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  • امن ماکولان جذوب ماتمست  ** رو بدان درگاه کو لا یطعم است 
  • The security of those who are (liable to be) devoured brings mourning in its train: go to the Portal of Him who is not fed.

  • هر خیالی را خیالی می‌خورد  ** فکر آن فکر دگر را می‌چرد 
  • Every phantasy is devouring another phantasy: (one) thought feeds on another thought.

  • تو نتانی کز خیالی وا رهی  ** یا بخسپی که از آن بیرون جهی  730
  • Thou canst not be delivered from any phantasy or fall asleep so as to escape from it (altogether).

  • فکر زنبورست و آن خواب تو آب  ** چون شوی بیدار باز آید ذباب 
  • (Thy) thoughts are (like) hornets, and thy sleep is (like) the water (in which thou art plunged): when thou awakest, the flies (hornets) come back,

  • چند زنبور خیالی در پرد  ** می‌کشد این سو و آن سو می‌برد 
  • And many hornet-like phantasies fly in and (now) draw thee this way and (now) take thee that way.

  • کمترین آکلانست این خیال  ** وآن دگرها را شناسد ذوالجلال 
  • This (mental) phantasy is the least of the devourers: the Almighty knows (how great are) the others.

  • هین گریز از جوق اکال غلیظ  ** سوی او که گفت ما ایمت حفیظ 
  • Hark, flee from the troop of huge devourers towards Him who hath said, ‘We are thy protector’;

  • یا به سوی آن که او آن حفظ یافت  ** گر نتانی سوی آن حافظ شتافت  735
  • Or towards one who has gained that (power of) protection, if thou canst not hasten towards the Protector (Himself).

  • دست را مسپار جز در دست پیر  ** حق شدست آن دست او را دستگیر 
  • Do not surrender thy hand save to the hand of the Pír (spiritual director); (for) God hath become the aider of his hand.

  • پیر عقلت کودکی خو کرده است  ** از جوار نفس که اندر پرده است 
  • The Pír (Elder), (which is) thy intellect, has become childish from being a neighbour to the carnal soul which is in the veil (of sensuality).