He gives to taste.... BY RUMI

Do not despair
if the Beloved pushes you away.
If He pushes you away today
it’s only so He can draw you back tomorrow.

If He closes the door on your face,
don’t leave, wait!
you’ll soon be by His side.

If He bars every passage,
don’t lose hope!
He’s about to show you
a secret way that nobody knows.

A butcher cuts off a sheep’s head for food, 
not just to throw away.
When the sheep no longer has breath
the butcher fills it
with his own breath.
O what life
God’s breath will bring to you!

But the likeness ends here
For God’s bounty is much greater than the butcher’s.
God’s blows don’t bring death but eternal life.
He gives the wealth of Solomon to a single ant.
He gives the treasure of both worlds to all who ask.

He gives and gives
yet does not startle a single heart.
I've traveled to all ends of the earth
and have not found anyone like Him.

Who can match Him?
Who can hold a candle to His glory?
Silence already!
He gives us the wine to taste,
not to talk about. . . .

He gives to taste. 
He gives to taste. 
He gives to taste.