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The Prophet | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

The Prophet | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
El
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919
El
TheForerunner.
1920TheProphet.
1923Sand
y
andFoam.
1926Jesusthe
Hijo
SonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931
El
TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenof
el
theProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934Nymphsof
las
theValley.
THEPROPHET
Almustafa,thechosen
y
andthebeloved,whowas
un
adawnuntohisown
día
day,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthe
ciudad
cityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwasto
regresar
returnandbearhimbacktotheisleofhisbirth.
Y
Andinthetwelfthyear,ontheseventh
día
dayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthe
ciudad
citywallsandlookedseaward;
y
andhebeheldhisship
viniendo
comingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhis
corazón
heartwereflungopen,andhisjoyflew
lejos
faroverthesea.
Andhe
cerró
closedhiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Pero
Butashedescendedthehill,
una
asadnesscameuponhim,
y
andhethoughtinhis
corazón
heart:.
HowshallIgoinpeace
y
andwithoutsorrow?
Nay,not
sin
withoutawoundinthespiritshallI
dejaré
leavethiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainI
he
havespentwithinitswalls,
y
andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
y
andwhocandepartfromhispain
y
andhisalonenesswithoutregret?
Toomanyfragmentsof
los
thespirithaveIscatteredin
estas
thesestreets,andtoomanyare
los
thechildrenofmylongingthat
caminan
walknakedamongthesehills,
y
andIcannotwithdrawfromthem
sin
withoutaburdenandanache.
Itisnot
una
agarmentIcastoff
este
thisday,butaskinthatItear
con
withmyownhands.
Norisit
un
athoughtIleavebehindme,
sino
butaheartmadesweetwithhunger
y
andwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Theseathat
llama
callsallthingsuntoher
llama
callsme,andImustembark.
Forto
quedarse
stay,thoughthehoursburninthe
noche
night,istofreezeandcrystallize
y
andbeboundinamould.
FainwouldItakewithme
todo
allthatishere.
But
cómo
howshallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongue
y
andthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Solo
Alonemustitseektheether.
Y
Andaloneandwithouthisnestshall
el
theeagleflyacrossthesun.
Ahora
Nowwhenhereachedthefootofthehill,heturned
de nuevo
againtowardsthesea,andhe
vio
sawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,
y
anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
Y
Andhissoulcriedoutto
ellos
them,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancient
madre
mother,youridersofthetides,.
Howoften
has
haveyousailedinmydreams.
Y
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,whichismydeeper
sueño
dream.
ReadyamItogo,
y
andmyeagernesswithsailsfullsetawaitsthewind.
Sólo
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreathein
este
thisstillair,onlyanotherloving
mirada
lookcastbackward,.
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,
un
aseafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,vastsea,sleepless
madre
mother,.
Whoalonearepeace
y
andfreedomtotheriver
y
andthestream,.
Onlyanotherwindingwill
este
thisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurin
este
thisglade,.
AndthenshallI
vendré
cometoyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
Y
Andashewalkedhe
vio
sawfromafarmenandwomen
dejando
leavingtheirfieldsandtheirvineyards
y
andhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Y
Andheheardtheirvoices
llamando
callinghisname,andshoutingfromfieldtofieldtelling
uno
oneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
Y
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shallthe
día
dayofpartingbethe
día
dayofgathering?
Andshallitbe
dirá
saidthatmyevewasintruthmydawn?
Y
AndwhatshallIgiveuntohimwho
ha
haslefthisploughinmidfurrow,
o
ortohimwhohasstopped
la
thewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmy
corazón
heartbecomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruitthatI
pueda
maygatherandgiveuntothem?
Y
Andshallmydesiresflow
como
likeafountainthatI
pueda
mayfilltheircups?
AmIaharpthat
la
thehandofthemightymay
toque
touchme,oraflutethathisbreathmaypass
a través de
throughme?
Aseekerofsilencesam
Yo
I,andwhattreasurehaveI
encontrado
foundinsilencesthatI
pueda
maydispensewithconfidence?
If
este
thisismydayofharvest,inwhatfields
he
haveIsowedtheseed,
y
andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
Si
IfthisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmylantern,itisnotmyflamethatshallburntherein.
Empty
y
anddarkshallIraisemylantern,.
Y
Andtheguardianofthe
noche
nightshallfillitwithoil
y
andheshalllightit
también
also.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Pero
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimself
podía
couldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
Y
Andwhenheenteredintothe
ciudad
cityallthepeoplecametomeethim,
y
andtheywerecryingouttohimas
con
withonevoice.
Andtheeldersofthe
ciudad
citystoodforthandsaid:.
Gonotyetawayfrom
nosotros
us.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninourtwilight,
y
andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamsto
soñar
dream.
Nostrangerareyouamong
nosotros
us,noraguest,butour
hijo
sonandourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyestohungerforyour
rostro
face.
Andthepriestsandthepriestesses
dijeron
saiduntohim:.
Letnotthewavesoftheseaseparateus
ahora
now,andtheyearsyou
has
havespentinourmidst
conviertan
becomeamemory.
Youhave
andado
walkedamongusaspirit,
y
andyourshadowhasbeen
una
alightuponourfaces.
Much
hemos
havewelovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasour
amor
love,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Yet
ahora
nowitcriesalouduntoyou,
y
andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Y
Andeverhasitbeenthat
amor
loveknowsnotitsowndepthuntilthehourofseparation.
Y
Andotherscamealsoandentreatedhim.
Pero
Butheansweredthemnot.
He
sólo
onlybenthishead;
andthosewhostoodnear
vieron
sawhistearsfallinguponhisbreast.
Y
Andheandthepeopleproceededtowardsthe
gran
greatsquarebeforethetemple.
Y
Andtherecameoutofthesanctuary
una
awomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
Y
Andshewasaseeress.
Y
Andhelookeduponher
con
withexceedingtenderness,foritwasshewho
había
hadfirstsoughtandbelievedinhim
cuando
whenhehadbeenbut
un
adayintheircity.
Y
Andshehailedhim,saying:.
Prophetof
Dios
God,inquestoftheuttermost,
tiempo
longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Y
Andnowyourshiphas
llegado
come,andyoumustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingfor
la
thelandofyourmemories
y
andthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
y
andourlovewouldnotbindyounorourneedsholdyou.
Yet
esto
thisweaskereyou
dejes
leaveus,thatyouspeaktous
y
andgiveusofyourtruth.
Y
Andwewillgiveituntoour
hijos
children,andtheyuntotheir
hijos
children,anditshallnotperish.
Inyouralonenessyou
has
havewatchedwithourdays,
y
andinyourwakefulnessyou
has
havelistenedtotheweeping
y
andthelaughterofour
sueño
sleep.
Nowthereforediscloseustoourselves,
y
andtellusallthat
ha
hasbeenshownyouofthatwhichis
entre
betweenbirthanddeath.
Andhe
respondió
answered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhat
puedo
canIspeaksaveofthatwhichis
incluso
evennowmovingwithinyoursouls?
Then
dijo
saidAlmitra,Speaktousof
Amor
Love.
Andheraisedhis
cabeza
headandlookeduponthe
pueblo
people,andtherefellastillnessupon
ellos
them.
Andwithagreatvoicehe
dijo
said:.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,.
Aunque
Thoughhiswaysarehard
y
andsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldto
él
him,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinions
pueda
maywoundyou.
Andwhenhe
hable
speakstoyoubelieveinhim,.
Aunque
Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsas
el
thenorthwindlayswaste
el
thegarden.
Forevenas
amor
lovecrownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyourgrowthsoisheforyourpruning.
Incluso
Evenasheascendstoyourheight
y
andcaressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverin
el
thesun,.
Soshallhedescendtoyourroots
y
andshakethemintheirclingingtothe
tierra
earth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyou
hasta que
untilyouarepliant;.
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacred
fuego
fire,thatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast.
Todas
Allthesethingsshalllove
hará
dountoyouthatyou
puedas
mayknowthesecretsofyour
corazón
heart,andinthatknowledgebecome
un
afragmentofLife’sheart.
Pero
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
sólo
onlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitis
mejor
betterforyouthatyoucoveryournakedness
y
andpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Into
el
theseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
pero
butnotallofyourlaughter,
y
andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Amor
Lovegivesnaughtbutitself
y
andtakesnaughtbutfromitself.
Amor
Lovepossessesnotnorwoulditbepossessed;.
For
amor
loveissufficientuntolove.
Cuando
Whenyouloveyoushouldnot
decir
say,“Godisinmyheart,”
sino
butrather,“Iamin
el
theheartofGod.”
And
pienses
thinknotyoucandirect
el
thecourseoflove,for
amor
love,ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyour
curso
course.
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself.
Pero
Butifyouloveand
debéis
mustneedshavedesires,let
estos
thesebeyourdesires:.
Tomelt
y
andbelikearunningbrookthat
canta
singsitsmelodytothe
noche
night.
Toknowthepainoftoomuchtenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingof
amor
love;.
Andtobleedwillingly
y
andjoyfully.
Towakeatdawn
con
withawingedheartand
dar
givethanksforanotherdayofloving;.
To
descansar
restatthenoonhour
y
andmeditatelove’secstacy;.
To
regresar
returnhomeateventidewithgratitude;.
Y
Andthentosleepwith
una
aprayerforthebelovedinyour
corazón
heartandasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitra
habló
spokeagainandsaid,AndwhatofMarriage
maestro
master?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborn
juntos
together,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbe
juntos
togetherwhenthewhitewingsof
muerte
deathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbe
juntos
togethereveninthesilentmemoryof
Dios
God.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Y
Andletthewindsof
los
theheavensdancebetweenyou.
Amor
Loveoneanother,butmakenotabondof
amor
love:.
Letitratherbe
un
amovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scup
pero
butdrinknotfromonecup.
Give
uno
oneanotherofyourbread
pero
buteatnotfromthe
mismo
sameloaf.
Singanddance
juntos
togetherandbejoyous,butleteach
uno
oneofyoubealone,.
Incluso
Evenasthestringsof
un
alutearealonethoughtheyquiver
con
withthesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,
pero
butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
For
sólo
onlythehandofLife
puede
cancontainyourhearts.
Andstand
juntos
togetheryetnottoonear
juntos
together:.
Forthepillarsof
las
thetemplestandapart,.
Andtheoaktree
y
andthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Y
Andawomanwhoheldababeagainstherbosom
dijo
said,SpeaktousofChildren.
Y
Andhesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyour
hijos
children.
TheyarethesonsanddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
They
vienen
comethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Y
Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
You
puedes
maygivethemyourlove
pero
butnotyourthoughts,.
Forthey
tienen
havetheirownthoughts.
You
puedes
mayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsoulsdwellin
la
thehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,not
siquiera
eveninyourdreams.
You
puedes
maystrivetobelike
ellos
them,butseeknotto
hacer
makethemlikeyou.
For
vida
lifegoesnotbackwardnortarries
con
withyesterday.
Youarethebowsfromwhichyour
hijos
childrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcher
ve
seesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,
y
andHebendsyouwithHismightthatHisarrowsmaygoswift
y
andfar.
Letyourbendingin
la
theArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashe
ama
lovesthearrowthatflies,soHe
ama
lovesalsothebowthatisstable.
Then
dijo
saidarichman,SpeaktousofGiving.
Y
Andheanswered:.
Yougive
pero
butlittlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itis
cuando
whenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutruly
das
give.
Forwhatareyourpossessions
sino
butthingsyoukeepandguardforfearyou
puedas
mayneedthemtomorrow?
And
mañana
tomorrow,whatshalltomorrowbringtotheoverprudent
perro
dogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashe
sigue
followsthepilgrimstotheholy
ciudad
city?
Andwhatisfearof
necesidad
needbutneeditself?
Isnotdreadofthirst
cuando
whenyourwellisfull,thethirstthatisunquenchable?
Hay
Therearethosewhogive
poco
littleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andthey
dan
giveitforrecognitionandtheirhiddendesire
hace
makestheirgiftsunwholesome.
And
hay
therearethosewhohave
poco
littleandgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversin
vida
lifeandthebountyof
vida
life,andtheircofferis
nunca
neverempty.
Therearethosewho
dan
givewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Y
Andtherearethosewho
dan
givewithpain,andthatpainistheirbaptism.
Y
Andtherearethosewho
dar
giveandknownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjoy,nor
dar
givewithmindfulnessofvirtue;.
They
dan
giveasinyondervalley
el
themyrtlebreathesitsfragranceintospace.
A través de
Throughthehandsofsuchas
estos
theseGodspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesuponthe
tierra
earth.
Itiswellto
dar
givewhenasked,butitis
mejor
bettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Y
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchfor
una
onewhoshallreceiveisjoygreater
de
thangiving.
Andisthereaughtyou
quieras
wouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsome
día
daybegiven;.
Thereforegive
ahora
now,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyours
y
andnotyourinheritors’.
Youoften
dices
say,“Iwouldgive,but
sólo
onlytothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyourorchard
dicen
saynotso,northeflocksinyourpasture.
They
dan
givethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhewhoisworthytoreceivehisdays
y
andhisnights,isworthyof
todo
allelsefromyou.
Andhewho
ha
hasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanof
vida
lifedeservestofillhiscupfromyour
pequeño
littlestream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,thanthatwhichliesinthecourage
y
andtheconfidence,naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Y
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheirbosom
y
andunveiltheirpride,thatyou
puedas
mayseetheirworthnaked
y
andtheirprideunabashed?
See
primero
firstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,
y
andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forintruthitis
vida
lifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourself
un
agiver,arebutawitness.
Y
Andyoureceivers—andyouare
todos
allreceivers—assumenoweightofgratitude,lestyoulay
un
ayokeuponyourselfanduponhimwho
da
gives.
Ratherrisetogetherwith
el
thegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthisgenerositywho
tiene
hasthefreeheartedearthfor
madre
mother,andGodforfather.
Thenanoldman,akeeperofaninn,
dijo
said,Speaktousof
Comer
EatingandDrinking.