از خدا لابهکنان آن جندیان ** که بده باد ظفر ای کامران150
The soldiers beseech God humbly, saying, “Give (us) the wind of victory, O Thou whose every wish is fulfilled!”
رقعهی تعویذ میخواهند نیز ** در شکنجهی طلق زن از هر عزیز
Also, in the throes of childbirth, folk beg from every venerated (saint) a piece of paper inscribed with a charm (against evil).
پس همه دانستهاند آن را یقین ** که فرستد باد ربالعالمین
Therefore all have known for certain that the wind is sent by the Lord of created beings.
پس یقین در عقل هر داننده هست ** اینک با جنبنده جنباننده هست
Therefore in the mind of every one possessing knowledge this is certain, that with everything that moves there is a mover.
گر تو او را مینبینی در نظر ** فهم کن آن را به اظهار اثر
If you do not see him visibly, apprehend him by means of the manifestation of the effect.
تن به جان جنبد نمیبینی تو جان ** لیک از جنبیدن تن جان بدان155
The body is moved by the spirit: you do not seethe spirit; but from the movement of the body know the spirit (to be its mover).
گفت او گر ابلهم من در ادب ** زیرکم اندر وفا و در طلب
He (the lover) said, “If I am foolish in manners, I am wise in respect of faithfulness and (eager) pursuit.”
گفت ادب این بود خود که دیده شد ** آن دگر را خود همیدانی تو لد
She replied, “Truly the manners were these which have been seen; as for the other (things), thou thyself knowest, perverse fellow!
قصهی آن صوفی کی زن خود را بیگانهای بگرفت
Story of the Súfí who caught his wife with a strange man.
صوفیی آمد به سوی خانه روز ** خانه یک در بود و زن با کفشدوز
A Súfí came (back) to his house in the daytime: the house had (only) one door, and his wife was with a cobbler.
جفت گشته با رهی خویش زن ** اندر آن یک حجره از وسواس تن
Uxor copulata erat cum servo (amatore) suo in illo uno cubiculo propter corporis libidenem. [(His) wife was copulating with her slave (lover) in that one chamber due to bodily temptation.]
چون بزد صوفی به جد در چاشتگاه ** هر دو درماندند نه حیلت نه راه160
When in the forenoon the Súfí knocked on the door with all his might, both (the lovers) were at a loss (what to do): (there was) neither device nor way (of escape).
هیچ معهودش نبد کو آن زمان ** سوی خانه باز گردد از دکان
It was never known (it was unprecedented) for him to return home from the shop at that time,
قاصدا آن روز بیوقت آن مروع ** از خیالی کرد تا خانه رجوع
But on that day the alarmed man purposely returned to his house at an unseasonable hour, because of a fancy (suspicion).
اعتماد زن بر آن کو هیچ بار ** این زمان فا خانه نامد او ز کار
The wife's confidence was (based) on the fact that he had never come home from his work at this time.
آن قیاسش راست نامد از قضا ** گرچه ستارست هم بدهد سزا
By (Divine) destiny, her reasoning did not come (turn out to be) right: though He (God) is the Coverer (of sins), still He will impose the penalty.
چونک بد کردی بترس آمن مباش ** زانک تخمست و برویاند خداش165
When you have done evil, be afraid, do not be secure, since it (the evil) is seed, and God will cause it to grow.
چند گاهی او بپوشاند که تا ** آیدت زان بد پشیمان و حیا
For awhile He covers it up, to the end that sorrow and shame for (having committed) that evil may come to you.
عهد عمر آن امیر مومنان ** داد دزدی را به جلاد و عوان
In the time of ‘Umar, that Prince of the Faithful gave a thief over to the executioner and officer of police.
بانگ زد آن دزد کای میر دیار ** اولین بارست جرمم زینهار
The thief cried out, saying, ‘O Prince of the land, this is my first offence. Mercy!’
گفت عمر حاش لله که خدا ** بار اول قهر بارد در جزا
‘God forfend,’ said ‘Umar, ‘that God should inflict severe punishment the first time.
بارها پوشد پی اظهار فضل ** باز گیرد از پی اظهار عدل170
He covers up (the sin) many times in order to manifest His grace; then again, He chastises (the sinner) in order to manifest His justice,
تا که این هر دو صفت ظاهر شود ** آن مبشر گردد این منذر شود
To the end that both these attributes may be displayed, and the former be hope-inspiring and the latter deterrent.’
بارها زن نیز این بد کرده بود ** سهل بگذشت آن و سهلش مینمود
The woman, too, had committed this wickedness many times: it passed lightly (over her) and seemed light to her.
آن نمیدانست عقل پایسست ** که سبو دایم ز جو ناید درست
The feeble intelligence (which she had) was unaware that the pitcher does not for ever come (back) whole from the brook.
آنچنانش تنگ آورد آن قضا ** که منافق را کند مرگ فجا
That (Divine) destiny brought her to such straits as sudden death does (in the case of) the (religious) hypocrite,