ترک کفرش هم برای حق بود ** نه ز بیم آنک در آتش رود

His abandonment of infidelity is also for God's sake, not for fear lest he go into the Fire.

این چنین آمد ز اصل آن خوی او ** نه ریاضت نه بجست و جوی او

That disposition of his is like this originally: it is not (acquired by) discipline or by his effort and endeavour.

آنگهان خندد که او بیند رضا ** همچو حلوای شکر او را قضا

He laughs at the moment when he sees (the Divine) pleasure: to him Destiny is even as sugared sweetmeat.”

بنده‌ای کش خوی و خلقت این بود ** نه جهان بر امر و فرمانش رود 1915

The servant (of God) whose disposition and character is (like) this—does not the world move according to his command and behest?

پس چرا لابه کند او یا دعا ** که بگردان ای خداوند این قضا

Then why should he make entreaty and cry in prayer, “O God, avert this destiny”?

مرگ او و مرگ فرزندان او ** بهر حق پیشش چو حلوا در گلو

For God's sake his (own) death and the death of his children is to him like sweetmeat in the gullet.

نزع فرزندان بر آن باوفا ** چون قطایف پیش شیخ بی‌نوا

To that loyal one the death-agony of his children is like honey-cakes to a destitute old man.

پس چراگوید دعا الا مگر ** در دعا بیند رضای دادگر

Why, then, should he invoke (God), unless perchance he see the pleasure of the (Divine) Judge in (such) invocation?

آن شفاعت و آن دعا نه از رحم خود ** می‌کند آن بنده‌ی صاحب رشد 1920

That righteous servant does not make that intercession and invocation from his own mercifulness.

رحم خود را او همان دم سوختست ** که چراغ عشق حق افروختست

He has burned up (consumed away) his own mercifulness at the moment when he has lighted the lamp of love of God.