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The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

The Prophet | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
Il
TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
e
andFoam.
1926Jesusthe
Figlio
SonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
Il
TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenof
il
theProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934NymphsoftheValley.
Il
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
e
andthebeloved,whowas
un
adawnuntohisown
giorno
day,hadwaitedtwelveyearsin
la
thecityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwasto
tornare
returnandbearhimbackto
la
theisleofhisbirth.
E
Andinthetwelfthyear,on
il
theseventhdayofIelool,
il
themonthofreaping,heclimbed
il
thehillwithoutthecitywalls
e
andlookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisship
venire
comingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhis
cuore
heartwereflungopen,andhisjoyflew
lontano
faroverthesea.
Andhe
chiuse
closedhiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Ma
Butashedescendedthehill,
una
asadnesscameuponhim,
e
andhethoughtinhis
cuore
heart:.
HowshallIgoinpeace
e
andwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
senza
withoutawoundinthespiritshallI
lascerò
leavethiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainI
ho
havespentwithinitswalls,
e
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
e
andwhocandepartfromhispain
e
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?
Toomanyfragmentsof
i
thespirithaveIscatteredinthesestreets,
e
andtoomanyarethe
figli
childrenofmylongingthat
camminano
walknakedamongthesehills,
e
andIcannotwithdrawfromthem
senza
withoutaburdenandanache.
ItisnotagarmentIcast
via
offthisday,butaskin
che
thatItearwithmyownhands.
Norisit
un
athoughtIleavebehind
me
me,butaheartmade
dolce
sweetwithhungerandwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Thesea
che
thatcallsallthingsuntoher
chiama
callsme,andImustembark.
Fortostay,
anche se
thoughthehoursburnin
le
thenight,istofreeze
e
andcrystallizeandbeboundinamould.
Fain
vorrei
wouldItakewithme
tutto
allthatishere.
But
come
howshallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
e
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Solo
Alonemustitseektheether.
E
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshall
il
theeagleflyacrossthesun.
Now
quando
whenhereachedthefootofthehill,heturned
di nuovo
againtowardsthesea,andhe
vide
sawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,
e
anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
E
Andhissoulcriedoutto
loro
them,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
madre
mother,youridersofthetides,.
Howoften
hai
haveyousailedinmydreams.
E
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,
che
whichismydeeperdream.
Pronto
ReadyamItogo,
e
andmyeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaitsthewind.
Solo
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreathein
questa
thisstillair,onlyanotherloving
sguardo
lookcastbackward,.
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,
un
aseafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
madre
mother,.
Whoalonearepeace
e
andfreedomtotheriver
e
andthestream,.
Onlyanotherwindingwillthisstream
farà
make,onlyanothermurmurinthisglade,.
E
AndthenshallIcometoyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
E
Andashewalkedhe
vide
sawfromafarmenandwomen
lasciavano
leavingtheirfieldsandtheirvineyards
e
andhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
E
Andheheardtheirvoices
chiamavano
callinghisname,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
dicendo
tellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
E
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shall
il
thedayofpartingbe
il
thedayofgathering?
Andshallitbe
dirà
saidthatmyevewasin
verità
truthmydawn?
AndwhatshallI
darò
giveuntohimwhohas
lasciato
lefthisploughinmidfurrow,
o
ortohimwhohas
fermato
stoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
cuore
heartbecomeatreeheavy-laden
di
withfruitthatImaygather
e
andgiveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflow
come
likeafountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmI
un
aharpthatthehandofthemightymay
tocchi
touchme,oraflute
che
thathisbreathmaypass
attraverso
throughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Ho
I,andwhattreasurehaveI
trovato
foundinsilencesthatImaydispensewithconfidence?
Se
Ifthisismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
ho
haveIsowedtheseed,
e
andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Se
IfthisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
e
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.
E
Andtheguardianofthe
notte
nightshallfillitwithoil
e
andheshalllightitalso.
Thesethingshe
detto
saidinwords.
Butmuchinhis
cuore
heartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimselfcouldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
E
Andwhenheenteredinto
il
thecityallthepeople
venne
cametomeethim,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswith
una
onevoice.
Andtheeldersofthe
città
citystoodforthandsaid:.
Gonot
ancora
yetawayfromus.
Anoontide
ha
haveyoubeeninourtwilight,
e
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamstodream.
Non
Nostrangerareyouamongus,nor
un
aguest,butourson
e
andourdearlybeloved.
Suffernot
ancora
yetoureyestohungerforyourface.
E
Andthepriestsandthepriestesses
dissero
saiduntohim:.
Letnot
le
thewavesoftheseaseparateus
ora
now,andtheyearsyou
avete
havespentinourmidst
diventino
becomeamemory.
Youhave
camminato
walkedamongusaspirit,
e
andyourshadowhasbeen
una
alightuponourfaces.
Much
abbiamo
havewelovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
amore
love,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Yet
ora
nowitcriesalouduntoyou,
e
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
E
Andeverhasitbeen
che
thatloveknowsnotitsowndepthuntilthehourofseparation.
E
Andotherscamealsoandentreated
lo
him.
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
solo
onlybenthishead;
andthose
che
whostoodnearsawhistears
cadere
fallinguponhisbreast.
Andhe
e
andthepeopleproceededtowardsthe
grande
greatsquarebeforethetemple.
E
Andtherecameoutofthesanctuary
una
awomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
E
Andshewasaseeress.
E
Andhelookeduponherwithexceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
che
whohadfirstsoughtand
creduto
believedinhimwhenhe
aveva
hadbeenbutadayintheir
città
city.
Andshehailedhim,
dicendo
saying:.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lungo
longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
E
Andnowyourshiphascome,
e
andyoumustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
e
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
e
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneeds
trattenuto
holdyou.
Yetthiswe
chiediamo
askereyouleaveus,
che
thatyouspeaktous
e
andgiveusofyour
verità
truth.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
figli
children,andtheyuntotheir
figli
children,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
hai
havewatchedwithourdays,
e
andinyourwakefulnessyou
hai
havelistenedtotheweeping
e
andthelaughterofour
sonno
sleep.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
e
andtellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthatwhichis
tra
betweenbirthanddeath.
Andhe
rispose
answered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhatcanI
parlare
speaksaveofthatwhichiseven
ora
nowmovingwithinyoursouls?
Then
disse
saidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.
E
Andheraisedhishead
e
andlookeduponthepeople,
e
andtherefellastillnessupon
loro
them.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
disse
said:.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,.
Anche se
Thoughhiswaysarehard
e
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
lui
him,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.
E
Andwhenhespeakstoyou
credete
believeinhim,.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
e
andcaressesyourtenderestbranches
che
thatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
e
andshakethemintheirclingingto
le
theearth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyouuntilyouarepliant;.
E
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
fuoco
fire,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Tutte
Allthesethingsshalllove
farà
dountoyouthatyoumayknow
i
thesecretsofyourheart,
e
andinthatknowledgebecome
un
afragmentofLife’sheart.
Ma
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
solo
onlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
meglio
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakedness
e
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
le
theseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
ma
butnotallofyourlaughter,
e
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Love
dà
givesnaughtbutitselfand
prende
takesnaughtbutfromitself.
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
Forloveissufficientuntolove.
Quando
Whenyouloveyoushouldnot
dire
say,“Godisinmyheart,”
ma
butrather,“Iaminthe
cuore
heartofGod.”
Andthinknotyoucandirect
il
thecourseoflove,forlove,
se
ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyour
corso
course.
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Ma
Butifyouloveand
dovete
mustneedshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
Tomeltandbe
come
likearunningbrookthatsingsitsmelodyto
la
thenight.
Toknowthepainoftoomuchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;.
E
Andtobleedwillinglyandjoyfully.
To
svegliarsi
wakeatdawnwithawinged
cuore
heartandgivethanksforanother
giorno
dayofloving;.
Torestatthenoonhour
e
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.
To
tornare
returnhomeateventidewithgratitude;.
E
Andthentosleepwith
una
aprayerforthebelovedinyour
cuore
heartandasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
parlò
spokeagainandsaid,AndwhatofMarriage
maestro
master?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
insieme
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
insieme
togetherwhenthewhitewingsof
morte
deathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
insieme
togethereveninthesilentmemoryof
Dio
God.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
E
Andletthewindsof
i
theheavensdancebetweenyou.
Amore
Loveoneanother,butmakenotabondof
amore
love:.
Letitratherbe
un
amovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
ma
butdrinknotfromonecup.
Giveoneanotherofyourbread
ma
buteatnotfromthe
stesso
sameloaf.
Singanddance
insieme
togetherandbejoyous,but
lasciate
leteachoneofyoube
solo
alone,.
Evenasthestringsof
un
alutearealonethoughtheyquiverwiththesame
musica
music.
Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
For
solo
onlythehandofLifecancontainyourhearts.
E
Andstandtogetheryetnottoonear
insieme
together:.
Forthepillarsof
le
thetemplestandapart,.
Andtheoaktree
e
andthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
E
Andawomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosom
disse
said,SpeaktousofChildren.
E
Andhesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyour
figli
children.
Theyarethesons
e
anddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
vengono
comethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
E
Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
Youmaygivethemyour
amore
lovebutnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
hanno
havetheirownthoughts.
Youmayhousetheirbodies
ma
butnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
le
thehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
nemmeno
eveninyourdreams.
Youmaystrivetobelike
loro
them,butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.
For
vita
lifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youare
i
thebowsfromwhichyour
figli
childrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
vede
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
e
andHebendsyouwithHis
possano
mightthatHisarrowsmay
andare
goswiftandfar.
Letyourbendingin
la
theArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashe
ama
lovesthearrowthatflies,soHe
ama
lovesalsothebowthatisstable.
Then
disse
saidarichman,SpeaktousofGiving.
E
Andheanswered:.
Yougivebut
poco
littlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itis
quando
whenyougiveofyourself
che
thatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyou
conservate
keepandguardforfearyoumay
bisogno
needthemtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshall
domani
tomorrowbringtotheoverprudent
cane
dogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
segue
followsthepilgrimstotheholy
città
city?
Andwhatisfearof
bisogno
needbutneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
quando
whenyourwellisfull,thethirst
che
thatisunquenchable?
Therearethosewhogive
poco
littleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andtheygiveitforrecognition
e
andtheirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.
E
Andtherearethosewho
hanno
havelittleandgiveit
tutto
all.
Thesearethebelieversin
vita
lifeandthebountyof
vita
life,andtheircofferisneverempty.
Ci
Therearethosewhogivewithjoy,
e
andthatjoyistheirreward.
E
Andtherearethosewhogivewithpain,
e
andthatpainistheirbaptism.
E
Andtherearethosewho
dare
giveandknownotpainin
dare
giving,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
dare
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.
Theygiveasinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Attraverso
Throughthehandsofsuchasthese
Dio
Godspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesuponthe
terra
earth.
Itiswellto
dare
givewhenasked,butitis
meglio
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
E
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchfor
una
onewhoshallreceiveisjoygreaterthan
dare
giving.
Andisthereaughtyou
vorresti
wouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
giorno
daybegiven;.
Thereforegive
ora
now,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
e
andnotyourinheritors’.
Youoften
dici
say,“Iwouldgive,but
solo
onlytothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
dicono
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
Theygivethattheymay
vivere
live,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
che
whoisworthytoreceivehisdays
e
andhisnights,isworthyof
tutto
allelsefromyou.
Andhe
chi
whohasdeservedtodrinkfrom
la
theoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
piccolo
littlestream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershall
ci
therebe,thanthatwhichliesin
la
thecourageandtheconfidence,nay
la
thecharity,ofreceiving?
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
e
andunveiltheirpride,thatyoumay
vedere
seetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Vedi
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
e
andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
verità
truthitislifethat
dà
givesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
un
agiver,arebutawitness.
E
Andyoureceivers—andyouare
tutti
allreceivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
un
ayokeuponyourselfanduponhim
che
whogives.
Ratherrisetogetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
che
whohasthefreeheartedearthfor
madre
mother,andGodforfather.
Thenan
vecchio
oldman,akeeperofaninn,
disse
said,Speaktousof
Mangiare
EatingandDrinking.