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عیسویست این دم نه هر باد و دمی ** که برآید از فرح یا از غمی
- This Breath is (like the breath) of Jesus (in its effects); it is not (like) any wind and breath that arises from joy or sorrow.
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این الم است و حم ای پدر ** آمدست از حضرت مولی البشر 1320
- This Alif-Lám-Mím and Há-Mím, O father, have come from the presence of the Lord of Mankind.
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هر الف لامی چه می‌ماند بدین ** گر تو جان داری بدین چشمش مبین
- What resemblance has any (other) alif-lám to these? Do not regard them with this (external) eye, if you have a (rational) soul.
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گر چه ترکیبش حروفست ای همام ** می‌بماند هم به ترکیب عوام
- Although they are composed of letters, O sire, and resemble the composition of (words used by) the common folk, (yet they are not the same).
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هست ترکیب محمد لحم و پوست ** گرچه در ترکیب هر تن جنس اوست
- Mohammed is composed of flesh and skin; (but he is unique) although every body is homogeneous with him in its composition.
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گوشت دارد پوست دارد استخوان ** هیچ این ترکیب را باشد همان
- It hath flesh, it hath skin and bone; (yet) has this (ordinary) constitution the same (qualities as his)?
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که اندر آن ترکیب آمد معجزات ** که همه ترکیبها گشتند مات 1325
- (No); for in that constitution (of Mohammed) there appeared miracles by which all (other) constitutions were vanquished.
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هم‌چنان ترکیب حم کتاب ** هست بس بالا و دیگرها نشیب
- Likewise, the composition of the (Letters) Há-Mím in the (Holy) Book is exceedingly lofty, while the others are low (in comparison),
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زانک زین ترکیب آید زندگی ** هم‌چو نفخ صور در درماندگی
- Because from this composition comes life, like the blast of the trumpet (of Resurrection), (to those) in helplessness.
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اژدها گردد شکافد بحر را ** چون عصا حم از داد خدا
- By the dispensation of God Há-Mím becomes a dragon and cleaves the sea like the rod (of Moses).