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921-930

  • چون محمد یافت آن ملک و نعیم ** قرص مه را کرد او در دم دو نیم‏
  • When Mohammed gained that Kingdom and Felicity, he in a moment clave the disk of the moon in two halves.
  • چون ابو بکر آیت توفیق شد ** با چنان شه صاحب و صدیق شد
  • When Abú Bakr became a signal example of (God's) favour, he became the Companion of such a King (as Mohammed) and (received the name) Siddíq.
  • چون عمر شیدای آن معشوق شد ** حق و باطل را چو دل فاروق شد
  • When ‘Umar became distraught with that Beloved, he became a Fárúq (discerner), like the heart, between truth and falsehood.
  • چون که عثمان آن عیان را عین گشت ** نور فایض بود و ذی النورین گشت‏
  • When ‘Uthmán became the fountain of that clear (Essence), he was light overflowing and became Dhu ’l-Núrayn (Lord of the Two Lights).
  • چون ز رویش مرتضی شد در فشان ** گشت او شیر خدا درمرج جان‏ 925
  • When at (the sight of) its countenance Murtazá (‘Alí) began to scatter pearls (of spiritual truth), he became the Lion of God in the pasture of the soul.
  • چون جنید از جند او دید آن مدد ** خود مقاماتش فزون شد از عدد
  • When Junayd received that support (which he received) from its army, his maqámát (stages of progress in the mystical life) became innumerable.
  • بایزید اندر مزیدش راه دید ** نام قطب العارفین از حق شنید
  • Báyazíd saw the way into its superabundance, and heard from God (heard God bestow upon him) the name, “Pole of the Gnostics.”
  • چون که کرخی کرخ او را شد حرص ** شد خلیفه‏ی عشق و ربانی نفس‏
  • When Karkhí became the guard of its city, he became the vicar of (Divine) love and inspired by the Divine breath.
  • پور ادهم مرکب آن سو راند شاد ** گشت او سلطان سلطانان داد
  • The son of Adham joyously rode his steed towards it, and became the supreme sovereign of justice.
  • و آن شقیق از شق آن راه شگرف ** گشت او خورشید رای و تیز طرف‏ 930
  • And that (famous) Shaqíq by cleaving (traversing) that venerable Way became a sun of (clear) judgement and keen-sighted.