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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Il
The
Forerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
e
and
Foam.
1926Jesusthe
Figlio
Son
ofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
Il
The
Wanderer.
1932TheGardenof
il
the
Prophet1933ProsePoems.
1934NymphsoftheValley.
Il
THE
PROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
e
and
thebeloved,whowas
un
a
dawnuntohisown
giorno
day
,hadwaitedtwelveyearsin
la
the
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwasto
tornare
return
andbearhimbackto
la
the
isleofhisbirth.
E
And
inthetwelfthyear,on
il
the
seventhdayofIelool,
il
the
monthofreaping,heclimbed
il
the
hillwithoutthecitywalls
e
and
lookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisship
venire
coming
withthemist.
Thenthegatesofhis
cuore
heart
wereflungopen,andhisjoyflew
lontano
far
overthesea.
Andhe
chiuse
closed
hiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Ma
But
ashedescendedthehill,
una
a
sadnesscameuponhim,
e
and
hethoughtinhis
cuore
heart:
.
HowshallIgoinpeace
e
and
withoutsorrow?
Nay,not
senza
without
awoundinthespiritshallI
lascerò
leave
thiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainI
ho
have
spentwithinitswalls,
e
and
longwerethenightsofaloneness;
e
and
whocandepartfromhispain
e
and
hisalonenesswithoutregret?
Toomanyfragmentsof
i
the
spirithaveIscatteredinthesestreets,
e
and
toomanyarethe
figli
children
ofmylongingthat
camminano
walk
nakedamongthesehills,
e
and
Icannotwithdrawfromthem
senza
without
aburdenandanache.
ItisnotagarmentIcast
via
off
thisday,butaskin
che
that
Itearwithmyownhands.
Norisit
un
a
thoughtIleavebehind
me
me
,butaheartmade
dolce
sweet
withhungerandwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Thesea
che
that
callsallthingsuntoher
chiama
calls
me,andImustembark.
Fortostay,
anche se
though
thehoursburnin
le
the
night,istofreeze
e
and
crystallizeandbeboundinamould.
Fain
vorrei
would
Itakewithme
tutto
all
thatishere.
But
come
how
shallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
e
and
thelipsthatgaveitwings.
Solo
Alone
mustitseektheether.
E
And
aloneandwithouthisnestshall
il
the
eagleflyacrossthesun.
Now
quando
when
hereachedthefootofthehill,heturned
di nuovo
again
towardsthesea,andhe
vide
saw
hisshipapproachingtheharbour,
e
and
uponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
E
And
hissoulcriedoutto
loro
them
,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
madre
mother
,youridersofthetides,.
Howoften
hai
have
yousailedinmydreams.
E
And
nowyoucomeinmyawakening,
che
which
ismydeeperdream.
Pronto
Ready
amItogo,
e
and
myeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaitsthewind.
Solo
Only
anotherbreathwillIbreathein
questa
this
stillair,onlyanotherloving
sguardo
look
castbackward,.
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,
un
a
seafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
madre
mother,
.
Whoalonearepeace
e
and
freedomtotheriver
e
and
thestream,.
Onlyanotherwindingwillthisstream
farà
make
,onlyanothermurmurinthisglade,.
E
And
thenshallIcometoyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
E
And
ashewalkedhe
vide
saw
fromafarmenandwomen
lasciavano
leaving
theirfieldsandtheirvineyards
e
and
hasteningtowardsthecitygates.
E
And
heheardtheirvoices
chiamavano
calling
hisname,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
dicendo
telling
oneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
E
And
hesaidtohimself:.
Shall
il
the
dayofpartingbe
il
the
dayofgathering?
Andshallitbe
dirà
said
thatmyevewasin
verità
truth
mydawn?
AndwhatshallI
darò
give
untohimwhohas
lasciato
left
hisploughinmidfurrow,
o
or
tohimwhohas
fermato
stopped
thewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
cuore
heart
becomeatreeheavy-laden
di
with
fruitthatImaygather
e
and
giveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflow
come
like
afountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmI
un
a
harpthatthehandofthemightymay
tocchi
touch
me,oraflute
che
that
hisbreathmaypass
attraverso
through
me?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ho
I
,andwhattreasurehaveI
trovato
found
insilencesthatImaydispensewithconfidence?
Se
If
thisismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
ho
have
Isowedtheseed,
e
and
inwhatunrememberedseasons?
Se
If
thisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
e
and
darkshallIraisemylantern,.
E
And
theguardianofthe
notte
night
shallfillitwithoil
e
and
heshalllightitalso.
Thesethingshe
detto
said
inwords.
Butmuchinhis
cuore
heart
remainedunsaid.
Forhehimselfcouldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
E
And
whenheenteredinto
il
the
cityallthepeople
venne
came
tomeethim,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswith
una
one
voice.
Andtheeldersofthe
città
city
stoodforthandsaid:.
Gonot
ancora
yet
awayfromus.
Anoontide
ha
have
youbeeninourtwilight,
e
and
youryouthhasgivenusdreamstodream.
Non
No
strangerareyouamongus,nor
un
a
guest,butourson
e
and
ourdearlybeloved.
Suffernot
ancora
yet
oureyestohungerforyourface.
E
And
thepriestsandthepriestesses
dissero
said
untohim:.
Letnot
le
the
wavesoftheseaseparateus
ora
now
,andtheyearsyou
avete
have
spentinourmidst
diventino
become
amemory.
Youhave
camminato
walked
amongusaspirit,
e
and
yourshadowhasbeen
una
a
lightuponourfaces.
Much
abbiamo
have
welovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
amore
love
,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Yet
ora
now
itcriesalouduntoyou,
e
and
wouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
E
And
everhasitbeen
che
that
loveknowsnotitsowndepthuntilthehourofseparation.
E
And
otherscamealsoandentreated
lo
him
.
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
solo
only
benthishead;
andthose
che
who
stoodnearsawhistears
cadere
falling
uponhisbreast.
Andhe
e
and
thepeopleproceededtowardsthe
grande
great
squarebeforethetemple.
E
And
therecameoutofthesanctuary
una
a
womanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
E
And
shewasaseeress.
E
And
helookeduponherwithexceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
che
who
hadfirstsoughtand
creduto
believed
inhimwhenhe
aveva
had
beenbutadayintheir
città
city
.
Andshehailedhim,
dicendo
saying:
.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lungo
long
haveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
E
And
nowyourshiphascome,
e
and
youmustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
e
and
thedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
e
and
ourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneeds
trattenuto
hold
you.
Yetthiswe
chiediamo
ask
ereyouleaveus,
che
that
youspeaktous
e
and
giveusofyour
verità
truth
.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
figli
children
,andtheyuntotheir
figli
children
,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
hai
have
watchedwithourdays,
e
and
inyourwakefulnessyou
hai
have
listenedtotheweeping
e
and
thelaughterofour
sonno
sleep
.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
e
and
tellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthatwhichis
tra
between
birthanddeath.
Andhe
rispose
answered,
.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhatcanI
parlare
speak
saveofthatwhichiseven
ora
now
movingwithinyoursouls?
Then
disse
said
Almitra,SpeaktousofLove.
E
And
heraisedhishead
e
and
lookeduponthepeople,
e
and
therefellastillnessupon
loro
them
.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
disse
said:
.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,.
Anche se
Though
hiswaysarehard
e
and
steep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
lui
him,
.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.
E
And
whenhespeakstoyou
credete
believe
inhim,.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
e
and
caressesyourtenderestbranches
che
that
quiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
e
and
shakethemintheirclingingto
le
the
earth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyouuntilyouarepliant;.
E
And
thenheassignsyoutohissacred
fuoco
fire
,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Tutte
All
thesethingsshalllove
farà
do
untoyouthatyoumayknow
i
the
secretsofyourheart,
e
and
inthatknowledgebecome
un
a
fragmentofLife’sheart.
Ma
But
ifinyourfearyouwouldseek
solo
only
love’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
meglio
better
foryouthatyoucoveryournakedness
e
and
passoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
le
the
seasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
ma
but
notallofyourlaughter,
e
and
weep,butnotallofyourtears.
Love
gives
naughtbutitselfand
prende
takes
naughtbutfromitself.
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
Forloveissufficientuntolove.
Quando
When
youloveyoushouldnot
dire
say
,“Godisinmyheart,”
ma
but
rather,“Iaminthe
cuore
heart
ofGod.”
Andthinknotyoucandirect
il
the
courseoflove,forlove,
se
if
itfindsyouworthy,directsyour
corso
course
.
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Ma
But
ifyouloveand
dovete
must
needshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomeltandbe
come
like
arunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodyto
la
the
night.
Toknowthepainoftoomuchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;.
E
And
tobleedwillinglyandjoyfully.
To
svegliarsi
wake
atdawnwithawinged
cuore
heart
andgivethanksforanother
giorno
day
ofloving;.
Torestatthenoonhour
e
and
meditatelove’secstacy;.
To
tornare
return
homeateventidewithgratitude;.
E
And
thentosleepwith
una
a
prayerforthebelovedinyour
cuore
heart
andasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
parlò
spoke
againandsaid,AndwhatofMarriage
maestro
master
?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
insieme
together
,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
insieme
together
whenthewhitewingsof
morte
death
scatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
insieme
together
eveninthesilentmemoryof
Dio
God
.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
E
And
letthewindsof
i
the
heavensdancebetweenyou.
Amore
Love
oneanother,butmakenotabondof
amore
love:
.
Letitratherbe
un
a
movingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
ma
but
drinknotfromonecup.
Giveoneanotherofyourbread
ma
but
eatnotfromthe
stesso
same
loaf.
Singanddance
insieme
together
andbejoyous,but
lasciate
let
eachoneofyoube
solo
alone,
.
Evenasthestringsof
un
a
lutearealonethoughtheyquiverwiththesame
musica
music
.
Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
For
solo
only
thehandofLifecancontainyourhearts.
E
And
standtogetheryetnottoonear
insieme
together:
.
Forthepillarsof
le
the
templestandapart,.
Andtheoaktree
e
and
thecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
E
And
awomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosom
disse
said
,SpeaktousofChildren.
E
And
hesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyour
figli
children
.
Theyarethesons
e
and
daughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
vengono
come
throughyoubutnotfromyou,.
E
And
thoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
Youmaygivethemyour
amore
love
butnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
hanno
have
theirownthoughts.
Youmayhousetheirbodies
ma
but
nottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
le
the
houseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
nemmeno
even
inyourdreams.
Youmaystrivetobelike
loro
them
,butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.
For
vita
life
goesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
i
the
bowsfromwhichyour
figli
children
aslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
vede
sees
themarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
e
and
HebendsyouwithHis
possano
might
thatHisarrowsmay
andare
go
swiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
la
the
Archer’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashe
ama
loves
thearrowthatflies,soHe
ama
loves
alsothebowthatisstable.
Then
disse
said
arichman,SpeaktousofGiving.
E
And
heanswered:.
Yougivebut
poco
little
whenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itis
quando
when
yougiveofyourself
che
that
youtrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyou
conservate
keep
andguardforfearyoumay
bisogno
need
themtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshall
domani
tomorrow
bringtotheoverprudent
cane
dog
buryingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
segue
follows
thepilgrimstotheholy
città
city
?
Andwhatisfearof
bisogno
need
butneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
quando
when
yourwellisfull,thethirst
che
that
isunquenchable?
Therearethosewhogive
poco
little
ofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andtheygiveitforrecognition
e
and
theirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.
E
And
therearethosewho
hanno
have
littleandgiveit
tutto
all
.
Thesearethebelieversin
vita
life
andthebountyof
vita
life
,andtheircofferisneverempty.
Ci
There
arethosewhogivewithjoy,
e
and
thatjoyistheirreward.
E
And
therearethosewhogivewithpain,
e
and
thatpainistheirbaptism.
E
And
therearethosewho
dare
give
andknownotpainin
dare
giving
,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
dare
give
withmindfulnessofvirtue;.
Theygiveasinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Attraverso
Through
thehandsofsuchasthese
Dio
God
speaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesuponthe
terra
earth
.
Itiswellto
dare
give
whenasked,butitis
meglio
better
togiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
E
And
totheopen-handedthesearchfor
una
one
whoshallreceiveisjoygreaterthan
dare
giving
.
Andisthereaughtyou
vorresti
would
withhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
giorno
day
begiven;.
Thereforegive
ora
now
,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
e
and
notyourinheritors’.
Youoften
dici
say
,“Iwouldgive,but
solo
only
tothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
dicono
say
notso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
Theygivethattheymay
vivere
live
,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
che
who
isworthytoreceivehisdays
e
and
hisnights,isworthyof
tutto
all
elsefromyou.
Andhe
chi
who
hasdeservedtodrinkfrom
la
the
oceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
piccolo
little
stream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershall
ci
there
be,thanthatwhichliesin
la
the
courageandtheconfidence,nay
la
the
charity,ofreceiving?
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
e
and
unveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
vedere
see
theirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Vedi
See
firstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
e
and
aninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
verità
truth
itislifethat
gives
untolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
un
a
giver,arebutawitness.
E
And
youreceivers—andyouare
tutti
all
receivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
un
a
yokeuponyourselfanduponhim
che
who
gives.
Ratherrisetogetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
che
who
hasthefreeheartedearthfor
madre
mother
,andGodforfather.
Thenan
vecchio
old
man,akeeperofaninn,
disse
said
,Speaktousof
Mangiare
Eating
andDrinking.