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آدمست از خاک کی ماند به خاک ** جنیست از نار بی‌هیچ اشتراک
- Adam is of earth, (but) how does he resemble earth? The genie is of fire without any participation (of the other elements);
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نیست مانندای آتش آن پری ** گر چه اصلش اوست چون می‌بنگری
- (But) the genie is not similar (in form) to fire, though when thou considerest (thou wilt acknowledge that) it is his origin.
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مرغ از بادست و کی ماند به باد ** نامناسب را خدا نسبت به داد
- The bird is (originally) of wind (air), (but) how does it resemble wind? God gave relationship to the unrelated.
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نسبت این فرعها با اصلها ** هست بی‌چون ار چه دادش وصلها
- The relation of these derivatives to the originals is ineffable, although He connected them.
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آدمی چون زاده‌ی خاک هباست ** این پسر را با پدر نسبت کجاست 2410
- Since man is born of dust, where is the relation between this son and his father?
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نسبتی گر هست مخفی از خرد ** هست بی‌چون و خرد کی پی برد
- If there is a relation hidden from the understanding, it is ineffable, and how should the understanding follow its track?
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باد را بی چشم اگر بینش نداد ** فرق چون می‌کرد اندر قوم عاد
- If He did not give the wind vision without eye, how was it making a distinction among the people of ‘Ád?
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چون همی دانست مومن از عدو ** چون همی دانست می را از کدو
- How was it knowing the true believer from the enemy? How was it knowing the wine from the gourd-shaped goblet?
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آتش نمرود را گر چشم نیست ** با خلیلش چون تجشم کردنیست
- If the fire of Nimrod hath no eye, how is a taking pains (to show respect) towards Abraham (explicable)?
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گر نبودی نیل را آن نور و دید ** از چه قبطی را ز سبطی می‌گزید 2415
- If the Nile had not possessed that light and sight, wherefore should it have picked out the Egyptians from the Israelites?