混种苹果

A MIXED-BREED APPLE --Rumi
A little mixed-breed apple,
half red, half yellow,
tells this story.
有一个混种的小苹果，
一半红，一半黄，
说了这个故事。
A lover and beloved get separated.
Their being apart was one thing,
but they have opposite responses.
一个情人和至爱分开了。
他们的分开是一回事，
而他们的反应相反。
The lover feels pain and grows pale.
The beloved flushes and feels proud.
情人感觉到痛苦而变得苍白。
至爱兴奋得胀红而觉得骄傲。
I am the thorn next to my master’s rose.
We seem to be two, but we are not.
我是主人的玫瑰一旁的荆棘。
我们看起来是两个，但我们不是。