The (Divine) breathing came, beheld you, and departed: it gave life to whom it would, and departed.
نفحه آمد مر شما را دید و رفت ** هر که را که خواست جان بخشید و رفت
Another breathing has arrived. Be thou heedful, that thou mayst not miss this one too, O comrade.
نفحهی دیگر رسید آگاه باش ** تا از این هم وانمانی خواجهتاش
The soul of fire gained therefrom extinction; from its everlastingness the dead (soul) put on the mantle (of eternal life).1955
جان ناری یافت از وی انطفا ** مرده پوشید از بقای او قبا
This is the freshness and movement of the Túbá-tree, this is not like the movements of animals.
تازگی و جنبش طوبی است این ** همچو جنبشهای حیوان نیست این
If it fall on earth and heaven, their galls will turn to water at once (they will be consumed with terror).
گر در افتد در زمین و آسمان ** زهرههاشان آب گردد در زمان
Truly, from fear of this infinite breath (they were filled with dismay): recite (the words of the Qur’án) but they refused to bear it (the trust offered to them).
خود ز بیم این دم بیمنتها ** باز خوان فأبين أن یحملنها
Else, how should (the words) they shrank from it have been (in the Qur’án), unless from fear of it the heart of the mountain had become blood?
ور نه خود أشفقن منها چون بدی ** گرنه از بیمش دل که خون شدی
Yesternight this (breath) presented itself (to me) in a different guise (but) some morsels (of food) came in and barred the way.1960
دوش دیگر لون این میداد دست ** لقمهی چندی در آمد ره ببست
For a morsel's sake a Luqmán has become (held in custody as) a pledge: ’tis the time for Luqmán: begone, O morsel!
بهر لقمه گشته لقمانی گرو ** وقت لقمان است ای لقمه برو
These pricks (of the flesh) for desire of a morsel! Seek ye always (to draw forth) the thorn from the sole of Luqmán.
از هوای لقمهی این خار خار ** از کف لقمان همیجویید خار