Myriads of conformists and legalists are cast into doubt by a half-imagination,2125
صد هزاران ز اهل تقلید و نشان ** افکندشان نیم وهمی در گمان
For their conformity and their drawing evidence from logical proofs and all their wings and wing-feathers (every means which they employ in order to arrive at the truth) depend on opinion.
که به ظن تقلید و استدلالشان ** قایم است و جمله پر و بالشان
The vile Devil raises a doubt (in their minds): all these blind ones fall in headlong.
شبهه‌‌ای انگیزد آن شیطان دون ** در فتند این جمله کوران سر نگون
The leg of the syllogisers is of wood: a wooden leg is very infirm,
پای استدلالیان چوبین بود ** پای چوبین سخت بی‌‌تمکین بود
Unlike the Qutb (supreme saint) of the age, the possessor of (spiritual) vision, by whose steadfastness the mountain is made giddy-headed (amazed).
غیر آن قطب زمان دیده‌‌ور ** کز ثباتش کوه گردد خیره‌‌سر
The blind man's leg is a staff, a staff, so that he may not fall headlong on the pebbles.2130
پای نابینا عصا باشد عصا ** تا نیفتد سر نگون او بر حصا
The cavalier that became (the cause of) victory for the army, who is he for (the army of) the religious? The Lord of (spiritual) sight.
آن سواری کاو سپه را شد ظفر ** اهل دین را کیست سلطان بصر
If, with (the aid of) a staff, the blind have seen their way, (yet) they are under the protection of the clear-sighted people.
با عصا کوران اگر ره دیده‌‌اند ** در پناه خلق روشن دیده‌‌اند
Were there no men of vision and (spiritual) kings, all the blind in the world would be dead.
گرنه بینایان بدندی و شهان ** جمله کوران مرده‌‌اندی در جهان
From the blind comes neither sowing nor reaping nor cultivation nor tradings and profit.
نی ز کوران کشت آید نه درود ** نه عمارت نه تجارتها و سود