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  • جان ابراهیم از آن انوار زفت ** بی‏حذر در شعله‏های نار رفت‏
  • From (possession of) that mighty radiance the spirit of Abraham went fearlessly into the flames of the fire.

  • چون که اسماعیل در جویش فتاد ** پیش دشنه‏ی آب دارش سر نهاد
  • When Ismá‘íl (Ishmael) fell into the stream thereof, he laid his head before his (Abraham's) flashing knife.

  • جان داود از شعاعش گرم شد ** آهن اندر دست بافش نرم شد 915
  • The soul of David was heated by its rays: iron became soft in his hand-loom.

  • چون سلیمان بد وصالش را رضیع ** دیو گشتش بنده فرمان و مطیع‏
  • When Solomon was suckled on (the milk of) union with it, the demon became a thrall to his command and obedient.

  • در قضا یعقوب چون بنهاد سر ** چشم روشن کرد از بوی پسر
  • When Jacob bowed his head (in submission) to the (Divine) destiny, it (the Light) illumined (gladdened) his eye with the scent of his (lost) son.

  • یوسف مه رو چو دید آن آفتاب ** شد چنان بیدار در تعبیر خواب‏
  • When the moon-faced Joseph beheld that Sun, he became so wide-awake (wise) in the interpretation of dreams.

  • چون عصا از دست موسی آب خورد ** ملکت فرعون را یک لقمه کرد
  • When the rod drank water (was imbued with the influence of the Light) from the hand of Moses, it made one mouthful of Pharaoh's empire.

  • نردبانش عیسی مریم چو یافت ** بر فراز گنبد چارم شتافت‏ 920
  • When Jesus, the son of Mary, found its ladder, he sped to the topmost height of the Fourth Dome (of Heaven).

  • چون محمد یافت آن ملک و نعیم ** قرص مه را کرد او در دم دو نیم‏
  • When Mohammed gained that Kingdom and Felicity, he in a moment clave the disk of the moon in two halves.

  • چون ابو بکر آیت توفیق شد ** با چنان شه صاحب و صدیق شد
  • When Abú Bakr became a signal example of (God's) favour, he became the Companion of such a King (as Mohammed) and (received the name) Siddíq.

  • چون عمر شیدای آن معشوق شد ** حق و باطل را چو دل فاروق شد
  • When ‘Umar became distraught with that Beloved, he became a Fárúq (discerner), like the heart, between truth and falsehood.

  • چون که عثمان آن عیان را عین گشت ** نور فایض بود و ذی النورین گشت‏
  • When ‘Uthmán became the fountain of that clear (Essence), he was light overflowing and became Dhu ’l-Núrayn (Lord of the Two Lights).

  • چون ز رویش مرتضی شد در فشان ** گشت او شیر خدا درمرج جان‏ 925
  • When at (the sight of) its countenance Murtazá (‘Alí) began to scatter pearls (of spiritual truth), he became the Lion of God in the pasture of the soul.

  • چون جنید از جند او دید آن مدد ** خود مقاماتش فزون شد از عدد
  • When Junayd received that support (which he received) from its army, his maqámát (stages of progress in the mystical life) became innumerable.

  • بایزید اندر مزیدش راه دید ** نام قطب العارفین از حق شنید
  • Báyazíd saw the way into its superabundance, and heard from God (heard God bestow upon him) the name, “Pole of the Gnostics.”

  • چون که کرخی کرخ او را شد حرص ** شد خلیفه‏ی عشق و ربانی نفس‏
  • When Karkhí became the guard of its city, he became the vicar of (Divine) love and inspired by the Divine breath.

  • پور ادهم مرکب آن سو راند شاد ** گشت او سلطان سلطانان داد
  • The son of Adham joyously rode his steed towards it, and became the supreme sovereign of justice.

  • و آن شقیق از شق آن راه شگرف ** گشت او خورشید رای و تیز طرف‏ 930
  • And that (famous) Shaqíq by cleaving (traversing) that venerable Way became a sun of (clear) judgement and keen-sighted.

  • صد هزاران پادشاهان نهان ** سر فرازانند ز آن سوی جهان‏
  • Hundreds of thousands of hidden (spiritual) kings are holding their heads high (in the region) beyond this world;

  • نامشان از رشک حق پنهان بماند ** هر گدایی نامشان را بر نخواند
  • Because of God's jealousy their names remained hidden: every beggar did not pronounce their names.

  • حق آن نور و حق نورانیان ** کاندر آن بحرند همچون ماهیان‏
  • By the truth of that Light and by the truth of those illumined ones who are as fishes in that Sea—

  • بحر جان و جان بحر ار گویمش ** نیست لایق نام نو می‏جویمش‏
  • ’Tis not fitting if I call it the Sea of the Soul and the Soul of the Sea: I am seeking a new name for it;—

  • حق آن آنی که این و آن از اوست ** مغزها نسبت بدو باشد چو پوست‏ 935
  • By the truth of that That from which this and that are (derived), and in relation to which (all) kernels are (as) rinds,

  • که صفات خواجه‏تاش و یار من ** هست صد چندان که این گفتار من‏
  • (I swear) that the (good) qualities of my fellow-servant and friend exceed my description (of them) a hundredfold.

  • آن چه می‏دانم ز وصف آن ندیم ** باورت ناید چه گویم ای کریم‏
  • That which I know of the (spiritual) endowments of that comrade (of mine) would not be believed by thee: what shall I say, O noble (king)?”