در شهیدان یرزقون فرمود حق ** آن غذا را نه دهان بد نه طبق
God said concerning the martyrs, they are (alive with their Lord) receiving sustenance. For that food there was neither mouth nor dish.
دل ز هر یاری غذایی میخورد ** دل ز هر علمی صفایی میبرد
The heart is eating a (particular) food from every single companion; the heart is getting a (particular) excellence from every single (piece of) knowledge.
صورت هر آدمی چون کاسهای است ** چشم از معنی او حساسهای است1090
Every human being's (outer) form is like a cup; (only) the (spiritual) eye is a percipient of his (or her) reality.
از لقای هر کسی چیزی خوری ** و ز قران هر قرین چیزی بری
You eat (receive) something from meeting with any one, and you carry away something from conjunction with any associate.
چون ستاره با ستاره شد قرین ** لایق هر دو اثر زاید یقین
When planet comes into conjunction with planet, the effect appropriate to them both is assuredly produced,
چون قران مرد و زن زاید بشر ** وز قران سنگ و آهن شد شرر
As (for example) the conjunction of man and woman brings to birth the human being, and (as) sparks arise from the conjunction of stone and iron;
و ز قران خاک با بارانها ** میوهها و سبزه و ریحانها
And (as) from the conjunction of earth with rains (there are produced) fruits and greenery and sweet herbs;
و ز قران سبزهها با آدمی ** دل خوشی و بیغمی و خرمی1095
And (as) from the conjunction of green things (plants and verdant spots) with man (there is produced) joy of heart and carelessness and happiness;
وز قران خرمی با جان ما ** میبزاید خوبی و احسان ما
And (as) from the conjunction of happiness with our souls are born our goodness and beneficence.
قابل خوردن شود اجسام ما ** چون بر آید از تفرج کام ما
Our bodies become capable of eating and drinking when our desire for recreation (in the open air) is satisfied.