در تو هست اخلاق آن پیشینیان ** چون نمیترسی که تو باشی همان
In thee are the moral natures of those peoples of yore: how art not thou afraid lest thou be the same (as they)?
آن نشانیها همه چون در تو هست ** چون تو زیشانی کجا خواهی برست3115
Forasmuch as all those marks are in thee, and thou art (one) of them, how wilt thou be saved?
قصهی جوحی و آن کودک که پیش جنازهی پدر خویش نوحه میکرد
The story of Júhí and the child who cried lamentably beside his father's bier.
کودکی در پیش تابوت پدر ** زار مینالید و بر میکوفت سر
A child was crying bitterly and beating his head beside his father's coffin,
کای پدر آخر کجایت میبرند ** تا ترا در زیر خاکی بسپرند
Saying, “Why, father, where are they taking you to put you under some earth?
میبرندت خانهی تنگ و زحیر ** نی در او قالی و نه در وی حصیر
They are taking you to a narrow and noisome house: there is no carpet in it, nor any mat;
نی چراغی در شب و نه روز نان ** نی در او بوی طعام و نه نشان
No lamp at night and no bread by day; neither smell nor sign of food is there.
نی درش معمور و نی در بام راه ** نی یکی همسایه کاو باشد پناه3120
No door in good repair, no way to the roof; not one neighbour to be (your) refuge.
چشم تو که بوسه گاه خلق بود ** چون رود در خانهی کور و کبود
Your eye, which was a place for the people's kisses—how should it go into a blind and murky house?—
خانهی بیزینهار و جای تنگ ** که در او نه روی میماند نه رنگ
A pitiless house and narrow room, where neither (your) face will be lasting nor (your) colour.”
زین نسق اوصاف خانه میشمرد ** وز دو دیده اشک خونین میفشرد
In this manner was he enumerating the qualities of the house, whilst he wrung tears of blood from his two eyes.
گفت جوحی را پدر ای ارجمند ** و الله این را خانهی ما میبرند
Júhí said to his father, “O worthy (sir), by God they are taking this (corpse) to our house.”
گفت جوحی را پدر ابله مشو ** گفت ای بابا نشانیها شنو3125
The father said to Júhí, “Don't be a fool!” “O papa,” said he, “hear the marks (of identity).
این نشانیها که گفت او یک به یک ** خانهی ما راست بیتردید و شک
These marks which he mentioned one by one—our house has them (all), without uncertainty or doubt.
نی حصیر و نه چراغ و نه طعام ** نه درش معمور و نه صحن و نه بام
(It has) neither mat nor lamp nor food; neither its door is in good repair, nor its court nor its roof.”
زین نمط دارند بر خود صد نشان ** لیک کی بینند آن را طاغیان
In this wise the disobedient have a hundred marks upon themselves, but how should they see them?
خانهی آن دل که ماند بیضیا ** از شعاع آفتاب کبریا
The house, namely, the heart that remains unlighted by the beams of the sun of (Divine) Majesty,
تنگ و تاریک است چون جان جهود ** بینوا از ذوق سلطان ودود3130
Is narrow and dark as the souls of Jews, (being) destitute of (spiritual) savour of the loving King.
نی در آن دل تافت نور آفتاب ** نی گشاد عرصه و نه فتح باب
Neither has the light of the Sun shone into that heart, nor is there (in it any) spaciousness or opening of the door.
گور خوشتر از چنین دل مر ترا ** آخر از گور دل خود برتر آ
The tomb is better for thee than a heart like this. Come now, arise from the tomb which is thy heart!
زندهای و زنده زاد ای شوخ و شنگ ** دم نمیگیرد ترا زین گور تنگ
Thou art living and born of the living. O gay and winsome one, art not thou choked by this narrow tomb?
یوسف وقتی و خورشید سما ** زین چه و زندان بر آ و رو نما
Thou art the Joseph of the time and the sun of heaven: arise from this pit and prison, and show thy face!
یونست در بطن ماهی پخته شد ** مخلصش را نیست از تسبیح بد3135
Thy Jonah has been cooked in the fish's belly: for his deliverance there is no means but glorification of God.
گر نبودی او مسیح بطن نون ** حبس و زندانش بدی تا یبعثون
If he had not glorified (God), the fish's belly would have been his gaol and prison until they shall be raised (from the dead).
او به تسبیح از تن ماهی بجست ** چیست تسبیح آیت روز أ لست
Through glorification he escaped from the body of the fish. What is glorification? The sign (and token) of the Day of Alast.
گر فراموشت شد آن تسبیح جان ** بشنو این تسبیحهای ماهیان
If thou hast forgotten that glorification (rendered to God) by thy spirit, hearken to the glorifications of (uttered by) those Fishes (the prophets and saints).