Poem from Jalaluddin Rumi
'The house of 'Isa was the banquet of men of heart. O afflicted one, quit not this door. From all sides the people ever thronged, Many blind and lame, halt and afflicted, At the door of the house of 'Isa at dawn, That with his breath he might heal their ailments. As soon as he had finished his orisons. That holy one would come forth at the third hour. He pondered those impotent folk sitting, Troop by troop, at his door in hope and expectation. He spoke to them saying.- 'O stricken ones, The desires of you all have been granted by God, Arise, walk without pain or affliction, Acknowledge the mercy and beneficence of God. 'Then all, like camels whose feet are shackled, When you loose their feet on the road, Straightway rush in JOY and delight to the halting place, So did they run upon their feet at his command.'
-Jalaluddin Rumi (translated by E. H. Whinfield)
