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آن یکی گفتش که پیغمبر نماز ** با جماعت کرد و فارغ شد ز راز
- That person said to him, “The Prophet has prayed with the congregation and finished (his) communion.
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تو کجا در میروی ای مرد خام ** چون که پیغمبر بداده ست السلام
- How art thou going in, O foolish man, when the Prophet has given the blessing?”
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گفت آه و دود از آن اه شد برون ** آه او میداد از دل بوی خون 2775
- He cried, “Ah!” and smoke issued from that (burning) sigh: his sigh was giving forth the smell of blood from his heart.
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آن یکی از جمع گفت این آه را ** تو به من ده و آن نماز من ترا
- A certain man said, “Give (me) that sigh and may this (ritual) prayer of mine be (bestowed) on thee as a gift!”
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گفت دادم آه و پذرفتم نماز ** او ستد آن آه را با صد نیاز
- He answered, “I give the sigh and accept the prayers.” He (the other) took that sigh with a hundred yearnings (towards God).
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شب به خواب اندر بگفتش هاتفی ** که خریدی آب حیوان و شفا
- At night, whilst (he was) asleep, a Voice said to him, “Thou hast bought the Water of Life and salvation.
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حرمت این اختیار و این دخول ** شد نماز جملهی خلقان قبول
- In honour of this choice and this appropriation the prayers of all the people have been accepted.”
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تتمهی اقرار ابلیس به معاویه مکر خود را
- Conclusion of the confession made by Iblís to Mu‘áwiya of his deceit.
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پس عزازیلش به گفت ای میر راد ** مکر خود اندر میان باید نهاد 2780
- Then ‘Azázíl said to him, “O noble Amír, I must lay my deceit before (you).
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گر نمازت فوت میشد آن زمان ** میزدی از درد دل آه و فغان
- If you had missed the prayers, you would then from heartache have uttered sighs and lamentations,
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آن تاسف و آن فغان و آن نیاز ** در گذشتی از دو صد ذکر و نماز
- And that regret and that lamentation and that (sorrowful) yearning would have exceeded (in value) two hundred litanies and prayers.