تو چو عقلی ما مثال این زبان ** این زبان از عقل دارد این بیان
Thou art as the reason, we are like this tongue: this tongue hath its (power of) expression from the reason.
تو مثال شادی و ما خنده‌ایم ** که نتیجه‌ی شادی فرخنده‌ایم 3315
Thou art like the joy, and we are the laughter, for we are the result of (Thy) blessed joy.
جنبش ما هر دمی خود اشهدست ** که گواه ذوالجلال سرمدست
(All) our movement (action) is really a continual profession of faith which bears witness to the Eternal Almighty One.
گردش سنگ آسیا در اضطراب ** اشهد آمد بر وجود جوی آب
The turning of the millstone in agitation is a profession of faith in the existence of the waterbrook.
ای برون از وهم و قال و قیل من ** خاک بر فرق من و تمثیل من
O Thou who art beyond my conception and utterance, dust be on the head of me and my similes!
بنده نشکیبد ز تصویر خوشت ** هر دمت گوید که جانم مفرشت
Thy servant cannot refrain from depicting Thy beauty: every moment he says to Thee, “May my soul be Thy carpet!”
هم‌چو آن چوپان که می‌گفت ای خدا ** پیش چوپان و محب خود بیا 3320
(He is) like the shepherd who used to say, “O God, come to Thy shepherd and lover,
تا شپش جویم من از پیراهنت ** چارقت دوزم ببوسم دامنت
That I may seek out the lice in Thy smock and stitch Thy shoon and kiss Thy skirt.”
کس نبودش در هوا و عشق جفت ** لیک قاصر بود از تسبیح و گفت
There was none equal to him in passion and love, but he fell short in glorification and (respectful) speech.
عشق او خرگاه بر گردون زده ** جان سگ خرگاه آن چوپان شده
His love pitched its tent on the sky: the (beloved) Soul became the dog (guardian) of that shepherd's tent.
چونک بحر عشق یزدان جوش زد ** بر دل او زد ترا بر گوش زد
When the sea of Divine Love surged up, it struck upon his heart; it struck (only) upon your ear.
حکایت جوحی کی چادر پوشید و در وعظ میان زنان نشست و حرکتی کرد زنی او را بشناخت کی مردست نعره‌ای زد
Story of Júhí, who put on a chádar, went to hear the sermon, seated himself amongst the women, and behaved in such a way that a certain woman knew he was a man and screamed.
واعظی بد بس گزیده در بیان ** زیر منبر جمع مردان و زنان 3325
There was a preacher, very fine in his exposition, under whose pulpit a great number of men and women were assembled.
رفت جوحی چادر و روبند ساخت ** در میان آن زنان شد ناشناخت
Júhí went (to hear him): he got a chádar and veil and entered amongst the women without (his sex) being recognised.
سایلی پرسید واعظ را به راز ** موی عانه هست نقصان نماز
Someone asked the preacher secretly num pili in pube precibus sollennibus detrimentum faciant. [Some one asked the preacher secretly, “Are pubic hairs a deficiency in (doing) the ritual prayer?”]
گفت واعظ چون شود عانه دراز ** پس کراهت باشد از وی در نماز
The preacher replied, “Quo tempore pili in pube longi fiunt, tum noxa est ob illos in precibus sollennibus. [The preacher replied, “When the pubic hair becomes long, then there is (legal) dislike of it in the ritual prayer.]
یا به آهک یا ستره بسترش ** تا نمازت کامل آید خوب و خوش
Vel psilothro vel novacula illos tonde, in order that your ritual prayer may be perfect and excellent and seemly.” [Scrape (it off) with a depilatory (of lime) or a razor, in order that your ritual prayer may be perfect and excellent and seemly.”]
گفت سایل آن درازی تا چه حد ** شرط باشد تا نمازم کم بود 3330
The questioner said, “Ad quem modum pervenire oportet eorum longitudinem ut preces meae detrimentum capiant?” [The questioner said, “To what limit is the length stipulated, so that my ritual prayer is deficient?”]
گفت چون قدر جوی گردد به طول ** پس ستردن فرض باشد ای سول
He replied, “Cum longitudine tanti evaserint quantum hordei unum granum, relligio est ut tondeas, O multa rogitans.” [He replied, “When it becomes the size of a barley seed in length, then shaving is a (religious) requirement, O (excessive) questioner.”]
گفت جوحی زود ای خوهر ببین ** عانه‌ی من گشته باشد این چنین
At once Júhí said (to the woman beside him), “O soror, inspice piline in pube mea hujusmodi facti sint. [At once Júhí said (to the woman beside him), “O sister, find out (if) my pubic hair has become (a length) such as this.]
بهر خشنودی حق پیش آر دست ** که آن به مقدار کراهت آمدست
Deo ut placeas, manum affer, (tenta) num illi usque ad modum noxae pervenerint.” [In order to satisfy (the requirement of) God, bring forth (your) hand (to determine) whether it has reached to the disliked amount.”]
دست زن در کرد در شلوار مرد ** کیر او بر دست زن آسیب کرد
Mulier manum in bracas viri demisit: penis ejus impegit manum mulieris. [The woman put (her) hand into the man’s trousers: his penis contacted the woman’s hand.]
نعره‌ای زد سخت اندر حال زن ** گفت واعظ بر دلش زد گفت من 3335
Thereupon the woman gave a loud scream: the preacher said, “My discourse has smitten her heart.”
گفت نه بر دل نزد بر دست زد ** وای اگر بر دل زدی ای پر خرد
He (Júhí) answered, “Minime: cor ejus non percussit, manum percussit. O si cor percussisset, vir sapientissime!” [He (Júhí) answered, “No, it did not smite (her) heart; it smote (her) hand. Oh, (what) if it had smitten (her) heart, O very wise (man)!”]
بر دل آن ساحران زد اندکی ** شد عصا و دست ایشان را یکی
(When) it (Divine Love) struck a little upon the hearts of the magicians (of Pharaoh), staff and hand became one to them.
گر عصا بستانی از پیری شها ** بیش رنجد که آن گروه از دست و پا
O king, if you take away the staff from an old man, he will be more grieved than that party (the magicians) were (grieved) by (the amputation of) their hands and feet.