PagineSorrow Turned to Joy
by Rumi
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1887) · From Masnavi
"He who extracts the rose from the thorn
Can also turn this winter into spring.
He who exalts the heads of the cypresses
Is able also out of sadness to bring joy."
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.