می‌نماید صورت ای صورت‌پرست ** که آن دو چشم مرده‌ی او ناظرست

می‌نماید صورت ای صورت‌پرست ** که آن دو چشم مرده‌ی او ناظرست 3480

The form appears, O worshipper of form, as though its two dead eyes were looking.

پیش چشم نقش می‌آری ادب ** کو چرا پاسم نمی‌دارد عجب

Thou art showing reverence before the eye of the image, saying, “I wonder why it pays no regard to me.

از چه پس بی‌پاسخست این نقش نیک ** که نمی‌گوید سلامم را علیک

Wherefore is this goodly image (so) very irresponsive that it does not say ‘alayk (on thee be peace!) in reply to my salaam?

می‌نجنباند سر و سبلت ز جود ** پاس آنک کردمش من صد سجود

It does not nod its head and moustache generously in regard for my having made a hundred prostrations before it.”

حق اگر چه سر نجنباند برون ** پاس آن ذوقی دهد در اندرون

God, though He does not nod the head outwardly, (yet) in regard for that (worship of Him) bestows an inward delight,

که دو صد جنبیدن سر ارزد آن ** سر چنین جنباند آخر عقل و جان 3485

Which is worth two hundred noddings of the head: in this fashion, after all, do Intellect and Spirit nod the head.

عقل را خدمت کنی در اجتهاد ** پاس عقل آنست که افزاید رشاد

(If) thou serve Intellect in earnest, the regard of Intellect (for thee) is (shown by this), that it increases (thy) righteousness.

حق نجنباند به ظاهر سر ترا ** لیک سازد بر سران سرور ترا

God does not nod the head to thee outwardly, but He makes thee a prince over the princes (of the world).

مر ترا چیزی دهد یزدان نهان ** که سجود تو کنند اهل جهان

To thee God gives secretly something (of such power) that the people of the world bow down before thee,

آنچنان که داد سنگی را هنر ** تا عزیز خلق شد یعنی که زر

Just as He gave to a stone such virtue that it was honoured by His creatures: that is to say, (it became) gold.