همچنان کرد و هر آنگاهی که من ** وا گشایم مصحف اندر خواندن
Even so He did, and whenever I open the Book to read,
آن خبیری که نشد غافل ز کار ** آن گرامی پادشاه و کردگار1870
That all-knowing One who never becomes forgetful of His work, that honoured Sovereign and Maker,
باز بخشد بینشم آن شاه فرد ** در زمان همچون چراغ شب‌نورد
That incomparable King at once gives my sight back to me, like a lamp that makes an end of the (darkness of) night.”
زین سبب نبود ولی را اعتراض ** هرچه بستاند فرستد اعتیاض
On this account the saint has no objection (to raise against the Divine ordainment): whatsoever He (God) takes away, He sends compensation.
گر بسوزد باغت انگورت دهد ** در میان ماتمی سورت دهد
If He burn your vineyard, He will give you grapes; in the midst of mourning He will give you festivity.
آن شل بی‌دست را دستی دهد ** کان غمها را دل مستی دهد
To the handless paralytic He gives a hand, to the (person who is a) mine of grief He gives the (joyous) heart of an intoxicated one.
لا نسلم و اعتراض از ما برفت ** چون عوض می‌آید از مفقود زفت1875
(The feeling denoted by the words) “We will not submit” and (the desire to raise) objection have gone from us (saints), since there is coming a great recompense for what has been lost.
چونک بی آتش مرا گرمی رسد ** راضیم گر آتشش ما را کشد
Inasmuch as heat comes to me without fire, I am content if His fire kill me.
بی چراغی چون دهد او روشنی ** گر چراغت شد چه افغان می‌کنی
Inasmuch as He gives light without, any lamp—if your lamp is gone, why are you lamenting?
صفت بعضی اولیا کی راضی‌اند باحکام و لابه نکنند کی این حکم را بگردان
Description of some saints who are content with the (Divine) ordainments and do not beseech (God) to change this decree.
بشنو اکنون قصه‌ی آن ره‌روان ** که ندارند اعتراضی در جهان
Now listen to a story of those travellers on the Way who have no objection in the world.
ز اولیا اهل دعا خود دیگرند ** که همی‌دوزند و گاهی می‌درند
Those of the saints who make invocation are in sooth different (from these travellers): sometimes they sew and sometimes they tear.
قوم دیگر می‌شناسم ز اولیا ** که دهانشان بسته باشد از دعا1880
I know another class of saints whose mouths are closed to invocation.
از رضا که هست رام آن کرام ** جستن دفع قضاشان شد حرام
Because of the content (quietism) that is subservient to (possessed by) those noble ones, it has become unlawful for them to seek to avert Destiny.
در قضا ذوقی همی‌بینند خاص ** کفرشان آید طلب کردن خلاص
In (submitting to) Destiny they experience a peculiar delight: it would be (an act of) infidelity for them to crave release.
حسن ظنی بر دل ایشان گشود ** که نپوشند از عمی جامه‌ی کبود
He (God) hath revealed to their hearts such a good opinion (of Him) that they do not put on the blue garb (of mourning) on account of any sorrow.
سال کردن بهلول آن درویش را
How Buhlúl questioned a certain dervish.
گفت بهلول آن یکی درویش را ** چونی ای درویش واقف کن مرا
Buhlúl said to a certain dervish, “How art thou, O dervish? Inform me.”
گفت چون باشد کسی که جاودان ** بر مراد او رود کار جهان1885
He said, “How should that one be, according to whose desire the work of the world goes on?—
سیل و جوها بر مراد او روند ** اختران زان سان که خواهد آن شوند
According to whose desire the torrents and rivers flow, and the stars move in such wise as he wills;
زندگی و مرگ سرهنگان او ** بر مراد او روانه کو بکو
And Life and Death are his officers, going to and fro according to his desire.
هر کجا خواهد فرستد تعزیت ** هر کجا خواهد ببخشد تهنیت
He sends (what entails) condolence wheresoever he will; he bestows (what entails) felicitation wheresoever he will.
سالکان راه هم بر گام او ** ماندگان از راه هم در دام او
The travellers on the Way (go) according to his pleasure; they that have lost the Way (are fallen) in his snare.
هیچ دندانی نخندد در جهان ** بی رضا و امر آن فرمان‌روان1890
No tooth flashes with laughter in the world without the approval and command of that imperial personage.”
گفت ای شه راست گفتی همچنین ** در فر و سیمای تو پیداست این
He (Buhlúl) said, “O King, thou hast spoken truly: ’tis even so: this is manifest in thy (spiritual) radiance and (glorious) aspect.
این و صد چندینی ای صادق ولیک ** شرح کن این را بیان کن نیک نیک
Thou art this and a hundred times as much, O veracious one; but expound this (mystery) and explain it very well,
آنچنانک فاضل و مرد فضول ** چون به گوش او رسد آرد قبول
In such fashion that (both) the virtuous (wise) and the man given to vanity (folly) may assent when it comes to their ears.