmayhousetheirbodies
aber
but
nottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
das
the
houseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,noteveninyourdreams.
Youmaystrivetobelikethem,
aber
but
seeknottomakethemlikeyou.
For
leben
life
goesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
die
the
bowsfromwhichyour
kinder
children
aslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
sieht
sees
themarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
und
and
HebendsyouwithHismightthatHisarrowsmay
gehen
go
swiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
der
the
Archer’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenasheloves
den
the
arrowthatflies,soHelovesalso
den
the
bowthatisstable.
Thensaid
ein
a
richman,SpeaktousofGiving.
Und
And
heanswered:.
Yougivebut
wenig
little
whenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itis
wenn
when
yougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeep
und
and
guardforfearyou
können
may
needthemtomorrow?
And
morgen
tomorrow
,whatshalltomorrowbringtotheoverprudent
hund
dog
buryingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
folgt
follows
thepilgrimstotheholy
stadt
city
?
Andwhatisfearof
notwendigkeit
need
butneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
wenn
when
yourwellisfull,thethirstthatisunquenchable?
Therearethosewho
geben
give
littleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
geben
give
itforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.
Und
And
therearethosewho
haben
have
littleandgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversin
leben
life
andthebountyof
leben
life
,andtheircofferis
nie
never
empty.
Therearethosewho
geben
give
withjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Und
And
therearethosewho
geben
give
withpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
Und
And
therearethosewho
geben
give
andknownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
geben
give
withmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
geben
give
asinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Durch
Through
thehandsofsuchasthese
Gott
God
speaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupon
die
the
earth.
Itiswellto
geben
give
whenasked,butitis
besser
better
togiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Und
And
totheopen-handedthesearchfor
eine
one
whoshallreceiveisjoygreater
als
than
giving.
Andisthereaughtyou
würden
would
withhold?
Allyouhaveshallsomedaybegiven;.
Therefore
geben
give
now,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
und
and
notyourinheritors’.
Youoftensay,“I
würde
would
give,butonlyto
die
the
deserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
sagen
say
notso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
geben
give
thattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhewhoisworthytoreceivehisdays
und
and
hisnights,isworthyofallelsefromyou.
Und
And
hewhohasdeservedto
trinken
drink
fromtheoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyourlittlestream.
Und
And
whatdesertgreatershalltherebe,
als
than
thatwhichliesinthecourage
und
and
theconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Und
And
whoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
und
and
unveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
siehst
see
theirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Sehen
See
firstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
und
and
aninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
wahrheit
truth
itislifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
ein
a
giver,arebutawitness.
Und
And
youreceivers—andyouare
alle
all
receivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
ein
a
yokeuponyourselfanduponhimwhogives.
Ratherrise
zusammen
together
withthegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerositywhohasthefreehearted
erde
earth
formother,andGodfor
vater
father
.
Thenanoldman,akeeperofaninn,said,SpeaktousofEating
und
and
Drinking.