faults...

O, happy the soul that saw its own faults,

and if anyone mentioned a fault,

wished eagerly to take responsibility—

for half of each person

has always belonged to the realm of fault,

but the other half belongs

to the Realm of the Unseen.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

-- Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Mathnawi II: 3034-3035
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"
Threshold Books, 1994
Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra