خاصه تقلید چنین بیحاصلان ** خشم ابراهیم با بر آفلان
Especially (on) imitation of such good-for-nothing rascals— the wrath of Abraham be on them that sink!
عکس ذوق آن جماعت میزدی ** وین دلم ز آن عکس ذوقی میشدی565
The delight of that company (of Súfís) was casting a reflexion, and this heart of mine was becoming delighted by that reflexion.”
عکس چندان باید از یاران خوش ** که شوی از بحر بیعکس آب کش
The reflexion (cast) from goodly friends is necessary until you become, without (the aid of any) reflexion, a drawer of water from the Sea.
عکس کاول زد تو آن تقلید دان ** چون پیاپی شد شود تحقیق آن
Know that the reflexion first cast is (only) imitation, (but) when it has become successive (continually recurrent) it turns into (direct) realisation (of the truth).
تا نشد تحقیق از یاران مبر ** از صدف مگسل نگشت آن قطره در
Until it has become realisation, do not part from the friends (by whom you are guided); do not break away from the shell: the rain-drop has not (yet) become a pearl.
صاف خواهی چشم و عقل و سمع را ** بر دران تو پردههای طمع را
If you wish eye and understanding and hearing to be pure, tear in pieces the curtains of selfish desire,
ز انکه آن تقلید صوفی از طمع ** عقل او بر بست از نور و لمع570
Because the Súfí's imitation, (which arose) from desire, debarred his understanding from the light and radiance.
طمع لوت و طمع آن ذوق و سماع ** مانع آمد عقل او را ز اطلاع
Desire for the viands and desire for that delight (shown by the Súfís) and for the samá‘ hindered his understanding from (gaining) knowledge (of what had happened).
گر طمع در آینه برخاستی ** در نفاق آن آینه چون ماستی
If desire were to arise in the mirror, that mirror would be like us in (respect of) hypocrisy.
گر ترازو را طمع بودی به مال ** راست کی گفتی ترازو وصف حال
If the balance had desire for riches, how would the balance give a true description of the case?