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  • عین آن حکمت بفرمودی رسول ** زین قدر گمراه شد آن بو الفضول‌‌
  • The substance of that Wisdom was dictated by the Prophet: by this (small) amount (of reflected Wisdom) that meddling fool was led astray,

  • کانچه می‌‌گوید رسول مستنیر ** مر مرا هست آن حقیقت در ضمیر
  • Thinking, “I have in my conscience the Truth of that which the illumined Prophet is saying.”

  • پرتو اندیشه‌‌اش زد بر رسول ** قهر حق آورد بر جانش نزول‌‌
  • The ray of his thought struck the Prophet: the wrath of God descended on his (the scribe's) soul.

  • هم ز نساخی بر آمد هم ز دین ** شد عدوی مصطفی و دین به کین‌‌
  • He abandoned both his work as a scribe and the Religion (Islam): he became the malignant foe of Mustafá (Mohammed) and the Religion.

  • مصطفی فرمود کای گبر عنود ** چون سیه گشتی اگر نور از تو بود 3235
  • Mustafá said, “O obstinate miscreant, if the Light was from thee, how shouldst thou have become black (with sin)?

  • گر تو ینبوع الهی بودیی ** این چنین آب سیه نگشودیی‌‌
  • If thou hadst been the Divine fountain (whence the Revelation issued), thou wouldst not have let out such black water as this.”

  • تا که ناموسش به پیش این و آن ** نشکند بر بست این او را دهان‌‌
  • Lest his reputation should be ruined in the sight of all and sundry, this (pride) kept his mouth shut.

  • اندرون می‌‌سوختش هم زین سبب ** توبه کردن می‌‌نیارست این عجب‌‌
  • His (the scribe's) heart was burning, hence he was unable to repent: this is wonderful.

  • آه می‌‌کرد و نبودش آه سود ** چون در آمد تیغ و سر را در ربود
  • He (the scribe) was crying “Alas,” but “Alas” was of no use to him when the sword came on and took off his head.

  • کرده حق ناموس را صد من حدید ** ای بسا بسته به بند ناپدید 3240
  • God has made reputation (to be like) a hundred maunds' weight of iron: oh, many a one is bound in the unseen chain!