آن منی و هستیت باشد حلال ** که درو بینی صفات ذوالجلال

That personality and existence is lawful to thee, since thou beholdest therein the attributes of the Almighty.

شد درخت کژ مقوم حق‌نما ** اصله ثابت و فرعه فی‌السما

The crooked tree has become straight, God-revealing: its root fixed (in the earth) and its branches in the sky.

باقی قصه‌ی موسی علیه‌السلام

The remainder of the story of Moses, on whom be peace.

که آمدش پیغام از وحی مهم ** که کژی بگذار اکنون فاستقم 3575

For there came to him from the peremptory Revelation a message, saying, “Put crookedness aside now, and be upright.”

این درخت تن عصای موسیست ** که امرش آمد که بیندازش ز دست

This tree of the body is (like) Moses’ rod, concerning which the (Divine) command came to him —“Let it fall from your hand,

تا ببینی خیر او و شر او ** بعد از آن بر گیر او را ز امر هو

That thou mayst behold its good and evil; after that, take it up (again) by command of Him.”

پیش از افکندن نبود او غیر چوب ** چون به امرش بر گرفتی گشت خوب

Before his dropping it, it was naught but wood; whenever he took it up by His command, it became goodly.

اول او بد برگ‌افشان بره را ** گشت معجز آن گروه غره را

At first it was shaking down leaves for the lambs; (afterwards) it reduced to impotence that deluded people.

گشت حاکم بر سر فرعونیان ** آبشان خون کرد و کف بر سر زنان 3580

It became ruler over the party of Pharaoh: it turned their water into blood and caused them to beat their heads with their hands.

از مزارعشان برآمد قحط و مرگ ** از ملخهایی که می‌خوردند برگ

From their sown fields arose famine and death on account of the locusts which devoured the leaves,

تا بر آمد بی‌خود از موسی دعا ** چون نظر افتادش اندر منتها

Till from Moses, when he considered the ultimate issue, there went up involuntarily a prayer (to God)