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که اثرها بر مشاعر ظاهرست ** وین اثرها از مثر مخبرست
- For effects are apparent to the senses, and these effects give information concerning their producer.
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هست پنهان معنی هر داروی ** هم‌چو سحر و صنعت هر جادوی
- The virtue of every drug is hidden like magic and the art of any sorcerer;
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چون نظر در فعل و آثارش کنی ** گرچه پنهانست اظهارش کنی
- (But) when you regard its action and effects, you bring it to light (even) though it is hidden.
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قوتی کان اندرونش مضمرست ** چون به فعل آید عیان و مظهرست 1315
- The potency that is concealed within it is clearly seen and made manifest when it comes into action.
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چون به آثار این همه پیدا شدت ** چون نشد پیدا ز تاثیر ایزدت
- Since all these things are revealed to you by means of effects, how is not God revealed to you by the production of effects?
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نه سببها و اثرها مغز و پوست ** چون بجویی جملگی آثار اوست
- Causes and effects, (both) kernel and husk—are not the whole (of them), when you investigate, effects produced by Him?
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دوست گیری چیزها را از اثر ** پس چرا ز آثاربخشی بی‌خبر
- You make friends with things because of the effect (which they produce): why, then, are you ignorant of Him who produces (all) effects?
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از خیالی دوست گیری خلق را ** چون نگیری شاه غرب و شرق را
- You make friends with people on the ground of a phantasy: why do not you make friends with the King of west and east?
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این سخن پایان ندارد ای قباد ** حرص ما را اندرین پایان مباد 1320
- This topic hath no end. O (spiritual) emperor, may there be no end to our desire for this (mystic knowledge)!
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رجوع به قصه‌ی رنجور
- Returning to the Story of the sick man.
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باز گرد و قصه‌ی رنجور گو ** با طبیب آگه ستارخو
- Return (from the digression) and tell the story of the sick man and the wise physician whose nature was to palliate.