If You Can Disentangle

If You Can Disentangle

If you can disentangle

yourself from your selfish self,
all heavenly spirits
will stand ready to serve you.
 

If you can finally hunt down
your own beastly self,
you have the right
to claim Solomon's kingdom.
 

You are that blessed soul who
belongs to the garden of paradise
is it fair to let yourself
fall apart in a shattered house.
 

You are the bird of happiness
in the magic of existence.
what a pity when you let
yourself be chained and caged.
 

But if you can break free
from this dark prison named body
soon you will see,
you are the sage and the fountain of life

Translated by 

Nader Khalili