میکند از باغ دانا آن حشیش ** تا نماید باغ و میوه خرمیش
The expert (gardener) digs up the weeds from the garden, in order that his garden and fruit may look flourishing.
میکند دندان بد را آن طبیب ** تا رهد از درد و بیماری حبیب3870
The physician extracts bad teeth, in order that the beloved (patient) may be saved from pain and sickness.
بس زیادتها درون نقصهاست ** مر شهیدان را حیات اندر فناست
Advantages, then, are (concealed) within defects: for martyrs there is life in death.
چون بریده گشت حلق رزق خوار ** یرزقون فرحین شد گوار
When the (martyr's) throat has been cut that swallowed the daily bread, (the spiritual blessings implied in the text) receiving the (Divine) bounty, rejoicing, shall be delicious (to him).
حلق حیوان چون بریده شد به عدل ** حلق انسان رست و افزون گشت فضل
When the throat of an animal is cut duly (in the manner prescribed by law), there grows (from it) the throat of man, and its excellence is increased (thereby).
حلق انسان چون ببرد هین ببین ** تا چه زاید کن قیاس آن بر این
When a (martyred) man's throat is cut, come, consider what the result will be! Judge of this (case) by the analogy of that (case).
حلق ثالث زاید و تیمار او ** شربت حق باشد و انوار او3875
A third throat will be born, and care of it will be (taken by) the sherbet of God and His lights.
حلق ببریده خورد شربت ولی ** حلق از لا رسته مرده در بلی
The throat that has been cut drinks (the Divine) sherbet, but (only) the throat that has been delivered from Nay and has died in Yea.
بس کن ای دون همت کوته بنان ** تا کیات باشد حیات جان به نان
Make an end, O pusillanimous short-fingered (infirm) one! How long will the life of thy spirit be (sustained) by bread?
ز آن نداری میوهای مانند بید ** کآبرو بردی پی نان سپید
Like the willow, thou hast no fruit, because thou hast lost thine honour for the sake of white bread.
گر ندارد صبر زین نان جان حس ** کیمیا را گیر و زر گردان تو مس
If the sensual soul cannot refrain from this bread, take the elixir and turn thy copper into gold.
جامه شویی کرد خواهی ای فلان ** رو مگردان از محلهی گازران3880
Wouldst thou wash thy garment (clean), O so-and-so, do not avert thy face from the bleachers' quarter.
گر چه نان بشکست مر روزهی ترا ** در شکسته بند پیچ و برتر آ
Although the bread has broken thy fast, cling to Him that binds what is broken, and ascend!
چون شکسته بند آمد دست او ** پس رفو باشد یقین اشکست او
Inasmuch as His hand binds what is broken, it follows that His breaking is assuredly mending.
گر تو آن را بشکنی گوید بیا ** تو درستش کن نداری دست و پا
It thou break it, He will say to thee, “Come, make it whole (again)”; and thou hast neither hand nor foot (thou art helpless).
پس شکستن حق او باشد که او ** مر شکسته گشته را داند رفو
Therefore He (alone) has the right to break, for He (alone) can mend what has been broken.
آن که داند دوخت او داند درید ** هر چه را بفروخت نیکوتر خرید3885
He that knows how to sew (together) knows how to tear (asunder); whatsoever He sells, He buys (something) better (in exchange).
خانه را ویران کند زیر و زبر ** پس به یک ساعت کند معمورتر
He lays the house in ruins, upside down; then in one moment He makes it more habitable (than it was before).
گر یکی سر را ببرد از بدن ** صد هزاران سر بر آرد در زمن
If He sever one head from the body, He at once raises up hundreds of thousands of heads (for the beheaded person).
گر نفرمودی قصاصی بر جناة ** یا نگفتی فی القصاص آمد حیات
If He had not ordained a retaliation upon the guilty, or if He had not said, “In retaliation there is (for you) a life,”
خود که را زهره بدی تا او ز خود ** بر اسیر حکم حق تیغی زند
Who indeed would have the stomach (would dare) of himself (on his own responsibility) to wield (draw) a sword against him that is a thrall to the decree of God?—
ز آن که داند هر که چشمش را گشود ** کآن کشنده سخرهی تقدیر بود3890
Because every one whose eyes He (God) hath opened would know that the slayer was constrained (to slay) by (Divine) predestination.
هر که را آن حکم بر سر آمدی ** بر سر فرزند هم تیغی زدی
Any one on whom that decree might come (fall) would strike a sword-blow even at the head of his (own) child.
رو بترس و طعنه کم زن بر بدان ** پیش دام حکم عجز خود بدان
Go, fear (God) and do not rail at the wicked: know thine own impotence before the snare of the (Divine) decree.
تعجب کردن آدم علیه السلام از ضلالت ابلیس لعین و عجب آوردن
How Adam, on whom be peace, marvelled at the perdition of the accursed Iblís and showed vanity.
چشم آدم بر بلیسی کو شقی ست ** از حقارت و از زیافت بنگریست
The eye of Adam looked with contempt and scorn on Iblís who is damned.