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ONE WHO IS REAL IS HUMBLE

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To be real on this path you must be humble--
If you look down at others you'll get pushed down the stairs.

If your heart goes around on high, you fly far from this path.
There's no use hiding it-- What's inside always leaks outside.

Even the one with the long white beard, the one who looks so wise--

If he breaks a single heart, why bother going to Mecca?
If he has no compassion, what's the point?

My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny:
Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other.

The ones who know say very little while the beasts are always speaking volumes;

One word is enough for one who knows.

If there is any meaning in the holy books, it is this:
Whatever is good for you, grant it to others too--

Whoever comes to this earth migrates back;

Whoever drinks the wine of love understands what I say--

Yunus, don't look down at the world in scorn--
Keep your eyes fixed on your Beloved's face, then you will not see the bridge on Judgment Day. 

English version by
Kabir Helminski & Refik Algan

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