گشت فرد از کسوه‌ی خوهای خویش ** شد برهنه جان به جان‌افزای خویش
He has become separated from the garment of his own dispositions: his spirit has gone, naked, to Him who gives it increase of spirituality.
چون برهنه رفت پیش شاه فرد ** شاهش از اوصاف قدسی جامه کرد
Inasmuch as it went naked into the presence of the incomparable King, the King made for it a raiment of holy qualities.
خلعتی پوشید از اوصاف شاه ** بر پرید از چاه بر ایوان جاه 3615
It put on a robe of the King's qualities: it flew up from the pit to the palace of majesty.
این چنین باشد چو دردی صاف گشت ** از بن طشت آمد او بالای طشت
Such is the case: when dregs become pure, they rise from the bottom of the bowl to the top.
در بن طشت از چه بود او دردناک ** شومی آمیزش اجزای خاک
Although it (the spirit) remained like dregs at the bottom of the bowl owing to the ill-luck of mixing with particles of earth, (this was not in accordance with its nature).
یار ناخوش پر و بالش بسته بود ** ورنه او در اصل بس برجسته بود
Its disagreeable companion had tied its wings and plumes; else (it would have risen, for) originally it was very soaring.
چون عتاب اهبطوا انگیختند ** هم‌چو هاروتش نگون آویختند
When they uttered the rebuke Get ye down, they suspended it, head first, like Hárút.
بود هاروت از ملاک آسمان ** از عتابی شد معلق هم‌چنان 3620
Hárút was one of the angels of Heaven: on account of a (Divine) rebuke he was suspended thus.
سرنگون زان شد که از سر دور ماند ** خویش را سر ساخت و تنها پیش راند
He was (suspended), head downwards, because he remained far aloof from the Head and made himself the head and advanced alone.
آن سپد خود را چو پر از آب دید ** کر استغنا و از دریا برید
When the basket saw itself to be full of water, it behaved with independence and parted from the sea.