حلقه‌‌ی کوران به چه کار اندرید ** دیدبان را در میانه آورید

O company of the blind, what are ye doing? Bring the seer between (you and God)!

دامن او گیر کاو دادت عصا ** در نگر کادم چها دید از عصی‌‌ 2140

Lay hold of His skirt who gave thee the staff: consider what (dreadful) things Adam suffered from disobedience.

معجزه‌‌ی موسی و احمد را نگر ** چون عصا شد مار و استن با خبر

Consider the miracles of Moses and Ahmad (Mohammed), how the staff became a serpent and the pillar was endowed with knowledge.

از عصا ماری و از استن حنین ** پنج نوبت می‌‌زنند از بهر دین‌‌

From the staff (came) a serpent and from the pillar a moaning: they (the staff and the pillar) are beating (the drums of honour) five times daily for the sake of the Religion.

گرنه نامعقول بودی این مزه ** کی بدی حاجت به چندین معجزه‌‌

Unless this savour (perception of spiritual truths) were non-intellectual, how should all these miracles have been necessary?

هر چه معقول است عقلش می‌‌خورد ** بی‌‌بیان معجزه بی‌‌جر و مد

Whatever is intelligible, the intellect is swallowing (receiving) it without the evidence of miracles and without contention.

این طریق بکر نامعقول بین ** در دل هر مقبلی مقبول بین‌‌ 2145

This virgin (untrodden) Way deem unintelligible, deem (it) accepted in the heart of every fortunate (elect) one.

همچنان کز بیم آدم دیو و دد ** در جزایر در رمیدند از حسد

As in fear of Adam devil and wild beast fled to the islands, from envy,

هم ز بیم معجزات انبیا ** سر کشیده منکران زیر گیا

So in fear of the miracles of the prophets have the sceptics slunk away under the grass,

تا به ناموس مسلمانی زی‌‌اند ** در تسلس تا ندانی که کی‌‌اند

That they may live in hypocrisy with the reputation of being Moslems, and that you may not know who they are.