گفت ستارم نگویم رازهاش ** جز یکی رمز از برای ابتلاش
He (God) said, “I am the Coverer (of sins): I will not tell his secrets, (I will give) but one indication for the sake of trying him.
یک نشان آن که میگیرم و را ** آن که طاعت دارد از صوم و دعا
One sign of My punishing him is this, that he has (to his credit) pious acts of fasting and orison
و ز نماز و از زکات و غیر آن ** لیک یک ذره ندارد ذوق جان
And ritual prayer and almsgiving et cetera, but he has not one atom of spiritual savour.
میکند طاعات و افعال سنی ** لیک یک ذره ندارد چاشنی
He performs high acts and deeds of devotion, but he has not one atom of (spiritual) relish.
طاعتش نغز است و معنی نغز نی ** جوزها بسیار و در وی مغز نی3395
His devotions are good (in form), but the spirit is not good: the walnuts are many, but there is no kernel therein.”
ذوق باید تا دهد طاعات بر ** مغز باید تا دهد دانه شجر
Spiritual savour is required, in order that devotions may yield fruit: a kernel is required, in order that the berry may produce a tree.
دانهی بیمغز کی گردد نهال ** صورت بیجان نباشد جز خیال
How shall a berry without kernel become a sapling? The soulless form is naught but phantasy.
بقیهی قصهی طعنه زدن آن مرد بیگانه در شیخ
Remainder of the story of the stranger’s reviling the Shaykh.
آن خبیث از شیخ میلایید ژاژ ** کژنگر باشد همیشه عقل کاژ
That malign wretch was gabbling silly nonsense about the Shaykh: the perverted intellect is always squinting (envious).
که منش دیدم میان مجلسی ** او ز تقوی عاری است و مفلسی
(He said), “I saw him amidst a company (of revellers): he is one denuded and destitute of piety.
ور که باور نیستت خیز امشبان ** تا ببینی فسق شیخت را عیان3400
And if you do not believe it, arise (and go) to-night, that you may see plainly your Shaykh’s depravity.”
شب ببردش بر سر یک روزنی ** گفت بنگر فسق و عشرت کردنی
At night he took him to a window and said, “Behold a (fine) debauch and merry-making!
بنگر آن سالوس روز و فسق شب ** روز همچون مصطفی شب بو لهب
Behold such hypocrisy by day and profligacy by night!––in the daytime (he is) like Mustafá (Mohammed), at night (like) Bú Lahab.
روز عبد الله او را گشته نام ** شب نعوذ بالله و در دست جام
By day his name has become ‘Abdullah (the servant of God); by night––God save us! And (see), the wine-cup in his hand!”
دید شیشه در کف آن پیر پر ** گفت شیخا مر ترا هم هست غر
He (the disciple) saw a full glass in the Shaykh’s hand. “O Shaykh,” said he, “is there a tumour even in thee?
تو نمیگفتی که در جام شراب ** دیو میمیزد شتابان ناشتاب3405
Nonne dicebas?— ‘In vini poculo mingit Diabolus festinans lente’.” [Did you not say, ‘The Devil pees into the wine cup quickly (but) without hurry?’]
گفت جامم را چنان پر کردهاند ** کاندر او اندر نگنجد یک سپند
He (the Shaykh) replied, “They have made my cup so full that there is not room in it for a single rue-seed.
بنگر اینجا هیچ گنجد ذرهای ** این سخن را کژ شنیده غرهای
Look, is there any room here for a single mote? A deluded man has wrongly apprehended this matter.”
جام ظاهر خمر ظاهر نیست این ** دور دار این را ز شیخ غیب بین
This is not the apparent cup (or) the apparent wine: deem this (allegation) far from (far below the dignity of) the Shaykh who sees the Unseen.
جام می هستی شیخ است ای فلیو ** کاندر او اندر نگنجد بول دیو
The wine-cup, O fool, is the being of the Shaykh, in qua (essentia) urina Diaboli non continetur.” [The wine cup, O fool, is the being of the Shaykh, in which the Devil’s urine is not contained.]
پر و مالامال از نور حق است ** جام تن بشکست نور مطلق است3410
He is full and brimming with the Light of God: he has shattered the bodily cup, he is the Absolute Light.
نور خورشید ار بیفتد بر حدث ** او همان نور است نپذیرد خبث
If sunlight fall upon filth, it is the same light (still): it suffers no defilement.
شیخ گفت این خود نه جام است و نه می ** هین به زیر آن منکرا بنگر به وی
The Shaykh said, “Indeed this is not a cup, nor (is this) wine. Hey, unbeliever, come down and look at it!”
آمد و دید انگبین خاص بود ** کور شد آن دشمن کور و کبود
He came, and saw it was fine honey. That miserable enemy (of God) became blind (with shame and confusion).
گفت پیر آن دم مرید خویش را ** رو برای من بجو می ای کیا
Thereupon the Pír said to his disciple, “Go, seek wine for me, O noble sir;
که مرا رنجی است مضطر گشتهام ** من ز رنج از مخمصه بگذشتهام3415
For I have a pain; I am reduced to necessity: because of the pain, I have passed beyond starvation.
در ضرورت هست هر مردار پاک ** بر سر منکر ز لعنت باد خاک
In sore need any carcase is clean (lawful to eat)––may curses fall like dust on the head of him that denies it!”
گرد خمخانه بر آمد آن مرید ** بهر شیخ از هر خمی او میچشید
The disciple went round the wine-cellar, tasting of every jar on the Shaykh’s behalf.
در همه خمخانهها او می ندید ** گشته بد پر از عسل خم نبید
In all the wine-cellars (that he visited) he found no wine the jars of wine had become full of honey.
گفت ای رندان چه حال است این چه کار ** هیچ خمی در نمیبینم عقار
He said, “O topers, what state of things is this? What is the matter? I find no wine in any jar.”
جمله رندان نزد آن شیخ آمدند ** چشم گریان دست بر سر میزدند3420
All the topers came to that Shaykh, weeping and beating their heads with their hands.
در خرابات آمدی شیخ اجل ** جمله میها از قدومت شد عسل
(They said), “Thou camest into the tavern, O most exalted Shaykh, and in consequence of thy coming-all the wines have turned to honey.
کرده ای مبدل تو می را از حدث ** جان ما را هم بدل کن از خبث
Thou hast changed the wine (and purified it) from filth change our souls also (and purify them) from defilement!”
گر شود عالم پر از خون مال مال ** کی خورد بندهی خدا الا حلال
If the (whole) world be filled to the brim with blood, how should the servant of God drink aught but what is hallowed?
گفتن عایشه مصطفی را علیه السلام که تو بیمصلا به هر جا نماز میکنی چون است
How ‘Á’isha—may God be well-pleased with her!—said to Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, “Thou performest the prayer anywhere, without a prayer-carpet. How is that?”
عایشه روزی به پیغمبر بگفت ** یا رسول الله تو پیدا و نهفت
One day ‘Á’isha said to the Prophet, “O Messenger of Allah, openly and secretly
هر کجا یابی نمازی میکنی ** میدود در خانه ناپاک و دنی3425
Thou performest a prayer in whatever place thou mayst find, (even whilst) unclean and low (people) are running about in the house;
مستحاضه و طفل و آلودهی پلید ** کرد مستعمل به هر جا که رسید
Although thou knowest that any dirty child makes unclean every place he comes to."
گفت پیغمبر که از بهر مهان ** حق نجس را پاک گرداند بدان
The Prophet said, “Know that God makes impure (things) pure for the (spiritually) great.
سجدهگاهم را از آن رو لطف حق ** پاک گردانید تا هفتم طبق
On that account the grace of God has made my place of worship to be pure (everywhere, even) up to the seventh tier (of Heaven).”
هان و هان ترک حسد کن با شهان ** ور نه ابلیسی شوی اندر جهان
Beware and beware! Cease from envying the (spiritual) kings, else you will become a devil in the world.
کاو اگر زهری خورد شهدی شود ** تو اگر شهدی خوری زهری بود3430
For if he drink poison, it turns to honey; (but) if you eat honey, it is poison (to you);
کاو بدل گشت و بدل شد کار او ** لطف گشت و نور شد هر نار او
For he has been changed, and his action has been changed: he has become the Grace (of God), and every fire in him has been turned into Light.
قوت حق بود مر بابیل را ** ور نه مرغی چون کشد مر پیل را
The abábíl (swifts) had the power of God (in them); else, how should a bird kill an elephant?
لشکری را مرغکی چندی شکست ** تا بدانی کان صلابت از حق است
A number of little birds broke an (entire) army—so that you may know that that strength is from God.
گر تو را وسواس آید زین قبیل ** رو بخوان تو سورهی اصحاب فیل
If temptation of this kind come to you, go, read the Súra concerning the Possessors of the Elephant.
ور کنی با او مری و همسری ** کافرم دان گر تو ز ایشان سر بری3435
And if you contend and engage in rivalry with him (the saint), deem me an infidel if you save your head from them.
کشیدن موش مهار شتر را و متعجب شدن موش در خود
How the mouse pulled (the rope attached to) the camel's nose-ring and became self conceited.
موشکی در کف مهار اشتری ** در ربود و شد روان او از مری
A little mouse caught in his forelegs a camel's leading-rope and from emulation went off (with it).
اشتر از چستی که با او شد روان ** موش غره شد که هستم پهلوان
By reason of the readiness with which the camel set out along with him, the mouse was duped into thinking himself a hero.
بر شتر زد پرتو اندیشهاش ** گفت بنمایم ترا تو باش خوش
The ray of his thought struck the camel. He (the camel) said (aside), “I will show thee (presently)! Enjoy thyself!”
تا بیامد بر لب جوی بزرگ ** کاندر او گشتی زبون پیل سترگ
(All went well) till he (the mouse) came to the bank of a great river, at which any lion or wolf would have lost heart.
موش آن جا ایستاد و خشک گشت ** گفت اشتر ای رفیق کوه و دشت3440
There the mouse stopped and became paralysed. The camel said, “O my companion o’er hill and plain,