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  • نار خصم آب و فرزندان اوست ** همچنان که آب خصم جان اوست‌‌ 3695
  • Fire is the enemy of water and its children, even as water is an enemy to the life of fire.

  • آب آتش را کشد زیرا که او ** خصم فرزندان آب است و عدو
  • Water kills fire because it is the enemy and foe of the children of water.

  • بعد از آن این نار نار شهوت است ** کاندر او اصل گناه و زلت است‌‌
  • To proceed, this fire is the fire of lust, wherein is the root of sin and error.

  • نار بیرونی به آبی بفسرد ** نار شهوت تا به دوزخ می‌‌برد
  • The external fire may be quenched by some water, (but) the fire of lust is bringing (you) to Hell.

  • نار شهوت می‌‌نیارامد به آب ** ز انکه دارد طبع دوزخ در عذاب‌‌
  • The fire of lust is not allayed by water, because it has the (insatiable) nature of Hell in respect of (inflicting) torment.

  • نار شهوت را چه چاره نور دین ** نورکم اطفاء نار الکافرین‌‌ 3700
  • What is the remedy for the fire of lust? The light of the Religion: your (the Moslems') light is the (means of) extinguishing the fire of the infidels.

  • چه کشد این نار را نور خدا ** نور ابراهیم را ساز اوستا
  • What kills this fire? The Light of God. Make the light of Abraham your teacher,

  • تا ز نار نفس چون نمرود تو ** وارهد این جسم همچون عود تو
  • That this body of yours, which resembles wood (faggots), may be delivered from the fire of the Nimrod-like flesh (nafs).

  • شهوت ناری به راندن کم نشد ** او به ماندن کم شود بی‌‌هیچ بد
  • Fiery lust is not diminished by indulging it: it is diminished, without any escape (inevitably), by leaving it (ungratified).

  • تا که هیزم می‌‌نهی بر آتشی ** کی بمیرد آتش از هیزم کشی‌‌
  • So long as thou art laying faggots on a fire, how will the fire be extinguished by a carrier of faggots?

  • چون که هیزم باز گیری نار مرد ** ز انکه تقوی آب سوی نار برد 3705
  • When thou withholdest the faggots, the fire dies out, because fear of God carries (as it were) water to the fire.

  • کی سیه گردد ز آتش روی خوب ** کاو نهد گلگونه از تقوی القلوب‌‌
  • How should the fire blacken the beauteous face (of a soul) which lays (on itself) rose colour (derived) from the fear of God that is in (men's) hearts?

  • آتش افتادن در شهر به ایام عمر
  • How a conflagration occurred in the city (Medina) in the days of ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him.

  • آتشی افتاد در عهد عمر ** همچو چوب خشک می‌‌خورد او حجر
  • A conflagration occurred in the time of ‘Umar: it was devouring stones as though they were dry wood.

  • در فتاد اندر بنا و خانه‌‌ها ** تا زد اندر پر مرغ و لانه‌‌ها
  • It fell upon buildings and houses, until (at last) it darted at the wings and nests of birds.

  • نیم شهر از شعله‌‌ها آتش گرفت ** آب می‌‌ترسید از آن و می‌‌شگفت‌‌
  • Half the city caught fire from the flames: water was afraid of it (the fire) and amazed.

  • مشکهای آب و سرکه می‌‌زدند ** بر سر آتش کسان هوشمند 3710
  • Some intelligent persons were throwing skins of water and vinegar on the fire,

  • آتش از استیزه افزون می‌‌شدی ** می‌‌رسید او را مدد از بی‌‌حدی‌‌
  • (But) out of spite (obstinacy) the fire was increasing: aid was coming to it from One who is infinite.

  • خلق آمد جانب عمر شتاب ** کاتش ما می‌‌نمیرد هیچ از آب‌‌
  • The people came in haste to ‘Umar, saying, “Our fire will not be quenched at all by water.”

  • گفت آن آتش ز آیات خداست ** شعله‌‌ای از آتش بخل شماست‌‌
  • He said, “That fire is one of God's signs: ’tis a flame from the fire of your avarice.

  • آب بگذارید و نان قسمت کنید ** بخل بگذارید اگر آل منید
  • What are water and vinegar? Deal out bread (in charity), discard avarice if ye are my people (followers).”

  • خلق گفتندش که در بگشوده‌‌ایم ** ما سخی و اهل فتوت بوده‌‌ایم‌‌ 3715
  • The folk said to him, “We have opened our doors, we have been bountiful and devoted to generosity.”

  • گفت نان در رسم و عادت داده‌‌اید ** دست از بهر خدا نگشاده‌‌اید
  • He replied, “Ye have given bread by rule and habit, ye have not opened your hands for the sake of God—

  • بهر فخر و بهر بوش و بهر ناز ** نه از برای ترس و تقوی و نیاز
  • (Only) for glory and for ostentation and for pride, not because of fear and piety and supplication.”

  • مال تخم است و به هر شوره منه ** تیغ را در دست هر ره زن مده‌‌
  • Wealth is seed, and do not lay it in every salty ground: do not put a sword in the hand of every highwayman.

  • اهل دین را باز دان از اهل کین ** همنشین حق بجو با او نشین‌‌
  • Distinguish the friends of the Religion (ahl-i Dín) from the enemies of God (ahl-i kín): seek the man that sits with God, and sit with him.