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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.

  • 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!’”

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • 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!”

  • 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,

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • نقض میثاق و عهود از احمقی است ** حفظ ایمان و وفا کار تقی است‏ 2875
  • Breach of compacts and covenants is (the result) of stupidity; keeping of oaths and faithfulness (to one's word) is the practice of him that fears God.

  • گفت پیغمبر که سوگند شما ** راست گیرم یا که سوگند خدا
  • Said the Prophet, “Shall I take your oaths as true, or the oath of God?”

  • باز سوگند دگر خوردند قوم ** مصحف اندر دست و بر لب مهر صوم‏
  • Again those people, the Qur’án in their hands and the seal of fasting on their lips, swore another oath,

  • که به حق این کلام پاک راست ** کان بنای مسجد از بهر خداست‏
  • Saying, “By the truth of this holy and true Word (we swear) that the building of the Mosque is for God's sake.

  • اندر آن جا هیچ مکر و حیله نیست ** اندر آن جا ذکر و صدق و یا ربی است‏
  • In that place there is no contrivance and deceit: in that place there is (only) commemoration (of God) and sincerity and calling unto the Lord.”

  • گفت پیغمبر که آواز خدا ** می‏رسد در گوش من همچون صدا 2880
  • The Prophet answered, “The voice of God is coming into my ear like an echo.

  • مهر در گوش شما بنهاد حق ** تا به آواز خدا نارد سبق‏
  • God hath put a seal upon your ears, so that they make not haste to (hear) the voice of God.

  • نک صریح آواز حق می‏آیدم ** همچو صاف از درد می‏پالایدم‏
  • Lo, the voice of God is coming to me distinctly: it is filtered clear for me, like the pure (liquor) from the dregs”—

  • همچنان که موسی از سوی درخت ** بانگ حق بشنید کای مسعود بخت‏
  • Even as Moses from the direction of the Bush heard the voice of God saying, “O thou of blessed fortune!”

  • از درخت إنی أنا الله می‏شنید ** با کلام انوار می‏آمد پدید
  • From the Bush he was hearing (the words), “Lo, I am Allah,” and together with the words there appeared (Divine) lights.

  • چون ز نور وحی در می‏ماندند ** باز نو سوگندها می‏خواندند 2885
  • Inasmuch as they (the Hypocrites) were left in the lurch by the light of (Divine) inspiration, they once more began to recite oaths anew.

  • چون خدا سوگند را خواند سپر ** کی نهد اسپر ز کف پیکارگر
  • Since God calls an oath a shield, how should the quarreller lay down the shield from his hand?

  • باز پیغمبر به تکذیب صریح ** قد کذبتم گفت با ایشان فصیح‏
  • Again the Prophet, giving (them) the lie direct, said to them in plain terms, “Ye have lied.”

  • اندیشیدن یکی از صحابه به انکار که رسول (ص) چرا ستاری نمی‏کند
  • How one of the Companions—may God be well-pleased with them!—thought (to himself) disapprovingly, “Why does not the Prophet—God bless and save him!—throw a veil (over their hypocrisy)?”

  • تا یکی یاری ز یاران رسول ** در دلش انکار آمد ز آن نکول‏
  • (Their request was ignominiously refused), so that one of the Prophet's Companions conceived in his heart dislike of that recoilment,

  • که چنین پیران با شیب و وقار ** می‏کندشان این پیمبر شرمسار
  • Thinking, “Grey-haired and venerable old men like these— this Prophet is putting them to shame.

  • کو کرم کو ستر پوشی کو حیا ** صد هزاران عیب پوشند انبیا 2890
  • Where is generosity? Where cloaking (of sins)? Where modesty (respect for the feelings of others)? The prophets cover up hundreds of thousands of faults.”