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The Prophet | Gradually Hardening Swedish B2 Books

The Prophet | Gradually Hardening Swedish B2 Books

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THEBOOKSOFKAHLILGIBRAN
TheMadman.
1918TwentyDrawings.
1919TheForerunner.
1920The
Profeten
Prophet.
1923SandandFoam.
1926JesustheSonofMan.
1928TheForthGods.
1931TheWanderer.
1932TheGardenoftheProphet1933ProsePoems.
1934NymphsoftheValley.
THE
Profeten
PROPHET
Almustafa,thechosenandthebeloved,whowasadawnuntohisownday,hadwaitedtwelveyearsinthecityofOrphaleseforhisshipthatwastoreturnandbearhimbacktothe
ön
isleofhisbirth.
Andinthetwelfthyear,onthe
sjunde
seventhdayofIelool,themonthofreaping,heclimbedthehillwithoutthecitywallsandlookedseaward;
andhebeheldhisshipcomingwiththemist.
Thenthegatesofhisheartwereflungopen,andhisjoyflewfaroverthesea.
Andheclosedhiseyesandprayedinthesilencesofhissoul.
Butashedescendedthehill,a
sorg
sadnesscameuponhim,andhethoughtinhisheart:.
HowshallIgoinpeaceandwithout
sorg
sorrow?
Nay,notwithoutawoundinthespiritshallIleavethiscity.
LongwerethedaysofpainIhavespentwithinitswalls,andlongwerethenightsofaloneness;
andwhocandepartfromhispainandhisalonenesswithoutregret?
ToomanyfragmentsofthespirithaveIscatteredinthesestreets,andtoomanyarethechildrenofmylongingthatwalknakedamongthesehills,andIcannotwithdrawfromthemwithouta
börda
burdenandanache.
ItisnotagarmentIcastoffthisday,butaskinthatItearwithmyownhands.
NorisitathoughtIleavebehindme,butaheartmadesweetwith
hunger
hungerandwiththirst.
YetIcannottarrylonger.
Theseathatcallsallthingsuntohercallsme,andImustembark.
Fortostay,thoughthehoursburninthenight,istofreezeandcrystallizeandbeboundinamould.
FainwouldItakewithmeallthatishere.
ButhowshallI?
Avoicecannotcarrythetongueandthelipsthatgaveitwings.
Alonemustitseekthe
etern
ether.
Andaloneandwithouthis
bo
nestshalltheeagleflyacrossthesun.
Nowwhenhereachedthefootofthehill,heturnedagaintowardsthesea,andhesawhisshipapproachingtheharbour,anduponherprowthemariners,themenofhisownland.
Andhissoulcriedouttothem,andhesaid:.
Sonsofmyancientmother,youridersofthetides,.
Howoftenhaveyou
seglat
sailedinmydreams.
Andnowyoucomeinmyawakening,whichismydeeperdream.
ReadyamItogo,andmyeagernesswithsailsfullset
väntar
awaitsthewind.
OnlyanotherbreathwillIbreatheinthisstillair,onlyanotherlovinglookcastbackward,.
AndthenIshallstandamongyou,aseafareramongseafarers.
Andyou,
vidsträckt
vastsea,sleeplessmother,.
Whoalonearepeaceandfreedomtotheriverandthestream,.
Onlyanotherwindingwillthisstreammake,onlyanothermurmurinthisglade,.
AndthenshallIcometoyou,aboundlessdroptoaboundlessocean.
Andashewalkedhesawfromafarmenandwomenleavingtheirfieldsandtheirvineyardsandhasteningtowardsthecitygates.
Andheheardtheirvoicescallinghisname,andshoutingfromfieldtofieldtellingoneanotherofthecomingofhisship.
Andhesaidtohimself:.
Shallthedayofpartingbethedayofgathering?
Andshallitbesaidthatmyevewasintruthmydawn?
AndwhatshallIgiveuntohimwhohaslefthis
plöj
ploughinmidfurrow,ortohimwhohasstoppedthewheelofhiswinepress?
Shallmyheartbecomeatreeheavy-ladenwithfruitthatImaygatherandgiveuntothem?
AndshallmydesiresflowlikeafountainthatImayfilltheircups?
AmIa
harpa
harpthatthehandofthemightymaytouchme,ora
flöjt
flutethathisbreathmaypassthroughme?
AseekerofsilencesamI,andwhattreasurehaveIfoundinsilencesthatImaydispensewithconfidence?
Ifthisismydayofharvest,inwhatfieldshaveI
sått
sowedtheseed,andinwhatunrememberedseasons?
IfthisindeedbethehourinwhichIliftupmy
lykta
lantern,itisnotmy
låga
flamethatshallburntherein.
EmptyanddarkshallIraisemy
lykta
lantern,.
Andtheguardianofthenightshallfillitwithoilandheshalllightitalso.
Thesethingshesaidinwords.
Butmuchinhisheartremainedunsaid.
Forhehimselfcouldnotspeakhisdeepersecret.
Andwhenheenteredintothecityallthepeoplecametomeethim,andtheywerecryingouttohimaswithonevoice.
Andtheeldersofthecitystood
fram
forthandsaid:.
Gonotyetawayfromus.
Anoontidehaveyoubeeninour
skymning
twilight,andyouryouthhasgivenusdreamstodream.
Nostrangerareyouamongus,noraguest,butoursonandourdearlybeloved.
Suffernotyetoureyesto
hungra
hungerforyourface.
Andthepriestsandthepriestessessaiduntohim:.
Letnotthewavesoftheseaseparateusnow,andtheyearsyouhavespentinourmidstbecomeamemory.
Youhavewalkedamongusaspirit,andyourshadowhasbeenalightuponourfaces.
Muchhavewelovedyou.
Butspeechlesswasourlove,andwithveilshasitbeenveiled.
Yetnowitcries
högt
alouduntoyou,andwouldstandrevealedbeforeyou.
Andeverhasitbeenthatloveknowsnotitsown
djup
depthuntilthehourofseparation.
Andotherscamealsoandentreatedhim.
Butheansweredthemnot.
Heonly
böjde
benthishead;
andthosewhostoodnearsawhistearsfallinguponhis
bröst
breast.
Andheandthepeople
fortsatte
proceededtowardsthegreatsquarebeforethetemple.
Andtherecameoutofthe
helgedomen
sanctuaryawomanwhosenamewasAlmitra.
Andshewasaseeress.
Andhelookeduponherwithexceeding
ömhet
tenderness,foritwasshewhohadfirstsoughtandbelievedinhimwhenhehadbeenbutadayintheircity.
Andshehailedhim,saying:.
Profet
ProphetofGod,inquestoftheuttermost,longhaveyousearchedthedistancesforyourship.
Andnowyourshiphascome,andyoumustneedsgo.
Deepisyourlongingforthelandofyourmemoriesandthedwellingplaceofyourgreaterdesires;
andourlovewouldnot
binda
bindyounorourneedsholdyou.
Yetthisweaskereyouleaveus,thatyouspeaktousandgiveusofyourtruth.
Andwewillgiveituntoourchildren,andtheyuntotheirchildren,anditshallnot
förgås
perish.
Inyouralonenessyouhavewatchedwithourdays,andinyourwakefulnessyouhavelistenedtotheweepingandthelaughterofoursleep.
Nowtherefore
avslöja
discloseustoourselves,andtellusallthathasbeenshownyouofthatwhichisbetweenbirthanddeath.
Andheanswered,.
PeopleofOrphalese,ofwhatcanIspeaksaveofthatwhichisevennowmovingwithinyoursouls?
ThensaidAlmitra,SpeaktousofLove.
Andheraisedhisheadandlookeduponthepeople,andtherefellastillnessuponthem.
Andwithagreatvoicehesaid:.
Whenlovebeckonstoyou,followhim,.
Thoughhiswaysarehardandsteep.
Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyou
ger
yieldtohim,.
Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.
Andwhenhespeakstoyoubelieveinhim,.
Thoughhisvoicemay
krossa
shatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.
Forevenaslove
kröner
crownsyousoshallhecrucifyyou.
Evenasheisforyour
tillväxt
growthsoisheforyourpruning.
Evenasheascendstoyour
höjd
heightandcaressesyourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,.
Soshallhe
ner
descendtoyourrootsandshakethemintheirclingingtotheearth.
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself.
Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked.
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks.
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness.
Hekneadsyouuntilyouarepliant;.
Andthenhe
tilldelar
assignsyoutohissacredfire,thatyoumaybecome
heliga
sacredbreadforGod’ssacred
fest
feast.
Allthesethingsshalllovedountoyouthatyoumayknowthesecretsofyourheart,andinthatknowledgebecomea
fragment
fragmentofLife’sheart.
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseekonlylove’speaceandlove’spleasure,.
Thenitisbetterforyouthatyoucoveryournakednessandpassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,.
Intotheseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,butnotallofyourlaughter,andweep,butnotallofyourtears.
Lovegivesnaughtbutitselfandtakesnaughtbutfromitself.
Love
äger
possessesnotnorwoulditbe
äger
possessed;.
Forloveissufficientuntolove.
Whenyouloveyoushouldnotsay,“Godisinmyheart,”butrather,“IamintheheartofGod.”
Andthinknotyoucandirectthecourseoflove,forlove,ifitfindsyou
värdig
worthy,directsyourcourse.
Lovehasnootherdesirebutto
uppfylla
fulfilitself.
Butifyouloveandmustneedshavedesires,letthesebeyourdesires:.
To
smälta
meltandbelikearunningbrookthatsingsits
melodi
melodytothenight.
Toknowthepainoftoomuch
ömhet
tenderness.
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;.
Andtobleedwillinglyandjoyfully.
Towakeatdawnwithawingedheartandgivethanksforanotherdayofloving;.
Torestatthe
middagstid
noonhourandmeditatelove’secstacy;.
Toreturnhomeateventidewith
tacksamhet
gratitude;.
Andthentosleepwitha
bön
prayerforthebelovedinyourheartandasongofpraiseuponyourlips.
ThenAlmitraspokeagainandsaid,AndwhatofMarriagemaster?
Andheansweredsaying:.
Youwereborntogether,andtogetheryoushallbeforevermore.
Youshallbetogetherwhenthewhitewingsofdeathscatteryourdays.
Aye,youshallbetogethereveninthesilentmemoryofGod.
Butlettherebespacesinyourtogetherness,.
Andletthewindsoftheheavensdancebetweenyou.
Loveoneanother,butmakenotabondoflove:.
Letitratherbeamovingseabetweentheshoresofyoursouls.
Filleachother’scupbutdrinknotfromonecup.
Giveoneanotherofyourbreadbuteatnotfromthesameloaf.
Singanddancetogetherandbe
glada
joyous,butleteachoneofyoubealone,.
Evenasthestringsofalutearealonethoughtheyquiverwiththesamemusic.
Giveyourhearts,butnotintoeachother’skeeping.
ForonlythehandofLifecan
innehålla
containyourhearts.
Andstandtogetheryetnottooneartogether:.
Forthepillarsofthetemplestandapart,.
Andthe
eken
oaktreeandthecypressgrownotineachother’sshadow.
Andawomanwhoheldababeagainsther
bröst
bosomsaid,SpeaktousofChildren.
Andhesaid:.
Yourchildrenarenotyourchildren.
TheyarethesonsanddaughtersofLife’slongingforitself.
Theycomethroughyoubutnotfromyou,.
Andthoughtheyarewithyouyettheybelongnottoyou.
Youmaygivethemyourlovebutnotyourthoughts,.
Fortheyhavetheirownthoughts.
Youmayhousetheirbodiesbutnottheirsouls,.
Fortheirsouls
bor
dwellinthehouseoftomorrow,whichyoucannotvisit,noteveninyourdreams.
Youmay
sträva
strivetobelikethem,butseeknottomakethemlikeyou.
Forlifegoesnotbackwardnortarrieswithyesterday.
Youarethebowsfromwhichyourchildrenaslivingarrowsaresentforth.
Thearcherseesthemarkuponthepathoftheinfinite,andHe
böjer
bendsyouwithHismightthatHisarrowsmaygoswiftandfar.
LetyourbendingintheArcher’shandbeforgladness;.
Forevenashelovesthe
pil
arrowthatflies,soHelovesalsothebowthatis
stabil
stable.
Thensaidarichman,SpeaktousofGiving.
Andheanswered:.
Yougivebutlittlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itiswhenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulygive.
Forwhatareyourpossessionsbutthingsyoukeepandguardforfearyoumayneedthemtomorrow?
Andtomorrow,whatshalltomorrowbringtotheoverprudentdogburyingbonesinthetracklesssandashefollowsthepilgrimstotheholycity?
Andwhatisfearofneedbutneeditself?
Isnot
rädsla
dreadofthirstwhenyourwellisfull,the
törst
thirstthatisunquenchable?
Therearethosewhogivelittleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—andtheygiveitfor
erkännande
recognitionandtheirhiddendesiremakestheirgiftsunwholesome.
Andtherearethosewhohavelittleandgiveitall.
Thesearethebelieversinlifeandthebountyoflife,andtheircofferisneverempty.
Therearethosewhogivewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.
Andtherearethosewhogivewithpain,andthatpainistheir
dop
baptism.
Andtherearethosewhogiveandknownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjoy,norgivewithmindfulnessof
dygd
virtue;.
Theygiveasin
där borta
yondervalleythemyrtlebreathesits
doft
fragranceintospace.
ThroughthehandsofsuchastheseGodspeaks,andfrombehindtheireyesHesmilesupontheearth.
Itiswelltogivewhenasked,butitisbettertogiveunasked,throughunderstanding;.
Andtotheopen-handedthesearchforonewhoshallreceiveisjoygreaterthangiving.
Andisthereaughtyouwouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsomedaybegiven;.
Thereforegivenow,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyoursandnotyourinheritors’.
Youoftensay,“Iwouldgive,butonlytothedeserving.”
Thetreesinyour
fruktträdgård
orchardsaynotso,northeflocksinyour
betesmark
pasture.
Theygivethattheymaylive,fortowithholdisto
förgås
perish.
Surelyhewhois
värdig
worthytoreceivehisdaysandhisnights,is
värdig
worthyofallelsefromyou.
Andhewhohasdeservedtodrinkfromtheoceanoflifedeservestofillhiscupfromyourlittlestream.
Andwhatdesertgreatershalltherebe,thanthatwhichliesinthecourageandtheconfidence,
nej
naythecharity,ofreceiving?
Andwhoareyouthatmenshouldrendtheir
bröst
bosomandunveiltheirpride,thatyoumayseetheirworthnakedandtheirprideunabashed?
Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,andaninstrumentofgiving.
Forintruthitislifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyourselfagiver,arebutawitness.
Andyoureceivers—andyouareallreceivers—assumenoweightof
tacksamhet
gratitude,lestyoulayayokeuponyourselfanduponhimwhogives.
Ratherrisetogetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;.
Fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,isitodoubthis
generositet
generositywhohasthefreeheartedearthformother,andGodforfather.
Thenanoldman,akeeperofaninn,said,SpeaktousofEatingandDrinking.