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1911-1920

  • نیست دستوری کزین من بگذرم ** پرده‌های غیب این برهم درم
  • I have no permission to pass beyond this (point) and tear to pieces the veils of the mystery of this (matter).

  • بر دهانم نه تو دست خود ببند ** مر دهانم را ز گفت ناپسند
  • Lay thy hand on my mouth: shut my mouth (so as to restrain me) from unacceptable speech.”

  • پس ترا هر غم که پیش آید ز درد ** بر کسی تهمت منه بر خویش گرد
  • Do not you, then, whatsoever grief befall you, resentfully accuse any one: turn upon yourself.

  • ظن مبر بر دیگری ای دوستکام ** آن مکن که می‌سگالید آن غلام
  • Do not think evil of another, O you who gratify the desire of your friend: do not do that which that slave was meditating—

  • گاه جنگش با رسول و مطبخی ** گاه خشمش با شهنشاه سخی 1915
  • Now his quarrel (was) with the messenger and the steward, now his anger (was directed) against the generous emperor.

  • هم‌چو فرعونی که موسی هشته بود ** طفلکان خلق را سر می‌ربود
  • You are like Pharaoh, who had left Moses (alone) and was taking off the heads of the people's babes:

  • آن عدو در خانه‌ی آن کور دل ** او شده اطفال را گردن گسل
  • The enemy (Moses) was in the house of that blind-hearted man, (while) he (outside) was cutting the necks of the children.

  • تو هم از بیرون بدی با دیگران ** واندرون خوش گشته با نفس گران
  • You also are bad (malign) to others outside, while you have become complaisant to the grievous self (carnal soul) within.

  • خود عدوت اوست قندش می‌دهی ** وز برون تهمت به هر کس می‌نهی
  • It is your enemy indeed, (yet) you are giving it candy, while outside you are accusing every one.

  • هم‌چو فرعونی تو کور و کوردل ** با عدو خوش بی‌گناهان را مذل 1920
  • You are like Pharaoh, blind and blind-hearted: complaisant to your enemy and treating the guiltless with ignominy.