قلب و نیکو در جهان بودی روان ** چون همه شب بود و ما چون شب روان
False coin and fine (both) were current in the world, since all was night, and we were as night-travellers,
تا بر آمد آفتاب انبیا ** گفت ای غش دور شو صافی بیا
Until the sun of the prophets rose and said, “Begone, O alloy! Come, O thou that art pure!”
چشم داند فرق کردن رنگ را ** چشم داند لعل را و سنگ را
The eye can distinguish colours, the eye knows ruby and (common) stone.
چشم داند گوهر و خاشاک را ** چشم را ز آن میخلد خاشاکها
The eye knows the jewel and the rubbish; hence bits of rubbish sting the eye.
دشمن روزند این قلابکان ** عاشق روزند آن زرهای کان290
These vile counterfeiters are enemies of day, those pieces of gold from the mine are lovers of day,
ز آن که روز است آینهی تعریف او ** تا ببیند اشرفی تشریف او
Because day is the mirror that makes it (the fine gold) known, so that the ashrafí (the coin of sterling gold) may see (receive) its (day's) gift of honour.
حق قیامت را لقب ز آن روز کرد ** روز بنماید جمال سرخ و زرد
Hence God bestowed the title of “Day” on the Resurrection, (for) day displays the beauty of red and yellow.
پس حقیقت روز سر اولیاست ** روز پیش ماهشان چون سایههاست
In reality, then, day is the inmost consciousness of the saints, (though) beside their moon day is (dim) as shadows.
عکس راز مرد حق دانید روز ** عکس ستاریش شام چشم دوز
Know that day is the reflexion of the mystery (the illumined consciousness) of the man of God, while eye-sealing night is the reflexion of his occultation.
ز آن سبب فرمود یزدان و الضحی ** و الضحی نور ضمیر مصطفی295
For that reason God said, By the morn: by the morn is (refers to) the light of the hidden mind of Mustafá (Mohammed).