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
As in fear of Adam devil and wild beast fled to the islands, from envy,
همچنان کز بیم آدم دیو و دد ** در جزایر در رمیدند از حسد
So in fear of the miracles of the prophets have the sceptics slunk away under the grass,
هم ز بیم معجزات انبیا ** سر کشیده منکران زیر گیا
That they may live in hypocrisy with the reputation of being Moslems, and that you may not know who they are.
تا به ناموس مسلمانی زی‌‌اند ** در تسلس تا ندانی که کی‌‌اند
Like counterfeiters, they smear the base coin with silver and (inscribe on it) the name of the King.
همچو قلابان بر آن نقد تباه ** نقره می‌‌مالند و نام پادشاه
The outward form of their words is profession of the Divine Unity and the religion (of Islam): the inward meaning thereof is like darnel (?) seed in bread.2150
ظاهر الفاظشان توحید و شرع ** باطن آن همچو در نان تخم صرع
The philosopher has not the stomach (courage) to breathe a word: if he utter a word, the true Religion will confound him.
فلسفی را زهره نی تا دم زند ** دم زند دین حقش بر هم زند