آنک کفها دید باشد در شمار ** و آنک دریا دید شد بی‌اختیار 2910
He that regards the foam-flakes is (engaged) in reckoning (and calculation), while he that regards the Sea is without (conscious) volition.
آنک او کف دید در گردش بود ** وانک دریا دید او بی‌غش بود
He that regards the foam is in (continual) movement, while he that regards the Sea is devoid of hypocrisy.
دعوت کردن مسلمان مغ را
How a Moslem called a Magian (to accept Islam).
مر مغی را گفت مردی کای فلان ** هین مسلمان شو بباش از مومنان
A certain man said to a Magian, “O such-and-such, hark, become a Moslem, be one of the true believers!”
گفت اگر خواهد خدا مومن شوم ** ور فزاید فضل هم موقن شوم
He replied, “If God will, I shall become a true believer; and if He increase His grace, I shall become possessed of intuitive faith.”
گفت می‌خواهد خدا ایمان تو ** تا رهد از دست دوزخ جان تو
He (the Moslem) said, “God wills thy true belief, in order that thy spirit may be delivered from the hand (power) of Hell;
لیک نفس نحس و آن شیطان زشت ** می‌کشندت سوی کفران و کنشت 2915
But thy ill-omened carnal soul and the wicked Devil are dragging thee towards infidelity and the fire-temple.”
گفت ای منصف چو ایشان غالب‌اند ** یار او باشم که باشد زورمند
He replied, “O reasonable man, since they are predominant I shall (necessarily) be on the side of the stronger.
یار آن تانم بدن کو غالبست ** آن طرف افتم که غالب جاذبست
I can side (only) with him who is predominant: I (must) fall in the direction to which the predominant one is pulling (me).
چون خدا می‌خواست از من صدق زفت ** خواست او چه سود چون پیشش نرفت
Since (according to thy assertion) God was desiring of me a firm belief (in Islam), what is the use of His desire when He does not succeed (in attaining His object)?
نفس و شیطان خواست خود را پیش برد ** وآن عنایت قهر گشت و خرد و مرد
The carnal soul and the Devil have carried their will to success, while that act of (Divine) favour has been defeated and pulverised.