زان بود جنس بشر پیغامبران ** تا بجنسیت رهند از ناودان
The prophets are of humankind for this reason, that they (humankind), through the homogeneity (of the prophets with them), may be saved from the water-spout.
پس بشر فرمود خود را مثلکم ** تا به جنس آیید و کم گردید گم2670
Therefore he (the Prophet) called himself a man like you, that ye might come to your congener and might not become lost;
زانک جنسیت عجایب جاذبیست ** جاذبش جنسست هر جا طالبیست
For homogeneity is a wondrous attractor: wheresoever there is a seeker, his congener is attracting him.
عیسی و ادریس بر گردون شدند ** با ملایک چونک هم‌جنس آمدند
Jesus and Idrís ascended to heaven, since they were homogeneous with the angels.
باز آن هاروت و ماروت از بلند ** جنس تن بودند زان زیر آمدند
Again, Hárút and Márút were homogeneous with the body: hence they descended from on high.
کافران هم جنس شیطان آمده ** جانشان شاگرد شیطانان شده
The infidels have become homogeneous with Satan: their spirits have become disciples of the devils.
صد هزاران خوی بد آموخته ** دیده‌های عقل و دل بر دوخته2675
They have learned a hundred thousand evil dispositions; they have sewn up the eyes of intellect and heart.
کمترین خوشان به زشتی آن حسد ** آن حسد که گردن ابلیس زد
Their least ugly disposition is envy—that envy which smote the neck of (destroyed) Iblís.
زان سگان آموخته حقد و حسد ** که نخواهد خلق را ملک ابد
From those curs they have learned hatred and envy, for he (Satan) does not wish the kingdom everlasting (to be granted) to (God's) creatures.
هر کرا دید او کمال از چپ و راست ** از حسد قولنجش آمد درد خاست
When he sees, on left or right, any one perfect, colic comes to him and pain arises (in him) from envy,