A Dervish Is Poem by Mohammad Younus

A dervish is,
In every gathering;
A dervish is,
Is in every community;
A dervish is,
In the North and in the South,
A dervish is,
In the East and in the West;
A friend to each, mingling with all!
Only a few recognise him because,
Black crows never welcome a white crow;
It doesn't matter where a dervish lives:
In dingy huts or in royal palaces!
It doesn't matter how a dervish dresses;
A furcoat or a cloak of shahtoosh!
It doesn't matter if he is lettered or unlettered;
It doesn't matter if he is a black or a white person;
It doesn't matter if he is an Àrab or a non-Arab;
A ruby is a ruby, even if it is in dirty soil!
A rose is a rose, be it in a royal crown or
on a hard stone,
Dervish are like rubies and roses,
They blossom and shine where they are,
A seeker must seek the ruby and the musky rose!

Mykoul