از لعاب خویش پرده‌ی نور کرد ** دیده‌ی ادراک خود را کور کرد

Of his own gossamer he made a veil over the Light: he made the eye of his apprehension blind.

گردن اسپ ار بگیرد بر خورد ** ور بگیرد پاش بستاند لگد

If one takes hold of a horse's neck, he gains advantage; and if he takes hold of its leg, he receives a kick.

کم نشین بر اسپ توسن بی‌لگام ** عقل و دین را پیشوا کن والسلام 465

Do not mount the restive horse without a bridle: make Reason and Religion your leader, and farewell.

اندرین آهنگ منگر سست و پست ** کاندرین ره صبر و شق انفسست

Do not look scornfully and contemptuously on this quest, for in this Way there is (need of) self-denial and grievous anguish to (men's) souls.

بقیه‌ی قصه‌ی بنای مسجد اقصی

The rest of the Story of the building of the Farther Mosque.

چون سلیمان کرد آغاز بنا ** پاک چون کعبه همایون چون منی

When Solomon began the building—holy like the Ka’ba, august like Miná—

در بنااش دیده می‌شد کر و فر ** نی فسرده چون بناهای دگر

In his building were seen splendour and magnificence: it was not frigid (dull and lifeless) like other buildings.

در بنا هر سنگ کز که می‌سکست ** فاش سیروا بی‌همی گفت از نخست

From the first, every stone in the building—(every stone) that was broken off from the mountain—was saying clearly, “Take me along!”

هم‌چو از آب و گل آدم‌کده ** نور ز آهک پاره‌ها تابان شده 470

As from the water and earth of the house (bodily tenement) of Adam, (so) did light shine forth from the pieces of mortar.

سنگ بی‌حمال آینده شده ** وان در و دیوارها زنده شده

The stones were coming without carrier, and those doors and walls had become living.

حق همی‌گوید که دیوار بهشت ** نیست چون دیوارها بی‌جان و زشت

God saith that the ‘wall of Paradise is not lifeless and ugly like (other) walls;