این سبب چه بود به تازی گو رسن ** اندر این چه این رسن آمد به فن‌‌

What is (the meaning of) this (word) “cause” (sabab) in Arabic? Say: “cord” (rasan). This cord came into this well (the world) by (Divine) artifice.

گردش چرخه رسن را علت است ** چرخه گردان را ندیدن زلت است‌‌

The revolution of the water-wheel causes the cord (to move), (but) not to see the mover of the water-wheel is an error.

این رسنهای سببها در جهان ** هان و هان زین چرخ سر گردان مدان‌‌

Beware, beware! Do not regard these cords of causation in the world as (deriving their movement) from the giddy wheel (of heaven),

تا نمانی صفر و سر گردان چو چرخ ** تا نسوزی تو ز بی‌‌مغزی چو مرخ‌‌ 850

Lest you remain empty and giddy like the (celestial) wheel, lest through brainlessness you burn like markh wood.

باد آتش می‌‌خورد از امر حق ** هر دو سر مست آمدند از خمر حق‌‌

By the command of God the wind devours (extinguishes) fire: both are drunken with the wine of God.

آب حلم و آتش خشم ای پسر ** هم ز حق بینی چو بگشایی بصر

O son, when you open your eyes you will see that from God too are the water of clemency and the fire of anger.

گر نبودی واقف از حق جان باد ** فرق کی کردی میان قوم عاد

Had not the soul of the wind been informed by God, how would it have distinguished (the believers and unbelievers) amongst the people of ‘Ád?

قصه‌‌ی باد که در عهد هود علیه السلام قوم عاد را هلاک کرد

The story of the wind which destroyed the people of ‘Ád in the time of (the prophet) Húd, on whom be peace.

هود گرد مومنان خطی کشید ** نرم می‌‌شد باد کانجا می‌‌رسید

Húd drew a line round the believers: the wind would become soft (subside) when it reached that place,

هر که بیرون بود ز آن خط جمله را ** پاره پاره می‌‌گسست اندر هوا 855

(Although) it was dashing to pieces in the air all who were outside of the line.

همچنین شیبان راعی می‌‌کشید ** گرد بر گرد رمه خطی پدید

Likewise Shaybán the shepherd used to draw a visible line round his flock