Touching the discrimination of persons (one from another), the Prophet said, ‘A man is hidden when his tongue is folded up.’1270
گفت پیغمبر به تمییز کسان ** مرء مخفی لدی طی اللسان
The colour of the face indicates the state of the heart: have pity on me, implant love of me in thy heart.
رنگ رو از حال دل دارد نشان ** رحمتم کن مهر من در دل نشان
A red complexion has the sound of (declares and expresses) thankfulness (satisfaction); the sound (signification) of a pale complexion has the sound (signification) of patience.
رنگ روی سرخ دارد بانگ شکر ** بانگ روی زرد باشد صبر و نکر
There has come upon me that which takes away hand and foot, takes away colour of face and strength and (every outward) mark;
در من آمد آن که دست و پا برد ** رنگ رو و قوت و سیما برد
That which shatters every thing it comes upon, tears up every tree from root and bottom;
آن که در هر چه در آید بشکند ** هر درخت از بیخ و بن او بر کند
There has come upon me that by which man and animal, mineral and plant have been checkmated.1275
در من آمد آن که از وی گشت مات ** آدمی و جانور جامد نبات
These indeed are (only) parts, (but) wholes (too) are by him (Doom) made yellow in hue and corrupt in odour,
این خود اجزایند کلیات از او ** زرد کرده رنگ و فاسد کرده بو
So that the world is now patient, now thankful; the garden now puts on a robe (of verdure) and again is bare.
تا جهان گه صابر است و گه شکور ** بوستان گه حله پوشد گاه عور
The sun, which rises fire-coloured, at another hour sinks headlong.
آفتابی کاو بر آید نارگون ** ساعتی دیگر شود او سر نگون
Stars shining in the four quarters (of the sky) are, from time to time, afflicted with (consumed by) burning.
اختران تافته بر چار طاق ** لحظه لحظه مبتلای احتراق