گر چه ترکیبش حروفست ای همام ** می‌بماند هم به ترکیب عوام
Although they are composed of letters, O sire, and resemble the composition of (words used by) the common folk, (yet they are not the same).
هست ترکیب محمد لحم و پوست ** گرچه در ترکیب هر تن جنس اوست
Mohammed is composed of flesh and skin; (but he is unique) although every body is homogeneous with him in its composition.
گوشت دارد پوست دارد استخوان ** هیچ این ترکیب را باشد همان
It hath flesh, it hath skin and bone; (yet) has this (ordinary) constitution the same (qualities as his)?
که اندر آن ترکیب آمد معجزات ** که همه ترکیبها گشتند مات 1325
(No); for in that constitution (of Mohammed) there appeared miracles by which all (other) constitutions were vanquished.
هم‌چنان ترکیب حم کتاب ** هست بس بالا و دیگرها نشیب
Likewise, the composition of the (Letters) Há-Mím in the (Holy) Book is exceedingly lofty, while the others are low (in comparison),
زانک زین ترکیب آید زندگی ** هم‌چو نفخ صور در درماندگی
Because from this composition comes life, like the blast of the trumpet (of Resurrection), (to those) in helplessness.
اژدها گردد شکافد بحر را ** چون عصا حم از داد خدا
By the dispensation of God Há-Mím becomes a dragon and cleaves the sea like the rod (of Moses).
ظاهرش ماند به ظاهرها ولیک ** قرص نان از قرص مه دورست نیک
Its external appearance resembles (other) appearances, but the disc (round cake) of bread is very far from (being) the disc of the moon.
گریه‌ی او خنده‌ی او نطق او ** نیست از وی هست محض خلق هو 1330
His (the Shaykh's) weeping, his laughter, and his speech are not from him: they are the pure nature of Hú (God).
چونک ظاهرها گرفتند احمقان ** وآن دقایق شد ازیشان بس نهان
Since the foolish took (only) the external appearances (into consideration), and (since) the subtleties (inward aspects) were very much hidden from them,