حرف چه بود تا تو اندیشی از آن ** حرف چه بود خار دیوار رزان‌‌

What are words that thou shouldst think of them? What are words? Thorns in the hedge of the vineyard.

حرف و صوت و گفت را بر هم زنم ** تا که بی‌‌این هر سه با تو دم زنم‌‌ 1730

I will throw word and sound and speech into confusion, that without these three I may converse with thee.

آن دمی کز آدمش کردم نهان ** با تو گویم ای تو اسرار جهان‌‌

That word which I kept hidden from Adam I will speak to thee, O (thou who art the) consciousness of the world.

آن دمی را که نگفتم با خلیل ** و آن غمی را که نداند جبرئیل‌‌

(I will tell to thee) that word which I did not communicate to Abraham, and that pain (love) which Gabriel does not know.”

آن دمی کز وی مسیحا دم نزد ** حق ز غیرت نیز بی‌‌ما هم نزد

That word of which the Messiah (Jesus) breathed not a word God, from jealousy, did not utter even without má.

ما چه باشد در لغت اثبات و نفی ** من نه اثباتم منم بی‌‌ذات و نفی‌‌

What is má in language? Positive and negative. I am not positive, I am selfless and negated.

من کسی در ناکسی دریافتم ** پس کسی در ناکسی دربافتم‌‌ 1735

I found (true) individuality in non-individuality: therefore I wove (my) individuality into non-individuality.

جمله شاهان بنده‌‌ی بنده‌‌ی خودند ** جمله خلقان مرده‌‌ی مرده‌‌ی خودند

All kings are enslaved to their slaves, all people are dead (ready to die) for one who dies for them.

جمله شاهان پست، پست خویش را ** جمله خلقان مست، مست خویش را

All kings are prostrate before one who is prostrate before them, all people are intoxicated with (love for) one who is intoxicated with them.

می‌‌شود صیاد، مرغان را شکار ** تا کند ناگاه ایشان را شکار

The fowler becomes a prey to the birds in order that of a sudden he may make them his prey.