Why, O dearest to Myself,
do you try to hard to run away from God?

Your body cannot run away from Him,
for He who made your body, runs with you..

Your spirit, your soul, cannot run away from Him,
for He is your very spirit, your very soul..

Only your mind can run away from Him;

and then his brothers, soul and body,
weep for him, wait for his return,
in stillness and in silence - which they know
by nightfall, he will be unable to resist..

Why do you try so hard to run away from God?
When did He ever run away from you?

Michael Shepherd

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-spirit-of-rumi-42-how-far-is-far-from-god/