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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
Den
The
Madman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
og
and
Foam.
1926JesustheSonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenoftheProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934NymphsoftheValley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,
den
the
chosenandthebeloved,whowas
en
a
dawnuntohisown
dag
day
,hadwaitedtwelveyearsin
den
the
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwastoreturn
og
and
bearhimbackto
den
the
isleofhisbirth.
Og
And
inthetwelfthyear,on
den
the
seventhdayofIelool,
den
the
monthofreaping,heclimbed
den
the
hillwithoutthecitywalls
og
and
lookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisship
komme
coming
withthemist.
Thenthegatesofhis
hjerte
heart
wereflungopen,andhisjoyflew
langt
far
overthesea.
Andhe
lukket
closed
hiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Men
But
ashedescendedthehill,
en
a
sadnesscameuponhim,
og
and
hethoughtinhis
hjerte
heart:
.
HowshallIgoinpeace
og
and
withoutsorrow?
Nay,not
uten
without
awoundinthespiritshallI
forlate
leave
thiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainI
har
have
spentwithinitswalls,
og
and
longwerethenightsofaloneness;
og
and
whocandepartfromhispain
og
and
hisalonenesswithoutregret?
For
Too
manyfragmentsofthespirit
har
have
Iscatteredinthesestreets,
og
and
toomanyarethe
barna
children
ofmylongingthat
går
walk
nakedamongthesehills,
og
and
Icannotwithdrawfromthem
uten
without
aburdenandanache.
Itisnot
et
a
garmentIcastoffthis
dag
day
,butaskinthatItear
med
with
myownhands.
NorisitathoughtI
forlater
leave
behindme,buta
hjerte
heart
madesweetwithhunger
og
and
withthirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Thesea
som
that
callsallthingsuntoher
kaller
calls
me,andImustembark.
Fortostay,
om
though
thehoursburninthe
natten
night
,istofreezeandcrystallize
og
and
beboundinamould.
Fain
ville
would
Itakewithme
alt
all
thatishere.
But
hvordan
how
shallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
og
and
thelipsthatgaveitwings.
Alene
Alone
mustitseektheether.
Og
And
aloneandwithouthisnestshalltheeagleflyacrossthesun.
Now
da
when
hereachedthefootof
den
the
hill,heturnedagaintowards
den
the
sea,andhesawhisshipapproaching
den
the
harbour,anduponherprow
den
the
mariners,themenofhis
eget
own
land.
Andhissoulcriedoutto
dem
them
,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
mor
mother
,youridersofthetides,.
Hvor
How
oftenhaveyousailedinmydreams.
Og
And
nowyoucomeinmyawakening,
som
which
ismydeeperdream.
Klar
Ready
amItogo,
og
and
myeagernesswithsails
full
full
setawaitsthewind.
Bare
Only
anotherbreathwillIbreathein
denne
this
stillair,onlyanotherloving
blikk
look
castbackward,.
AndthenIshall
stå
stand
amongyou,aseafareramongseafarers.
Og
And
you,vastsea,sleepless
mor
mother,
.
Whoalonearepeace
og
and
freedomtotheriver
og
and
thestream,.
Onlyanotherwinding
vil
will
thisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
denne
this
glade,.
AndthenshallI
komme
come
toyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
Og
And
ashewalkedhe
saw
fromafarmenandwomen
forlot
leaving
theirfieldsandtheirvineyards
og
and
hasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Og
And
heheardtheirvoicescallinghis
navn
name
,andshoutingfromfieldtofield
fortalte
telling
oneanotherofthe
kom
coming
ofhisship.
Andhe
sa
said
tohimself:.
Shallthe
dagen
day
ofpartingbethe
dagen
day
ofgathering?
Andshallitbesaidthatmyevewasin
sannhet
truth
mydawn?
AndwhatshallI
gi
give
untohimwhohaslefthisploughinmidfurrow,
eller
or
tohimwhohasstopped
den
the
wheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
hjerte
heart
becomeatreeheavy-laden
med
with
fruitthatImaygather
og
and
giveuntothem?
Andshallmydesiresflowlike
en
a
fountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmI
en
a
harpthatthehandof
den
the
mightymaytouchme,
eller
or
aflutethathisbreath
kan
may
passthroughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Jeg
I
,andwhattreasurehaveI
funnet
found
insilencesthatI
kan
may
dispensewithconfidence?
If
dette
this
ismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
har
have
Isowedtheseed,
og
and
inwhatunrememberedseasons?
Hvis
If
thisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
og
and
darkshallIraisemylantern,.
Og
And
theguardianofthenightshallfillit
med
with
oilandheshalllightit
også
also
.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Men
But
muchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
kunne
could
notspeakhisdeepersecret.
Og
And
whenheenteredintothe
byen
city
allthepeoplecameto
møte
meet
him,andtheywerecryingouttohimas
med
with
onevoice.
Andtheeldersof
de
the
citystoodforthand
sa
said:
.
Gonotyetawayfrom
oss
us
.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
og
and
youryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
drømme
dream
.
Nostrangerareyouamong
oss
us
,noraguest,butour
sønn
son
andourdearlybeloved.
Suffernot
ennå
yet
oureyestohungerforyour
ansikt
face
.
Andthepriestsandthepriestesses
sa
said
untohim:.
Letnotthewavesoftheseaseparateus
now
,andtheyearsyou
har
have
spentinourmidst
bli
become
amemory.
Youhavewalkedamongusaspirit,
og
and
yourshadowhasbeena
lys
light
uponourfaces.
Much
har
have
welovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
kjærlighet
love
,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Men
Yet
nowitcriesalouduntoyou,
og
and
wouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Og
And
everhasitbeenthatlove
kjenner
knows
notitsowndepth
før
until
thehourofseparation.
Og
And
otherscamealsoandentreated
ham
him
.
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
bare
only
benthishead;
and
de
those
whostoodnearsawhistears
falle
falling
uponhisbreast.
Andhe
og
and
thepeopleproceededtowardsthe
store
great
squarebeforethetemple.
Og
And
therecameoutofthesanctuary
en
a
womanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
Og
And
shewasaseeress.
Og
And
helookeduponher
med
with
exceedingtenderness,foritwasshe
som
who
hadfirstsoughtand
trodd
believed
inhimwhenhe
hadde
had
beenbutadayintheir
by
city
.
Andshehailedhim,
sa
saying:
.
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,
lenge
long
haveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Og
And
nowyourshiphas
kommet
come
,andyoumustneeds
go
.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemories
og
and
thedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
og
and
ourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneeds
holde
hold
you.
Yetthiswe
ber
ask
ereyouleaveus,
at
that
youspeaktous
og
and
giveusofyour
sannhet
truth
.
Andwewillgiveituntoour
barn
children
,andtheyuntotheir
barn
children
,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
har
have
watchedwithourdays,
og
and
inyourwakefulnessyou
har
have
listenedtotheweeping
og
and
thelaughterofour
søvn
sleep
.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
og
and
tellusallthat
har
has
beenshownyouofthatwhichis
mellom
between
birthanddeath.
Andhe
svarte
answered,
.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
kan
can
Ispeaksaveofthatwhichis
selv
even
nowmovingwithinyoursouls?
Then
sa
said
Almitra,Speaktousof
Kjærlighet
Love
.
Andheraisedhis
hodet
head
andlookeduponthepeople,
og
and
therefellastillnessupon
dem
them
.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
sa
said:
.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,
følg
follow
him,.
Thoughhiswaysare
harde
hard
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
ham
him,
.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
kan
may
woundyou.
Andwhenhe
snakker
speaks
toyoubelievein
ham
him,
.
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenaslovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Selv
Even
asheascendstoyourheight
og
and
caressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
og
and
shakethemintheirclingingtothe
jorden
earth
.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyouto
gjøre
make
younaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
til
until
youarepliant;.
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
ild
fire
,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Alle
All
thesethingsshalllove
gjøre
do
untoyouthatyou
kan
may
knowthesecretsofyour
hjerte
heart
,andinthatknowledge
bli
become
afragmentofLife’s
hjerte
heart
.
Butifinyourfearyou
vil
would
seekonlylove’speace
og
and
love’spleasure,.
Thenitis
bedre
better
foryouthatyoucoveryournakedness
og
and
passoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
den
the
seasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
men
but
notallofyourlaughter,
og
and
weep,butnotallofyourtears.
Kjærlighet
Love
givesnaughtbutitself
og
and
takesnaughtbutfromitself.
Kjærlighet
Love
possessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
kjærlighet
love
issufficientuntolove.
Når
When
youloveyoushouldnot
si
say
,“Godisinmyheart,”
men
but
rather,“IamintheheartofGod.”
Og
And
thinknotyoucandirectthe
kurs
course
oflove,forlove,
hvis
if
itfindsyouworthy,directsyour
kurs
course
.
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Men
But
ifyouloveandmustneedshavedesires,
la
let
thesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
og
and
belikearunningbrookthat
synger
sings
itsmelodytothe
natten
night
.
Toknowthepainof
for
too
muchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyour
egen
own
understandingoflove;.
Andtobleedwillingly
og
and
joyfully.
Towakeatdawn
med
with
awingedheartandgive
takke
thanks
foranotherdayofloving;.
To
hvile
rest
atthenoonhour
og
and
meditatelove’secstacy;.
Toreturn
hjem
home
ateventidewithgratitude;.
Og
And
thentosleepwith
en
a
prayerforthebelovedinyour
hjertet
heart
andasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitraspoke
igjen
again
andsaid,AndwhatofMarriage
mester
master
?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
sammen
together
,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
sammen
together
whenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
sammen
together
eveninthesilentmemoryof
Gud
God
.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Og
And
letthewindsoftheheavens
danse
dance
betweenyou.
Loveoneanother,
men
but
makenotabondof
kjærlighet
love:
.
Letitratherbe
et
a
movingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
men
but
drinknotfromonecup.
Gi
Give
oneanotherofyourbread
men
but
eatnotfromthe
samme
same
loaf.
Singanddance
sammen
together
andbejoyous,but
la
let
eachoneofyoube
alene
alone,
.
Evenasthestringsof
en
a
lutearealonethoughtheyquiver
med
with
thesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
men
but
notintoeachother’skeeping.
For
bare
only
thehandofLife
kan
can
containyourhearts.
And
stå
stand
togetheryetnottoonear
sammen
together:
.
Forthepillarsofthetemple
står
stand
apart,.
Andtheoaktree
og
and
thecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Og
And
awomanwhoheldababe
mot
against
herbosomsaid,Speaktousof
Barn
Children
.
Andhesaid:.
Your
barn
children
arenotyourchildren.
Theyarethesons
og
and
daughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
kommer
come
throughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Og
And
thoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
You
kan
may
givethemyourlove
men
but
notyourthoughts,.
Forthey
har
have
theirownthoughts.
You
kan
may
housetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellinthe
hus
house
oftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
engang
even
inyourdreams.
You
kan
may
strivetobelike
dem
them
,butseeknotto
gjøre
make
themlikeyou.
For
livet
life
goesnotbackwardnortarries
med
with
yesterday.
Youarethebowsfromwhichyour
barn
children
aslivingarrowsare
sendt
sent
forth.
Thearcherseesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
og
and
HebendsyouwithHis
kan
might
thatHisarrowsmay
go
swiftandfar.
LetyourbendingintheArcher’s
hånd
hand
beforgladness;.
Forevenashe
elsker
loves
thearrowthatflies,soHe
elsker
loves
alsothebowthatisstable.
Then
sa
said
arichman,Speaktousof
Gi
Giving
.
Andheanswered:.
You
gir
give
butlittlewhenyou
gir
give
ofyourpossessions.
Itis
når
when
yougiveofyourselfthatyoutruly
gir
give
.
Forwhatareyourpossessions
men
but
thingsyoukeepandguardforfearyou
kan
may
needthemtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshalltomorrow
bringe
bring
totheoverprudentdogburyingbonesin
den
the
tracklesssandashe
følger
follows
thepilgrimstotheholy
byen
city
?
Andwhatisfearof
behov
need
butneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
når
when
yourwellisfull,thethirst
som
that
isunquenchable?
Therearethosewho
gir
give
littleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
gir
give
itforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesire
gjør
makes
theirgiftsunwholesome.
Andthereare
de
those
whohavelittleand
gir
give
itall.
Theseare
de
the
believersinlifeand
de
the
bountyoflife,andtheircofferis
aldri
never
empty.
Therearethosewho
gir
give
withjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Og
And
therearethosewho
gir
give
withpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
Og
And
therearethosewhogive
og
and
knownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjoy,norgive
med
with
mindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
gir
give
asinyondervalleythemyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
Gjennom
Through
thehandsofsuchas
disse
these
Godspeaks,andfrom
bak
behind
theireyesHesmilesuponthe
jorden
earth
.
Itiswellto
gi
give
whenasked,butitis
bedre
better
togiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Og
And
totheopen-handedthesearchfor
en
one
whoshallreceiveisjoygreater
enn
than
giving.
Andisthereaughtyou
vil
would
withhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
dag
day
begiven;.
Thereforegive
now
,thattheseasonof
gi
giving
maybeyoursandnotyourinheritors’.
Youoften
sier
say
,“Iwouldgive,but
bare
only
tothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
sier
say
notso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
gir
give
thattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhe
som
who
isworthytoreceivehisdays
og
and
hisnights,isworthyof
alt
all
elsefromyou.
Andhe
som
who
hasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
lille
little
stream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,
enn
than
thatwhichliesinthecourage
og
and
theconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Og
And
whoareyouthatmen
skal
should
rendtheirbosomandunveiltheirpride,
at
that
youmayseetheirworthnaked
og
and
theirprideunabashed?
See
først
first
thatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
og
and
aninstrumentofgiving.
Forin
sannhet
truth
itislifethat
gir
gives
untolife—whileyou,whodeemyourselfagiver,arebutawitness.
Og
And
youreceivers—andyouare
alle
all
receivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
et
a
yokeuponyourselfanduponhim
som
who
gives.
Ratherrisetogether
med
with
thegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerosity
som
who
hasthefreeheartedearthfor
mor
mother
,andGodforfather.
Thenan
gammel
old
man,akeeperofaninn,
sa
said
,Speaktousof
Spise
Eating
andDrinking.