آهن آن را رام شد چون موم شد ** باد آن را بنده و محکوم شد
To that one the iron became submissive and wax-like; to that one the wind became a slave and subject.
بیان آنک رسول علیه السلام فرمود ان لله تعالی اولیاء اخفیاء
Setting forth how the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “Verily, God most High hath friends who are concealed.”
قوم دیگر سخت پنهان می‌روند ** شهره‌ی خلقان ظاهر کی شوند
Another party go (to and fro) exceedingly hidden: how should they become well-known to the people of externals?
این همه دارند و چشم هیچ کس ** بر نیفتد بر کیاشان یک نفس3105
They possess all this (spiritual dominion), and (yet) no one's eye falls upon their sovereignty for one moment.
هم کرامتشان هم ایشان در حرم ** نامشان را نشنوند ابدال هم
Both their miracles and they (themselves) are in the (Divine) sanctuary: even the Abdál do not hear their names.
یا نمی‌دانی کرمهای خدا ** کو ترا می‌خواند آن سو که بیا
Or art thou ignorant of the bounties of God who is calling thee to come yonder?
شش جهت عالم همه اکرام اوست ** هر طرف که بنگری اعلام اوست
The whole world of six directions is (filled with) His bounty: wheresoever thou lookest, it is making Him (His bounty) known.
چون کریمی گویدت آتش در آ ** اندر آ زود و مگو سوزد مرا
When a generous man bids thee come into the fire, come in quickly and do not say, “It will burn me.”
حکایت مندیل در تنور پر آتش انداختن انس رضی الله عنه و ناسوختن
The story of Anas, may God be pleased with him: how he cast a napkin into a fiery oven, and it was not burnt.
از انس فرزند مالک آمدست ** که به مهمانی او شخصی شدست3110
It has come (down to us) concerning Anas son of Málik that a certain person became his guest.
او حکایت کرد کز بعد طعام ** دید انس دستارخوان را زردفام
He (that person) related that after the meal Anas saw the table-napkin (was) yellow in hue,
چرکن و آلوده گفت ای خادمه ** اندر افکن در تنورش یک‌دمه
Dirty and stained; and said, “O maid-servant, throw it into the oven at once.”
در تنور پر ز آتش در فکند ** آن زمان دستارخوان را هوشمند
Thereupon the intelligent (maid) threw it into the oven, which was full of fire.
جمله مهمانان در آن حیران شدند ** انتظار دود کندوری بدند
All the guests were astounded thereat: they were in expectation of (seeing) the smoke of the (burning) napkin.
بعد یکساعت بر آورد از تنور ** پاک و اسپید و از آن اوساخ دور3115
After a short time she took it out of the oven, clean and white and purged of that filth.
قوم گفتند ای صحابی عزیز ** چون نسوزید و منقی گشت نیز
The party (of guests) said, “O venerable Companion (of the Prophet), how didn't it burn, and how too did it become cleansed?”
گفت زانک مصطفی دست و دهان ** بس بمالید اندرین دستارخوان
He replied, “Because Mustafá (Mohammed) often rubbed his hands and lips on this napkin.”
ای دل ترسنده از نار و عذاب ** با چنان دست و لبی کن اقتراب
O heart afraid of the fire and torment (of Hell), draw nigh unto such a hand and lip as that!
چون جمادی را چنین تشریف داد ** جان عاشق را چه‌ها خواهد گشاد
Since it (the Prophet's blessing) bestowed such honour upon a lifeless object, what things will it reveal to the soul of the lover!
مر کلوخ کعبه را چون قبله کرد ** خاک مردان باش ای جان در نبرد3120
Inasmuch as he (the Prophet) made the clods of the Ka‘ba the qibla (towards which the Moslems turn), do thou, O soul, be (as) the dust of holy men in (thy) war (against the flesh).
بعد از آن گفتند با آن خادمه ** تو نگویی حال خود با این همه
Afterwards they said to the maid-servant, “Wilt not thou tell (us) thine own feelings about all this?
چون فکندی زود آن از گفت وی ** گیرم او بردست در اسرار پی
Why didst thou (so) quickly cast it (into the oven) at his behest? I suppose he was acquainted with the secrets,
این‌چنین دستارخوان قیمتی ** چون فکندی اندر آتش ای ستی
(But) why didst thou, mistress, throw such a precious napkin into the fire?”