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  • دیو می‌‌سازد جفان کالجواب ** زهره نی تا دفع گوید یا جواب‌‌
  • The demon is making large bowls like watering-troughs: he dare not say a word in refusal or in retort.

  • خویش را بین چون همی‌‌لرزی ز بیم ** مر عدم را نیز لرزان دان مقیم‌‌
  • Look at yourself, how you are trembling with fear (of non-existence): know that nonexistence also is constantly trembling (lest God should bring it into existence).

  • ور تو دست اندر مناصب می‌‌زنی ** هم ز ترس است آن که جانی می‌‌کنی‌‌ 3685
  • And if you are grasping at (worldly) dignities, ’tis from fear too that you are suffering agony of spirit.

  • هر چه جز عشق خدای احسن است ** گر شکر خواری است آن جان کندن است‌‌
  • Except love of the most beauteous God everything, though (outwardly) it is (pleasant like) eating sugar, is (in truth) agony of spirit.

  • چیست جان کندن سوی مرگ آمدن ** دست در آب حیاتی نازدن‌‌
  • What is agony of spirit? To advance towards death and not grasp the Water of Life.

  • خلق را دو دیده در خاک و ممات ** صد گمان دارند در آب حیات‌‌
  • People fix both their eyes on earth and death: they have a hundred doubts concerning the Water of Life.

  • جهد کن تا صد گمان گردد نود ** شب برو ور تو بخسبی شب رود
  • Strive that the hundred doubts may become ninety (may decrease): go (towards God) in the night (of this world), for if you slumber, the night will go (from you).

  • در شب تاریک جوی آن روز را ** پیش کن آن عقل ظلمت سوز را 3690
  • In the dark night seek that (shining) Day: put in front (follow) the darkness consuming Reason.

  • در شب بد رنگ بس نیکی بود ** آب حیوان جفت تاریکی بود
  • In the evil-coloured night there is much good: the Water of Life is the mate of darkness.

  • سر ز خفتن کی توان برداشتن ** با چنین صد تخم غفلت کاشتن‌‌
  • How is it possible to lift up the head from slumber, whilst you are sowing a hundred such seeds of slothfulness?

  • خواب مرده لقمه‌‌ی مرده یار شد ** خواجه خفت و دزد شب بر کار شد
  • Slumber is dead (unlawful) food is dead; they are friends (to each other): the merchant fell asleep and the night-thief got to work.

  • تو نمی‌‌دانی که خصمانت کی‌‌اند ** ناریان خصم وجود خاکی‌‌اند
  • Do you not know who your enemies are? Those made of fire are enemies to the existence of those made of earth.

  • نار خصم آب و فرزندان اوست ** همچنان که آب خصم جان اوست‌‌ 3695
  • Fire is the enemy of water and its children, even as water is an enemy to the life of fire.

  • آب آتش را کشد زیرا که او ** خصم فرزندان آب است و عدو
  • Water kills fire because it is the enemy and foe of the children of water.

  • بعد از آن این نار نار شهوت است ** کاندر او اصل گناه و زلت است‌‌
  • To proceed, this fire is the fire of lust, wherein is the root of sin and error.

  • نار بیرونی به آبی بفسرد ** نار شهوت تا به دوزخ می‌‌برد
  • The external fire may be quenched by some water, (but) the fire of lust is bringing (you) to Hell.

  • نار شهوت می‌‌نیارامد به آب ** ز انکه دارد طبع دوزخ در عذاب‌‌
  • The fire of lust is not allayed by water, because it has the (insatiable) nature of Hell in respect of (inflicting) torment.

  • نار شهوت را چه چاره نور دین ** نورکم اطفاء نار الکافرین‌‌ 3700
  • What is the remedy for the fire of lust? The light of the Religion: your (the Moslems') light is the (means of) extinguishing the fire of the infidels.

  • چه کشد این نار را نور خدا ** نور ابراهیم را ساز اوستا
  • What kills this fire? The Light of God. Make the light of Abraham your teacher,

  • تا ز نار نفس چون نمرود تو ** وارهد این جسم همچون عود تو
  • That this body of yours, which resembles wood (faggots), may be delivered from the fire of the Nimrod-like flesh (nafs).

  • شهوت ناری به راندن کم نشد ** او به ماندن کم شود بی‌‌هیچ بد
  • Fiery lust is not diminished by indulging it: it is diminished, without any escape (inevitably), by leaving it (ungratified).

  • تا که هیزم می‌‌نهی بر آتشی ** کی بمیرد آتش از هیزم کشی‌‌
  • So long as thou art laying faggots on a fire, how will the fire be extinguished by a carrier of faggots?

  • چون که هیزم باز گیری نار مرد ** ز انکه تقوی آب سوی نار برد 3705
  • When thou withholdest the faggots, the fire dies out, because fear of God carries (as it were) water to the fire.

  • کی سیه گردد ز آتش روی خوب ** کاو نهد گلگونه از تقوی القلوب‌‌
  • How should the fire blacken the beauteous face (of a soul) which lays (on itself) rose colour (derived) from the fear of God that is in (men's) hearts?

  • آتش افتادن در شهر به ایام عمر
  • How a conflagration occurred in the city (Medina) in the days of ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him.

  • آتشی افتاد در عهد عمر ** همچو چوب خشک می‌‌خورد او حجر
  • A conflagration occurred in the time of ‘Umar: it was devouring stones as though they were dry wood.

  • در فتاد اندر بنا و خانه‌‌ها ** تا زد اندر پر مرغ و لانه‌‌ها
  • It fell upon buildings and houses, until (at last) it darted at the wings and nests of birds.

  • نیم شهر از شعله‌‌ها آتش گرفت ** آب می‌‌ترسید از آن و می‌‌شگفت‌‌
  • Half the city caught fire from the flames: water was afraid of it (the fire) and amazed.

  • مشکهای آب و سرکه می‌‌زدند ** بر سر آتش کسان هوشمند 3710
  • Some intelligent persons were throwing skins of water and vinegar on the fire,

  • آتش از استیزه افزون می‌‌شدی ** می‌‌رسید او را مدد از بی‌‌حدی‌‌
  • (But) out of spite (obstinacy) the fire was increasing: aid was coming to it from One who is infinite.

  • خلق آمد جانب عمر شتاب ** کاتش ما می‌‌نمیرد هیچ از آب‌‌
  • The people came in haste to ‘Umar, saying, “Our fire will not be quenched at all by water.”

  • گفت آن آتش ز آیات خداست ** شعله‌‌ای از آتش بخل شماست‌‌
  • He said, “That fire is one of God's signs: ’tis a flame from the fire of your avarice.

  • آب بگذارید و نان قسمت کنید ** بخل بگذارید اگر آل منید
  • What are water and vinegar? Deal out bread (in charity), discard avarice if ye are my people (followers).”

  • خلق گفتندش که در بگشوده‌‌ایم ** ما سخی و اهل فتوت بوده‌‌ایم‌‌ 3715
  • The folk said to him, “We have opened our doors, we have been bountiful and devoted to generosity.”

  • گفت نان در رسم و عادت داده‌‌اید ** دست از بهر خدا نگشاده‌‌اید
  • He replied, “Ye have given bread by rule and habit, ye have not opened your hands for the sake of God—

  • بهر فخر و بهر بوش و بهر ناز ** نه از برای ترس و تقوی و نیاز
  • (Only) for glory and for ostentation and for pride, not because of fear and piety and supplication.”

  • مال تخم است و به هر شوره منه ** تیغ را در دست هر ره زن مده‌‌
  • Wealth is seed, and do not lay it in every salty ground: do not put a sword in the hand of every highwayman.

  • اهل دین را باز دان از اهل کین ** همنشین حق بجو با او نشین‌‌
  • Distinguish the friends of the Religion (ahl-i Dín) from the enemies of God (ahl-i kín): seek the man that sits with God, and sit with him.

  • هر کسی بر قوم خود ایثار کرد ** کاغه پندارد که او خود کار کرد 3720
  • Every one shows favour to his own folk: the fool (who shows favour to the foolish) thinks he has really done (good and religious) work.

  • خدو انداختن خصم در روی امیر المؤمنین علی علیه السلام و انداختن علی شمشیر را از دست‌‌
  • How an enemy spat in the face of the Prince of the Faithful, ‘Alí, may God honour his person, and how ‘Alí dropped the sword from his hand.

  • از علی آموز اخلاص عمل ** شیر حق را دان مطهر از دغل‌‌
  • Learn how to act sincerely from ‘Alí: know that the Lion of God (‘Alí) was purged of (all) deceit.

  • در غزا بر پهلوانی دست یافت ** زود شمشیری بر آورد و شتافت‌‌
  • In fighting against the infidels he got the upper hand of (vanquished) a certain knight, and quickly drew a sword and made haste (to slay him).

  • او خدو انداخت در روی علی ** افتخار هر نبی و هر ولی‌‌
  • He spat on the face of ‘Alí, the pride of every prophet and every saint;

  • آن خدو زد بر رخی که روی ماه ** سجده آرد پیش او در سجده‌‌گاه‌‌
  • He spat on the countenance before which the face of the moon bows low in the place of worship.

  • در زمان انداخت شمشیر آن علی ** کرد او اندر غزایش کاهلی‌‌ 3725
  • ‘Alí at once threw his sword away and relaxed (his efforts) in fighting him.

  • گشت حیران آن مبارز زین عمل ** وز نمودن عفو و رحمت بی‌‌محل‌‌
  • That champion was astounded by this act and by his showing forgiveness and mercy without occasion.

  • گفت بر من تیغ تیز افراشتی ** از چه افکندی مرا بگذاشتی‌‌
  • He said, “You lifted your keen sword against me: why have you flung it aside and spared me?

  • آن چه دیدی بهتر از پیکار من ** تا شدی تو سست در اشکار من‌‌
  • What did you see that was better than combat with me, so that you have become slack in hunting me down?

  • آن چه دیدی که چنین خشمت نشست ** تا چنان برقی نمود و باز جست‌‌
  • What did you see, so that such anger as yours abated, and so that such a lightning flashed and (then) recoiled?

  • آن چه دیدی که مرا ز آن عکس دید ** در دل و جان شعله ای آمد پدید 3730
  • What did you see, that from the reflexion of that vision (of thine) a flame appeared in my heart and soul?

  • آن چه دیدی برتر از کون و مکان ** که به از جان بود و بخشیدیم جان‌‌
  • What did you see, beyond (material) existence and space, that was better than life?— and (so) you gave me life.

  • در شجاعت شیر ربانی ستی ** در مروت خود که داند کیستی‌‌
  • In bravery you are the Lion of the Lord: in generosity who indeed knows who (what) you are?