Masnavi III, 3417-18
The core of every fruit is better than its rind:
consider the body to be the rind,
and its friend the spirit to be the core.
After all, the Human Being has a goodly core;
seek it for one moment
if you are of those inspired by the Divine Breath.
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
From Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
"Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
Threshold Books, 1996
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