THE WORLD OF ACTION

This world is a free tavern, and to all who come to it
Wine is served in accordance with their bowl’s capacity.
The secret that has not yet been expressed in words
Has been expressed here in wine’s overbrimming charactery.
Those who come here get drunk with action and not with mere words.

Dregs at the bottom of life’s cup is mere philosophy.
We have endeavoured hard to make life take to action’s path,
And now its morning’s sun is near the margin of the sky.
O you who try to be consistent with your past mistakes.
Whatever you regard as rest is here mobility.
We who have come out to pursue the path of seeking have
Converted knowledge into action and thus made it live.