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  • هم‌چو آن مرد مفلسف روز مرگ ** عقل را می‌دید بس بی‌بال و برگ
  • Like the philosopher (who) on the day of his death perceived his intellect to be very poor and feeble,

  • بی‌غرض می‌کرد آن دم اعتراف ** کز ذکاوت راندیم اسپ از گزاف 3355
  • And in that hour disinterestedly confessed (the truth), saying, “(Impelled) by acuteness of mind we galloped in vain.

  • از غروری سر کشیدیم از رجال ** آشنا کردیم در بحر خیال
  • In delusion we drew (scornfully) away from the holy men, we swam in the sea of phantasy.”

  • آشنا هیچست اندر بحر روح ** نیست اینجا چاره جز کشتی نوح
  • In the spiritual Sea swimming is naught (of no avail): here is no resource but the ship (ark) of Noah.

  • این چنین فرمود این شاه رسل ** که منم کشتی درین دریای کل
  • Thus said that king of the prophets, “I am the ship in this universal Sea,

  • یا کسی کو در بصیرتهای من ** شد خلیفه‌ی راستی بر جای من
  • Or that person who, in respect of my (inward) clairvoyances, has become a true vicegerent in my stead.”

  • کشتی نوحیم در دریا که تا ** رو نگردانی ز کشتی ای فتی 3360
  • We (saints) are the ship (ark) of Noah in the Sea, in order that thou mayst not turn thy face away from the ship, O youth.

  • هم‌چو کنعان سوی هر کوهی مرو ** از نبی لا عاصم الیوم شنو
  • Go not, like Canaan, to every mountain: hear from the Qur’án (the warning), “There is naught that will protect (thee) to-day.”

  • می‌نماید پست این کشتی ز بند ** می‌نماید کوه فکرت بس بلند
  • This ship, because of the bandage (on thy vision), seems to thee low, (while) the mountain of (intellectual) thought seems very high.

  • پست منگر هان و هان این پست را ** بنگر آن فضل حق پیوست را
  • Beware, beware! Do not regard this “low” with contempt: regard the grace of God that is attached (to it).