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آلت حقی تو فاعل دست حق ** چون زنم بر آلت حق طعن و دق
- Thou art God's instrument, God's hand is the (real) agent: how should I assail and oppose God's instrument?’”
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گفت او پس آن قصاص از بهر چیست ** گفت هم از حق و آن سر خفی است
- He (the knight) said, “For what reason, then, is retaliation (sanctioned)?” “’Tis from God, too,” said ‘Alí, “and that is a hidden mystery.
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گر کند بر فعل خود او اعتراض ** ز اعتراض خود برویاند ریاض 3855
- If He takes offence at His own act, (yet) He causes gardens (of good) to grow from that taking offence.
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اعتراض او را رسد بر فعل خود ** ز آن که در قهر است و در لطف او احد
- It beseems Him to take offence at His own act, inasmuch as in vengeance and mercy He is One.
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اندر این شهر حوادث میر اوست ** در ممالک مالک تدبیر اوست
- In this city of phenomena He is the Prince; in (all) the realms (of the world) He is the Ruler.
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آلت خود را اگر او بشکند ** آن شکسته گشته را نیکو کند
- If He breaks His own instrument, He mends that which has become broken.”
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رمز ننسخ آیه او ننسها ** نأت خیرا در عقب میدان مها
- Recognise, O noble sir, the indication of (the text), (Whatever) verse We shall cancel or cause to be forgotten, followed by We shall bring a better.
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هر شریعت را که حق منسوخ کرد ** او گیا برد و عوض آورد ورد 3860
- Every (religious) law that God has cancelled—He has taken away grass and brought roses in exchange.
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شب کند منسوخ شغل روز را ** بین جمادی خرد افروز را
- Night cancels the business of day: behold an inanimateness (inertia) that enlightens the intellect!
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باز شب منسوخ شد از نور روز ** تا جمادی سوخت ز آن آتش فروز
- Again, night is cancelled by the light of day, so that the inanimateness is consumed by that fire-kindling one.