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شکرهای آن جماعت یاد کرد ** در اجابت قاصدان را شاد کرد 2850
- He expressed (his) thanks to that company (deputation): he gladdened the envoys in (by) assent.
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مینمود آن مکر ایشان پیش او ** یک به یک ز آن سان که اندر شیر مو
- Their deceit was apparent to him, point by point, in the same way as hairs in milk.
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موی را نادیده میکرد آن لطیف ** شیر را شاباش میگفت آن ظریف
- That courteous one feigned not to see the hairs: that polite one said “Bravo!” to the milk.
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صد هزاران موی مکر و دمدمه ** چشم خوابانید آن دم ز ان همه
- Myriad hairs of deceit and fraud (he beheld), and at that time he closed his eyes to it all.
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راست میفرمود آن بحر کرم ** بر شما من از شما مشفقترم
- That ocean of bounty spoke truly (when he said), “I am kinder unto you than you (yourselves are).
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من نشسته بر کنار آتشی ** با فروغ و شعلهی بس ناخوشی 2855
- I am seated at the edge of a fire with an exceedingly unpleasant blaze and flame;
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همچو پروانه شما آن سو دوان ** هر دو دست من شده پروانه ران
- Ye are hastening towards it like moths, (while) both my hands have become moth-flaps (to beat you off).”
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چون بر آن شد تا روان گردد رسول ** غیرت حق بانگ زد مشنو ز غول
- When the Prophet had resolved to set out (to the Mosque), the jealousy of God cried, “Do not hearken to the ghoul!
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کاین خبیثان مکر و حیلت کردهاند ** جمله مقلوب است آنچ آوردهاند
- For these wicked men have used deceit and cunning: what they have put forward is entirely the reverse (of the truth).
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قصد ایشان جز سیه رویی نبود ** خیر دین کی جست ترسا و جهود
- Their intent was nothing but (to bring) black shame (upon thee): when have Christians or Jews sought the welfare of the (true) Religion?
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مسجدی بر جسر دوزخ ساختند ** با خدا نرد دغاها باختند 2860
- They (the Hypocrites) have built a mosque upon Hell's bridge: they have played the game of trickery with God.
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قصدشان تفریق اصحاب رسول ** فضل حق را کی شناسد هر فضول
- Their aim is to cause disunion amongst the Companions of the Prophet: how should any vain fool understand the grace of God?
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تا جهودی را ز شام اینجا کشند ** که به وعظ او جهودان سر خوشند
- (They have built the Mosque) in order that they may fetch hither a Jew from Syria, with whose preaching the Jews are intoxicated.”
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گفت پیغمبر که آری لیک ما ** بر سر راهیم و بر عزم غزا
- The Prophet said (to the Hypocrites), “Yes (I will do as ye wish), but (just now) we are intending to march and starting on a campaign.
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زین سفر چون باز گردم آن گهان ** سوی آن مسجد روان گردم روان
- As soon as I return from this expedition, I will then set out to that Mosque at once.”
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دفعشان کرد و به سوی غزو تاخت ** با دغایان از دغا نردی بباخت 2865
- He (thus) put them off and hurried to the field of war: he played a game of trickery with the tricksters.
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چون بیامد از غزا باز آمدند ** چنگ اندر وعدهی ماضی زدند
- When he came back from the campaign, they returned and laid hold of (demanded the fulfilment of) the past promise.
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گفت حقش ای پیمبر فاش گو ** غدر را ور جنگ باشد باش گو
- God said to him, “O Prophet, proclaim the excuse (pretence and dissimulation), and if war be (the consequence), say, ‘Let it be!’”
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گفت ای قوم دغل خامش کنید ** تا نگویم رازهاتان تن زنید
- He (the Prophet) said, “Ye are exceedingly bad-hearted and hostile. Hush, lest I tell your secret thoughts.”
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چون نشانی چند از اسرارشان ** در بیان آورد بد شد کارشان
- When he had declared (to them) a few indications of their inmost thoughts, they were in evil plight.
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قاصدان زو باز گشتند آن زمان ** حاش لله حاش لله دم زنان 2870
- Thereupon the envoys turned back from him crying, “God forfend! God forfend!”
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هر منافق مصحفی زیر بغل ** سوی پیغمبر بیاورد از دغل
- Every Hypocrite, by way of fraud, brought a Qur’án under his arm to the Prophet,
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بهر سوگندان که ایمان جنتی است ** ز انکه سوگندان کژان را سنتی است
- In order to take oaths—for oaths are a shield; (this they did) because (taking) oaths is a custom followed by the wicked.
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چون ندارد مرد کژ در دین وفا ** هر زمانی بشکند سوگند را
- Since the wicked man does not keep faith in (matters of) religion, he will break (his) oath at any time.
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راستان را حاجت سوگند نیست ** ز انکه ایشان را دو چشم روشنی است
- The righteous have no need of (taking) oath, because they have two clear (discerning) eyes.