من مرین را زهرم و او را شکر ** نام من اینست بر لوح از قدر
I am poison to this one, and sugar to that one: this is my name (inscribed) on the Tablet by (the pen of) the Divine decree.”
پس طبیبان از سلیمان زان گیا ** عالم و دانا شدندی مقتدی
Then (by hearing) from Solomon about those plants the physicians became learned and wise authorities (on medicine),
تا کتبهای طبیبی ساختند ** جسم را از رنج می‌پرداختند
So that they compiled medical books and were relieving the body from pain.
این نجوم و طب وحی انبیاست ** عقل و حس را سوی بی‌سو ره کجاست
This astronomy and medicine is (knowledge given by) Divine inspiration to the prophets: where is the way for intellect and sense (to advance) towards that which is without (spatial) direction?
عقل جزوی عقل استخراج نیست ** جز پذیرای فن و محتاج نیست1295
The particular (individual) intellect is not the intellect (capable) of production: it is only the receiver of science and is in need (of teaching).
قابل تعلیم و فهمست این خرد ** لیک صاحب وحی تعلیمش دهد
This intellect is capable of being taught and of apprehending, but (only) the man possessed of Divine inspiration gives it the teaching (which it requires).
جمله حرفتها یقین از وحی بود ** اول او لیک عقل آن را فزود
Assuredly, in their beginning, all trades (crafts and professions) were (derived) from Divine inspiration, but the intellect added (something) to them.
هیچ حرفت را ببین کین عقل ما ** تاند او آموختن بی‌اوستا
Consider whether this intellect of ours can learn any trade without a master.
گرچه اندر مکر موی‌اشکاف بد ** هیچ پیشه رام بی‌استا نشد
Although it (the intellect) was hair-splitting (subtle and ingenious) in contrivance, no trade was subdued (brought under command) without a master.