من به بادی نامدم هم‌چون سحاب ** تا بگردی باز گردم زین جناب
I have not (been impelled to) come by a wind (of vain desire) like a cloud, that I should be turned back from this (holy) presence by a dust (of foolish words).
عجل با آن نور شد قبله‌ی کرم ** قبله بی آن نور شد کفر و صنم
By virtue of that Light the calf becomes a qibla of (Divine) grace; without that Light the qibla becomes (a symbol of) infidelity and an idol.
The licence that comes from self-will is error; the licence that comes from God is perfection.
کفر ایمان گشت و دیو اسلام یافت ** آن طرف کان نور بی‌اندازه تافت 2075
In that quarter where the illimitable Light has shone, infidelity has become faith and the Devil has attained unto Islam.
مظهر عزست و محبوب به حق ** از همه کروبیان برده سبق
He (the saint) is a theatre for the manifestation of the (Divine) Glory, and he is the real beloved (of God): he has carried off the prize from (taken precedence over) all the Cherubim.
سجده آدم را بیان سبق اوست ** سجده آرد مغز را پیوست پوست
The worship of Adam (by the angels) is clear evidence of his superiority: the husk always bows down (pays homage) to the kernel.
شمع حق را پف کنی تو ای عجوز ** هم تو سوزی هم سرت ای گنده‌پوز
O old woman, (if) you puff (try to put out) God's candle, you will be burnt, you and your head at the same time, O foul-mouthed one.
کی شود دریا ز پوز سگ نجس ** کی شود خورشید از پف منطمس
How should the sea be defiled by a dog's muzzle? How should the sun be extinguished by a puff?
حکم بر ظاهر اگر هم می‌کنی ** چیست ظاهرتر بگو زین روشنی 2080
Even if you judge (only) by appearances, tell (me), what is more apparent than this Light?
جمله ظاهرها به پیش این ظهور ** باشد اندر غایت نقص و قصور
In comparison with this appearance all apparent things are in the utmost degree of imperfection and default.