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  • رحمتش مشتاق آن مسکین شده ** سلطنت زین لطف مانع آمده
  • His mercy had begun to yearn after that lowly man, (but) his majesty hindered (him) from (showing) this kindness.

  • عقل حیران کین عجب او را کشید ** یا کشش زان سو بدینجانب رسید
  • The intellect is bewildered, wondering whether this one (the Sadr-i Jahán) attracted him (the lover), or whether the attraction came from that quarter (from the lover) to this side.

  • ترک جلدی کن کزین ناواقفی ** لب ببند الله اعلم بالخفی
  • Abandon presumption, for thou art ignorant of this. Close thy lips: God best knoweth the secret.

  • این سخن را بعد ازین مدفون کنم ** آن کشنده می‌کشد من چون کنم
  • Henceforth I will bury this topic. That Drawer is drawing me (in another direction): what can I do?

  • کیست آن کت می‌کشد ای معتنی ** آنک می‌نگذاردت کین دم زنی 4455
  • Who is he that is drawing thee, O solicitous one? He who doth not allow thee to utter this word.

  • صد عزیمت می‌کنی بهر سفر ** می‌کشاند مر ترا جای دگر
  • Thou makest a hundred resolutions to journey (to a certain spot): He draweth thee to some other place.

  • زان بگرداند به هر سو آن لگام ** تا خبر یابد ز فارس اسپ خام
  • He turns the (horse's) bridle in every direction in order that the untrained horse may gain knowledge of the rider.

  • اسپ زیرکسار زان نیکو پیست ** کو همی‌داند که فارس بر ویست
  • The clever horse is well-paced because it knows that the rider is (mounted) on it.

  • او دلت را بر دو صد سودا ببست ** بی‌مرادت کرد پس دل را شکست
  • He fixed thy heart on a hundred passionate desires, disappointed thee, and then broke thy heart.

  • چون شکست او بال آن رای نخست ** چون نشد هستی بال‌اشکن درست 4460
  • Inasmuch as He broke the wings of that first intention (of thine), how was not the existence of the Wing-breaker perfectly established (in thy mind)?

  • چون قضایش حبل تدبیرت سکست ** چون نشد بر تو قضای آن درست
  • Since His ordainment snapped the cord of thy contrivance, how was not God's ordainment perfectly established (clearly proven) to thee?

  • فسخ عزایم و نقضها جهت با خبر کردن آدمی را از آنک مالک و قاهر اوست و گاه گاه عزم او را فسخ ناکردن و نافذ داشتن تا طمع او را بر عزم کردن دارد تا باز عزمش را بشکند تا تنبیه بر تنبیه بود
  • (Showing that) the annulment and destruction of (human) resolutions (is) in order to let man know that He (God) is the Lord and the Almighty; and His occasional non-annulment of his (man's) resolution and His carrying it into effect (is) in order that hope may urge him to form a resolution, so that He again may destroy it, to the end that warning may follow on warning.

  • عزمها و قصدها در ماجرا ** گاه گاهی راست می‌آید ترا
  • In the course of events your resolutions and purposes now and then come right (are fulfilled),

  • تا به طمع آن دلت نیت کند ** بار دیگر نیتت را بشکند
  • In order that, through hope of that (fulfilment), your heart may form an intention, and that He may once more destroy your intention.

  • ور بکلی بی‌مرادت داشتی ** دل شدی نومید امل کی کاشتی
  • For if He were to keep you wholly unsuccessful, your heart would despair: how would it sow (the seed of) expectation?

  • ور بکاریدی امل از عوریش ** کی شدی پیدا برو مقهوریش 4465
  • And unless it sowed (the seed of) expectation, how from its barrenness would its subjection (to the Divine will) become apparent to it?

  • عاشقان از بی‌مرادیهای خویش ** باخبر گشتند از مولای خویش
  • By their failures (to achieve success) the lovers are made aware of their Lord.

  • بی‌مرادی شد قلاوز بهشت ** حفت الجنه شنو ای خوش سرشت
  • Unsuccess is the guide to Paradise: hearken, O man of goodly nature, to (the tradition), “Paradise is encompassed (with pains).”

  • که مراداتت همه اشکسته‌پاست ** پس کسی باشد که کام او رواست
  • (Granted) that all that you desire is broken-legged (unsuccessful), then there is One whose pleasure is fulfilled.

  • پس شدند اشکسته‌اش آن صادقان ** لیک کو خود آن شکست عاشقان
  • Therefore the sincere (believers) have become broken (abased) before Him; but where indeed is (their abasement in comparison with) the abasement of those who love (Him)?

  • عاقلان اشکسته‌اش از اضطرار ** عاشقان اشکسته با صد اختیار 4470
  • The intelligent are abased before Him from necessity; the lovers are abased with hundredfold free-will.

  • عاقلانش بندگان بندی‌اند ** عاشقانش شکری و قندی‌اند
  • The intelligent are bond-slaves to Him; the lovers are like sugar and candy to Him.

  • ائتیا کرها مهار عاقلان ** ائتیا طوعا بهار بی‌دلان
  • “Come against your will” is the toggle for the intelligent; “come willingly” is the spring-time of them that have lost their hearts.

  • نظرکردن پیغامبر علیه السلام به اسیران و تبسم کردن و گفتن کی عجبت من قوم یجرون الی الجنة بالسلاسل و الاغلال
  • How the Prophet, on whom be peace, looked at the captives and smiled and said, “I marvel at folk who are dragged to Paradise in chains and shackles.”

  • دید پیغامبر یکی جوقی اسیر ** که همی‌بردند و ایشان در نفیر
  • The Prophet saw a troop of captives being taken along, and they were in loud lamentation.

  • دیدشان در بند آن آگاه شیر ** می نظر کردند در وی زیر زیر
  • That wary Lion saw them in chains: (he saw them) looking askance at him,

  • تا همی خایید هر یک از غضب ** بر رسول صدق دندانها و لب 4475
  • So that each (of them) was gnashing his teeth and chewing his lips in anger against the veracious Prophet;