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گفت لقمان سیدا پیش خدا ** بندهی خاین نباشد مرتضا 3590
- “O sire,” said Luqmán, “an unfaithful servant is not approved in the sight of God.
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امتحان کن جملهمان را ای کریم ** سیرمان در ده تو از آب حمیم
- Put us all to the test, O noble sir: give us our fill of hot water (to drink),
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بعد از آن ما را به صحرایی کلان ** تو سواره ما پیاده میدوان
- And afterwards make us run into a great plain, thou being mounted and we on foot.
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آن گهان بنگر تو بد کردار را ** صنعهای کاشف الاسرار را
- Then behold the evil-doer, (behold) the things that are done by Him who revealeth mysteries!”
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گشت ساقی خواجه از آب حمیم ** مر غلامان را و خوردند آن ز بیم
- The master gave the servants hot water to drink, and they drank it in fear (of him).
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بعد از آن میراندشان در دشتها ** میدویدندی میان کشتها 3595
- Afterwards he was driving them into the plains, and those persons were running up and down.
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قی در افتادند ایشان از عنا ** آب میآورد ز یشان میوهها
- From distress they began to vomit: the (hot) water was bringing up the fruit from them.
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چون که لقمان را در آمد قی ز ناف ** میبرآمد از درونش آب صاف
- When Luqmán began to vomit from his navel (belly), there was coming up from within him (only) the pure water.
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حکمت لقمان چو داند این نمود ** پس چه باشد حکمت رب الوجود
- Inasmuch as Luqmán's wisdom can show forth this, then what must be the wisdom of the Lord of existence!
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يوم تبلی، السرائر کلها ** بان منکم کامن لا یشتهی
- On the day when all the inmost thoughts shall be searched out, there will appear from you something latent, (the appearance of) which is not desired.