Is fire from the sun raining upon it, it has laid its face (low) before his fire;
ور همی طوفان کند باران برو ** شهرها را می‌کند ویران برو
And if the rain is making a flood upon it and devastating the cities upon it,
او شده تسلیم او ایوب‌وار ** که اسیرم هرچه می‌خواهی ببار
It (the earth) has become resigned to it (Heaven), like Job, saying, “I am captive: bring (on me) whatever thou wilt.”
ای که جزو این زمینی سر مکش ** چونک بینی حکم یزدان در مکش
O thou who art a part of this earth, do not lift up thy head (in rebellion); when thou seest the decree of God, do not withdraw (from it disobediently).
چون خلقناکم شنودی من تراب ** خاک باشی جست از تو رو متاب
Since thou hast heard “We created thee of dust,” (know that) He (God) hath required thee to be (humble and submissive as) dust: do not avert thy face (from Him).
بین که اندر خاک تخمی کاشتم ** کرد خاکی و منش افراشتم455
(God saith), “Mark how I have sown a seed in the earth: thou art dust of the earth, and I have raised it aloft.
حمله‌ی دیگر تو خاکی پیشه گیر ** تا کنم بر جمله میرانت امیر
Do thou once more adopt the practice of earthiness (self-abasement), that I may make thee prince over all princes.”
آب از بالا به پستی در رود ** آنگه از پستی به بالا بر رود
Water goes from above to below; then from below it goes up above.
گندم از بالا بزیر خاک شد ** بعد از آن او خوشه و چالاک شد
The wheat went beneath the earth from above; afterwards it became ears of corn and sprang up quickly.
دانه‌ی هر میوه آمد در زمین ** بعد از آن سرها بر آورد از دفین
The seed of every fruit entered into the earth; afterwards it raised up heads (shoots) from the buried (root).
اصل نعمتها ز گردون تا بخاک ** زیر آمد شد غذای جان پاک460
The source of (all) blessings descended from Heaven to the earth and became the nutriment of the pure (vital) spirit.
از تواضع چون ز گردون شد بزیر ** گشت جزو آدمی حی دلیر
Forasmuch as it came down from Heaven on account of humility, it became part of the living and valiant man.
پس صفات آدمی شد آن جماد ** بر فراز عرش پران گشت شاد
Hence that inanimate matter (rain and sunlight) was turned into human qualities and soared joyously above the empyrean,
کز جهان زنده ز اول آمدیم ** باز از پستی سوی بالا شدیم
Saying, “We came at first from the living world, and have (now) gone back from below to above.”