The grasses

 

The same wind that uproots trees

makes the grasses shine.

 

The lordly wind loves the weakness

and the lowness of grasses.

 

The axe doesn't worry how thick the branches are.

It cuts them to pieces. But not the leaves.

It leaves the leaves alone.

 

The motion of the body, the inhaling-exhaling,

comes from the spirit, now angry, now peaceful.

Wind destroys, and wind protects.

 

There is no reality but God,

says the completely surrendered sheikh,

who is an ocean for all beings.

The levels of creation are straws in that ocean.

 

The movement of the straws comes from an agitation

in the water. When the ocean wants the straws calm,

it sends them close to shore. When it wants them

back in the deep surge, it does with them

as the wind does with the grasses.

 

Hi teacher, I've read through this poem for several times and I attempted to search for some information about this poem. However, I couldn't understand it and there are almost nothing about it on the internet. Could you please analyze the meaning of the lines from "And the motion of the body comes" to "now angry, now peaceful"? Thank you so much for your help !