A Zero-Circle by Rumi

Be helpless and dumbfounded,

unable to say yes or no.



Then a stretcher will come

from grace to gather us up.



We are too dulleyed to see the beauty.

If we say "Yes we can," we'll be lying.



If we say "No, we don't see it,"

that "No" will behead us

and shut tight our window into spirit.



So let us not be sure of anything,

besides ourselves, and only that, so

miraculous beings come running to help.



Crazed, lying in a zero-circle, mute,

we will be saying finally,

with tremendous eloquence, "Lead us."



When we¹ve totally surrendered to that beauty,

we'll become a mighty kindness.



- Jellaludin Rumi

( Mathnawi IV, 3748-3754

translated by Coleman Barks)