داند و پوشد بامر ذوالجلال ** که نباشد کشف راز حق حلال

داند و پوشد بامر ذوالجلال ** که نباشد کشف راز حق حلال 1670

He knows, and by command of the Almighty he conceals (it), for it would not be lawful to divulge the secret of God.

این سخن پایان ندارد آن فقیر ** از مجاعت شد زبون و تن اسیر

This discourse hath no end. That dervish, through hunger, became feeble and his body a prisoner.

مضطرب شدن فقیر نذر کرده بکندن امرود از درخت و گوشمال حق رسیدن بی مهلت

How the dervish who had made the vow was reduced (by hunger) to plucking the pears from the tree, and how God’s chastisement came (upon him) without delay.

پنج روز آن باد امرودی نریخت ** ز آتش جوعش صبوری می‌گریخت

For five days the wind did not cause a single pear to drop, and on account of the fire (pangs) of hunger his patience was fleeing (deserting him).

بر سر شاخی مرودی چند دید ** باز صبری کرد و خود را وا کشید

He espied several pears on a bough, (but) once more he acted with patience and restrained himself.

باد آمد شاخ را سر زیر کرد ** طبع را بر خوردن آن چیر کرد

The wind came and lowered the end of the bough and caused his carnal nature to prevail for the eating of that (fruit).

جوع و ضعف و قوت جذب و قضا ** کرد زاهد را ز نذرش بی‌وفا 1675

Hunger and weakness and the strength of pull and (the might of) Destiny made the ascetic unfaithful to his vow.

چونک از امرودبن میوه سکست ** گشت اندر نذر وعهد خویش سست

When he had plucked fruit from the pear-tree, he became frail (false) in his vow and promise.

هم درآن دم گوشمال حق رسید ** چشم او بگشاد و گوش او کشید

At the same instant God’s chastisement arrived: it opened his eye and pulled his ear.

متهم کردن آن شیخ را با دزدان وبریدن دستش را

How the Shaykh was suspected of being in company with thieves and had his hand cut off.

بیست از دزدان بدند آنجا و بیش ** بخش می‌کردند مسروقات خویش

In that place there were twenty thieves and more, dividing the things they had stolen.

شحنه را غماز آگه کرده بود ** مردم شحنه بر افتادند زود

The perfect had been apprised by an informer: the prefect’s men quickly fell upon them.