Maulana Jalal Uddin Rumi was born in Balkh, Afghanistan. He died in 1207 in Konya, Turkey and is burried there. 1273. Below is a selection from his Masnavi.
His face is set toward (devoted to) the Beloved(God), ...
Look long on the face of everyone, watch attentively;
Since many a devil hath the face of Adam, you should not put a hand in every hand;
For as the fowler whistles to decoy a bird he is bent on catching,
Which hears the notes of its mate and comes down from the air and finds itself entrapped,
So does a vile man steals the language of dervishes
To fascinate and deceive one who is simple. The work of holy men is as light and heat;
The work of the ungodly is trickery and shamelessness.
His face is set toward (devoted to) the Beloved(God), ...
Look long on the face of everyone, watch attentively;
Since many a devil hath the face of Adam, you should not put a hand in every hand;
For as the fowler whistles to decoy a bird he is bent on catching,
Which hears the notes of its mate and comes down from the air and finds itself entrapped,
So does a vile man steals the language of dervishes
To fascinate and deceive one who is simple. The work of holy men is as light and heat;
The work of the ungodly is trickery and shamelessness.
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