What is this staff? Inferences and (logical) demonstration. Who gave them (the blind) that staff? The all-seeing and almighty One.
این عصا چه بود قیاسات و دلیل ** آن عصا کی دادشان بینا جلیل
Since the staff has become a weapon of quarrel and attack, break that staff to pieces, O blind man!
چون عصا شد آلت جنگ و نفیر ** آن عصا را خرد بشکن ای ضریر
He gave you the staff that ye might approach (Him): with that staff ye struck even at Him in your anger.
او عصاتان داد تا پیش آمدید ** آن عصا از خشم هم بر وی زدید
O company of the blind, what are ye doing? Bring the seer between (you and God)!
حلقه‌‌ی کوران به چه کار اندرید ** دیدبان را در میانه آورید
Lay hold of His skirt who gave thee the staff: consider what (dreadful) things Adam suffered from disobedience.2140
دامن او گیر کاو دادت عصا ** در نگر کادم چها دید از عصی
Consider the miracles of Moses and Ahmad (Mohammed), how the staff became a serpent and the pillar was endowed with knowledge.
معجزه‌‌ی موسی و احمد را نگر ** چون عصا شد مار و استن با خبر
From the staff (came) a serpent and from the pillar a moaning: they (the staff and the pillar) are beating (the drums of honour) five times daily for the sake of the Religion.
از عصا ماری و از استن حنین ** پنج نوبت می‌‌زنند از بهر دین
Unless this savour (perception of spiritual truths) were non-intellectual, how should all these miracles have been necessary?
گرنه نامعقول بودی این مزه ** کی بدی حاجت به چندین معجزه
Whatever is intelligible, the intellect is swallowing (receiving) it without the evidence of miracles and without contention.
هر چه معقول است عقلش می‌‌خورد ** بی‌‌بیان معجزه بی‌‌جر و مد
This virgin (untrodden) Way deem unintelligible, deem (it) accepted in the heart of every fortunate (elect) one.2145
این طریق بکر نامعقول بین ** در دل هر مقبلی مقبول بین