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چونک مریم مضطرب شد یک زمان ** همچنانک بر زمین آن ماهیان
- When Mary was all at once dismayed, like those fishes on land,
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گفتن روح القدس مریم راکی من رسول حقم به تو آشفته مشو و پنهان مشو از من کی فرمان اینست
- [How the Holy Spirit said to Mary, “I am sent to thee by God: be not agitated and do not hide from me, for this is the (Divine) command.”]
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بانگ بر وی زد نمودار کرم ** که امین حضرتم از من مرم
- The Exemplar of (Divine) Bounty cried out to her, “I am the trusted (messenger) of the Lord: be not afraid of me.
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از سرافرازان عزت سرمکش ** از چنین خوش محرمان خود درمکش
- Do not turn thy head away from the exalted (favourites) of (Divine) Majesty, do not withdraw thyself from such goodly confidants.”
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این همی گفت و ذبالهی نور پاک ** از لبش میشد پیاپی بر سماک 3770
- He was saying this, and (meanwhile) from his lips a wick (ray) of pure light was going up to Simák (Arcturus) step by step (uninterruptedly).
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از وجودم میگریزی در عدم ** در عدم من شاهم و صاحب علم
- “Thou art fleeing from my existence into non-existence (the Unseen World): in non-existence I am a King and standard-bearer.
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خود بنه و بنگاه من در نیستیست ** یکسواره نقش من پیش ستیست
- Verily, my home and dwelling-place is in non-existence: solely my (outward) form is before the Lady (Mary).
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مریما بنگر که نقش مشکلم ** هم هلالم هم خیال اندر دلم
- O Mary, look (well), for I am a difficult form (to apprehend): I am both a new moon and a phantasy in the heart.
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چون خیالی در دلت آمد نشست ** هر کجا که میگریزی با توست
- When a phantasy comes into thy heart and settles (there), it is (still) with thee wheresoever thou fleest—
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جز خیالی عارضی باطلی ** کو بود چون صبح کاذب آفلی 3775
- Except an unsubstantial and vain phantasy which is one that sinks (and disappears) like the false dawn.
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من چو صبح صادقم از نور رب ** که نگردد گرد روزم هیچ شب
- I am of the light of the Lord, like the true dawn, for no night prowls around my day.
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هین مکن لاحول عمران زادهام ** که ز لاحول این طرف افتادهام
- Hark, do not cry Lá hawl against me, O daughter of ‘Imrán, for I have descended hither from Lá hawl.
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مر مرا اصل و غذا لاحول بود ** نور لاحولی که پیش از قول بود
- Lá hawl was my origin and sustenance—the light of that Lá hawl which was prior to the spoken word.
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تو همیگیری پناه ازمن به حق ** من نگاریدهی پناهم در سبق
- Thou art taking refuge from me with God: I am in eternity the image of (Him who is) the (only) refuge.
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آن پناهم من که مخلصهات بوذ ** تو اعوذ آری و من خود آن اعوذ 3780
- I am the refuge that was oft (the source of) thy deliverance. Thou takest refuge (from me), and I myself am that refuge.
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آفتی نبود بتر از ناشناخت ** تو بر یار و ندانی عشق باخت
- There is no bane worse than ignorance: thou art with thy Friend and dost not know how to make love.
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یار را اغیار پنداری همی ** شادیی را نام بنهادی غمی
- Thou art deeming thy Friend a stranger: upon a joy thou hast bestowed the name of a grief.”
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اینچنین نخلی که لطف یار ماست ** چونک ما دزدیم نخلش دار ماست
- Such a date-palm, which is our Friend's favour—since we are robbers, His date-palm is our gallows.
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اینچنین مشکین که زلف میر ماست ** چونک بیعقلیم این زنجیر ماست
- Such a musky (fragrant) object, which is the tress of our Prince—since we are demented, this (tress) is our chain.
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اینچنین لطفی چو نیلی میرود ** چونک فرعونیم چون خون میشود 3785
- Such a (Divine) grace is flowing like a Nile—since we are Pharaohs, it is becoming like blood.
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خون همیگوید من آبم هین مریز ** یوسفم گرگ از توم ای پر ستیز
- The blood is saying, “I am water. Beware, do not spill (me)! I am (really) Joseph, (but) you make me the wolf, O contentious man.”
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تو نمیبینی که یار بردبار ** چونک با او ضد شدی گردد چو مار
- Don't you see that a long-suffering friend becomes like a snake when you have grown hostile to him?
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لحم او و شحم او دیگر نشد ** او چنان بد جز که از منظر نشد
- His flesh and fat (real nature) is unchanged: (’tis) only in appearance (that) he has become so evil.
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عزم کردن آن وکیل ازعشق کی رجوع کند به بخارا لاابالیوار
- How that Wakíl, (moved) by love, made up his mind to return to Bukhárá recklessly.
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شمع مریم را بهل افروخته ** که بخارا میرود آن سوخته
- Leave the candle of Mary lighted, for that ardent (lover) is going to Bukhárá,
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سخت بیصبر و در آتشدان تیز ** رو سوی صدر جهان میکن گریز 3790
- Mightily impatient and in the blazing furnace (of love). Go, make a transition to the (story of the) Sadr-i Jahán.
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این بخارا منبع دانش بود ** پس بخاراییست هر کنش بود
- This “Bukhárá” is the source if knowledge; therefore every one who has that (knowledge) is a native of “Bukhárá.”