The Prophet said that woman prevails exceedingly over the wise and intelligent,
گفت پیغمبر که زن بر عاقلان ** غالب آید سخت و بر صاحب دلان
(While), on the other hand, ignorant men prevail over woman, because they are fierce and very impudent in their behaviour.
باز بر زن جاهلان چیره شوند ** ز آن که ایشان تند و بس خیره روند
They lack tenderness, kindness, and affection, because animality predominates over their (human) nature.2435
کم بودشان رقت و لطف و وداد ** ز آن که حیوانی است غالب بر نهاد
Love and tenderness are human qualities, anger and lust are animal qualities.
مهر و رقت وصف انسانی بود ** خشم و شهوت وصف حیوانی بود
She (woman) is a ray of God, she is not that (earthly) beloved: she is creative, you might say she is not created.
پرتو حق است آن معشوق نیست ** خالق است آن گوییا مخلوق نیست
How the man yielded to his wife's request that he should seek the means of livelihood, and regarded her opposition (to him) as a Divine indication. (Verse): To the mind of every knowing man it is a fact that with the revolving object there is one that causes it to revolve.
تسلیم کردن مرد خود را به آن چه التماس زن بود از طلب معیشت و آن اعتراض زن را اشارت حق دانستن: بنزد عقل هر داننده‌‌ای هست که با گردنده گرداننده‌‌ای هست
The man became as sorry for that speech (of his) as at the hour of death a tyrannical officer (is sorry) for his tyranny.
مرد ز آن گفتن پشیمان شد چنان ** کز عوانی ساعت مردن عوان
He said, “How did I become the adversary of (her who is) the life of my soul? How did I bestow kicks on the head of my soul?”
گفت خصم جان جان چون آمدم ** بر سر جان من لگدها چون زدم
When the (Divine) destiny comes, it muffles the sight, so that our intellect cannot distinguish foot from head.2440
چون قضا آید فرو پوشد بصر ** تا نداند عقل ما پا را ز سر
As soon as the destiny is past, it (the intellect) devours itself (with grief): rending the veil (without regard for appearances), it tears its bosom.
چون قضا بگذشت خود را می‌‌خورد ** پرده بدریده گریبان می‌‌درد
The man said, “O wife, I am repenting: if I have been an infidel, I will (now) become a Moslem.
مرد گفت ای زن پشیمان می‌‌شوم ** گر بدم کافر مسلمان می‌‌شوم