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110-134

  • هر کسی می‌جست کز بهر خدا  ** جان ما و جسم ما قربان ترا  110
  • Every one jumped up, saying, “For God's sake (refrain)! Our souls and our bodies are a sacrifice to thee.

  • ما بشوییم این حدث را تو بهل  ** کار دستست این نمط نه کار دل 
  • We will wash this filth: do thou leave it alone. This kind (of affair) is hand's work, not heart's work.

  • ای لعمرک مر ترا حق عمر خواند  ** پس خلیفه کرد و بر کرسی نشاند 
  • O La-‘amruk, God pronounced unto thee (the word) ‘life’; then He made thee (His) Vicegerent and seated thee on the throne.

  • ما برای خدمت تو می‌زییم  ** چون تو خدمت می‌کنی پس ما چه‌ایم 
  • We live for thy service: as thou (thyself) art performing the service, what then are we?”

  • گفت آن دانم و لیک این ساعتیست  ** که درین شستن بخویشم حکمتیست 
  • He said, “I know that, but this is an (extraordinary) occasion; I have a deep reason for washing this myself.”

  • منتظر بودند کین قول نبیست  ** تا پدید آید که این اسرار چیست  115
  • They waited, saying, “This is the Prophet's word,” till it should appear what these mysteries were.

  • او به جد می‌شست آن احداث را  ** خاص ز امر حق نه تقلید و ریا 
  • (Meanwhile) he was busily washing those filthy things, by God's command exclusively, not from blind conformity and ostentation;

  • که دلش می‌گفت کین را تو بشو  ** که درین جا هست حکمت تو بتو 
  • For his heart was telling him, “Do thou wash them, for herein is wisdom manifold.”

  • سبب رجوع کردن آن مهمان به خانه‌ی مصطفی علیه‌السلام در آن ساعت که مصطفی نهالین ملوث او را به دست خود می‌شست و خجل شدن او و جامه چاک کردن و نوحه‌ی او بر خود و بر سعادت خود 
  • The cause of the guest's return to the house of Mustafá, on whom be peace, at the hour when Mustafá was washing his befouled bed-rug with his own hand; and how he was overcome with shame and rent his garment and made lamentation for himself and for his plight.

  • کافرک را هیکلی بد یادگار  ** یاوه دید آن را و گشت او بی‌قرار 
  • The wretched infidel had an amulet (which he carried) as a keepsake. He observed that it was lost, and became distracted.

  • گفت آن حجره که شب جا داشتم  ** هیکل آنجا بی‌خبر بگذاشتم 
  • He said, “The room in which I lodged during the night—I (must have) left the amulet there unawares.”

  • گر چه شرمین بود شرمش حرص برد  ** حرص اژدرهاست نه چیزیست خرد  120
  • Though he was ashamed, greed took away his shame: greed is a dragon, it is no small thing.

  • از پی هیکل شتاب اندر دوید  ** در وثاق مصطفی و آن را بدید 
  • In quest of the amulet he ran hastily into the house of Mustafá and saw him,

  • کان یدالله آن حدث را هم به خود  ** خوش همی‌شوید که دورش چشم بد 
  • That Hand of God, cheerfully washing the filth by himself— far from him be the evil eye!

  • هیکلش از یاد رفت و شد پدید  ** اندرو شوری گریبان را درید 
  • The amulet vanished from his mind, and a great rapture arose in him: he tore his collar,

  • می‌زد او دو دست را بر رو و سر  ** کله را می‌کوفت بر دیوار و در 
  • Smiting his face and head with both hands, beating his pate against wall and door,

  • آنچنان که خون ز بینی و سرش  ** شد روان و رحم کرد آن مهترش  125
  • In such a wise that blood poured from his nose and head, and the Prince (Mohammed) took pity on him.

  • نعره‌ها زد خلق جمع آمد برو  ** گبر گویان ایهاالناس احذروا 
  • He uttered shrieks, the people gathered round him: the infidel was crying, “O people, beware!”

  • می‌زد او بر سر کای بی‌عقل سر  ** می‌زد او بر سینه کای بی‌نور بر 
  • He smote his head, saying, “O head without understanding!” He smote his breast, saying, “O bosom without light!”

  • سجده می‌کرد او کای کل زمین  ** شرمسارست از تو این جزو مهین 
  • Prostrating himself, he cried, “O (thou who art) the whole earth, this despicable part is abashed on account of thee.

  • تو که کلی خاضع امر ویی  ** من که جزوم ظالم و زشت و غوی 
  • Thou, who art the whole, art submissive to His command; I, who am (but) a part, am unjust and wicked and misguided.

  • تو که کلی خوار و لرزانی ز حق  ** من که جزوم در خلاف و در سبق  130
  • Thou, who art the whole, art humble and trembling in fear of God; I, who am (but) a part, am (engaged) in opposition and in rivalry.”

  • هر زمان می‌کرد رو بر آسمان  ** که ندارم روی ای قبله‌ی جهان 
  • At every moment he was turning his face to heaven, saying, “I have not the face (to look towards thee), O qibla of the world!”

  • چون ز حد بیرون بلرزید و طپید  ** مصطفی‌اش در کنار خود کشید 
  • When he had trembled and quivered beyond (all) bounds, Mustafá clasped him in his arms,

  • ساکنش کرد و بسی بنواختش  ** دیده‌اش بگشاد و داد اشناختش 
  • Quieted him and caressed him much and opened his (inward) eye and gave him (spiritual) knowledge.

  • تا نگرید ابر کی خندد چمن  ** تا نگرید طفل کی جوشد لبن 
  • Till the cloud weeps, how should the garden smile? Till the babe cries, how should the milk begin to flow?