Come

Lesson 336: Come

Come, like a real dervish, and dance among us,
Don't joke, don't boast I am already present.
In the center of your house I am like a pillar,
On your rooftop I bow my head like a gutter.
I turn like a cup in the heart of your assembly;
In the thick of your battles, I strike like an arrow.
When I give my life for yours, what Grace descends!
Each life I give gives you a thousand new worlds!

- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi

(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)