Rumi - “Venus, the harpist with the broken harp”

Notes
(1) In Iranian mythology, and similarly in Greek, each planet in the solar system plays a role. For example, Mercury is the writer and messenger, and Venus (Zohreh or Nahid in Persian) is the musician who plays the harp; however, her harp is broken or worn out.
(2) The blessing of sadness: Ordinarily, people escape from sadness. And since sadness manifests itself more in solitude, they prefer to be in public, seek to be around friends, or occupy themselves with entertainment to escape from solitude, or a piece of sad music or poem, for example, makes them uncomfortable. In Persian literature, sadness is a blessing, mainly if it is caused by love, specifically by the love of God. There is a prayer that says, "I hope you will never be completely free from sadness." Because sadness is part of human nature, and without that, the person will or may step out of their natural attributes.
On the other hand, to be utterly free from sadness is a kind of being indifferent to the sufferings of others.
So, in this couplet, Rumi is telling us that we should not feel sorry for the pain of the moon burning from the love of the sun and the sadness of Venus that her harp is broken, whereas their pain and sadness is a sweet and a beautiful one as it is caused by love.
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Venus, the harpist with the broken harp” - A poem of Rumi
Ode No.166 - from "The book of Shamss"
Poem's Original Language: Persian
Translation and Comments:
Reza Fattahi, author of "The Two Worlds"
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