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گشت ساقی خواجه از آب حمیم ** مر غلامان را و خوردند آن ز بیم
- The master gave the servants hot water to drink, and they drank it in fear (of him).
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بعد از آن میراندشان در دشتها ** میدویدندی میان کشتها 3595
- Afterwards he was driving them into the plains, and those persons were running up and down.
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قی در افتادند ایشان از عنا ** آب میآورد ز یشان میوهها
- From distress they began to vomit: the (hot) water was bringing up the fruit from them.
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چون که لقمان را در آمد قی ز ناف ** میبرآمد از درونش آب صاف
- When Luqmán began to vomit from his navel (belly), there was coming up from within him (only) the pure water.
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حکمت لقمان چو داند این نمود ** پس چه باشد حکمت رب الوجود
- Inasmuch as Luqmán's wisdom can show forth this, then what must be the wisdom of the Lord of existence!
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يوم تبلی، السرائر کلها ** بان منکم کامن لا یشتهی
- On the day when all the inmost thoughts shall be searched out, there will appear from you something latent, (the appearance of) which is not desired.
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چون سقوا ماء حمیما قطعت ** جملة الأستار مما أفظعت 3600
- When they shall be given hot water to drink, all the veils will be cut asunder (torn off) from that which is abhorred.
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نار از آن آمد عذاب کافران ** که حجر را نار باشد امتحان
- The fire (of Hell) is made the torment of the infidels because fire is the (proper) test for stones.
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آن دل چون سنگ را ما چند چند ** نرم گفتیم و نمیپذرفت پند
- How oft, how oft, have we spoken gently to our stony hearts, and they would not accept the counsel!
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ریش بد را داروی بد یافت رگ ** مر سر خر را سزد دندان سگ
- For a bad wound the vein gets (requires) a bad (severe) remedy: the teeth of the dog are suitable for the donkey's head.
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الخبیثات الخبیثین حکمت است ** زشت را هم زشت جفت و بابت است
- The wicked women to the wicked men is wisdom: the ugly is the mate and fitting (consort) for the ugly.
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پس تو هر جفتی که میخواهی برو ** محو و هم شکل و صفات او بشو 3605
- Whatever, then, you wish to mate with, go, become absorbed by it, and assume its shape and qualities.
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نور خواهی مستعد نور شو ** دور خواهی خویش بین و دور شو
- If you wish for the light, make yourself ready to receive the light; if you wish to be far (from God), become self-conceited and far;
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ور رهی خواهی ازین سجن خرب ** سر مکش از دوست و اسجد و اقترب
- And if you wish (to find) a way out of this ruined prison, do not turn your head away from the Beloved, but bow in worship and draw nigh.
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بقیهی قصهی زید در جواب رسول علیه السلام
- The remainder of the story of Zayd (and what he said) in answer to the Prophet, on whom be peace.
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این سخن پایان ندارد خیز زید ** بر براق ناطقه بر بند قید
- This discourse hath no end. “Arise, O Zayd, and tie a shackle on the Buráq (steed) of thy rational spirit.
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ناطقه چون فاضح آمد عیب را ** میدراند پردههای غیب را
- Since the rational spirit exposes faults, it is rending the curtains of concealment.
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غیب مطلوب حق آمد چند گاه ** این دهلزن را بران بر بند راه 3610
- Concealment is desired by God for awhile. Drive away this drummer, bar the road!
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تک مران در کش عنان مستور به ** هر کس از پندار خود مسرور به
- Do not gallop, draw rein, ’tis better it (thy spirit) should be veiled; ’tis better that every one should be gladdened by his own fancy.
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حق همیخواهد که نومیدان او ** زین عبادت هم نگردانند رو
- God is wishing that even His despairing ones should not avert their faces (refrain) from this worship (of Him).
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هم به اومیدی مشرف میشوند ** چند روزی در رکابش میدوند
- Even on the ground of a hope they become ennobled: for a few days (a short time) they are running at its stirrup (following Divine worship).
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خواهد آن رحمت بتابد بر همه ** بر بد و نیک از عموم مرحمه
- He wishes that that mercy should shine upon all, on the evil and the good, because of the universality of His mercy.
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حق همیخواهد که هر میر و اسیر ** با رجا و خوف باشند و حذیر 3615
- God is wishing that every prince and captive should be hopeful and fearful and afraid.
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این رجا و خوف در پرده بود ** تا پس این پرده پرورده شود
- This hope and fear are in the veil (separating the seen from the unseen), that they may be fostered behind this veil.
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چون دریدی پرده کو خوف و رجا ** غیب را شد کر و فری بر ملا
- When thou hast rent the veil, where are fear and hope? The might and majesty belonging to the Unseen are divulged.
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بر لب جو برد ظنی یک فتا ** که سلیمان است ماهیگیر ما
- A young man on the bank of a river thought (to himself), “Our fisherman (here) is Solomon.