What is the child's sexual intercourse? An idle play, compared with the sexual intercourse of a Rustam and a brave champion of Islam.
آن جماع طفل چه بود بازیی ** با جماع رستمی و غازیی
The wars of mankind are like children's fights—all meaningless, pithless, and contemptible.3435
جنگ خلقان همچو جنگ کودکان ** جمله بی‌‌معنی و بی‌‌مغز و مهان
All their fights are (fought) with wooden swords, all their purposes are (centred) in futility;
جمله با شمشیر چوبین جنگشان ** جمله در لاینفعی آهنگشان
They all are riding on a reed-cane (hobby-horse), saying, “This is our Buráq or mule that goes like Duldul.”
جمله‌‌شان گشته سواره بر نیی ** کاین براق ماست یا دلدل پیی
They are (really) carrying (their hobby-horses), but in their folly they have raised themselves on high: they have fancied themselves to be riders and carried along the road.
حامل‌‌اند و خود ز جهل افراشته ** راکب و محمول ره پنداشته
Wait till the day when those who are borne aloft by God shall pass, galloping, beyond the nine tiers (of Heaven)!
باش تا روزی که محمولان حق ** اسب تازان بگذرند از نه طبق
“The spirit and the angels shall ascend to Him”: at the ascension of the spirit Heaven shall tremble.3440
تعرج الروح إلیه و الملک ** من عروج الروح یهتز الفلک
Like children, ye all are riding on your skirts: ye have taken hold of the corner of your skirt (to serve) as a horse.
From God came (the text), “Verily, opinion doth not enable (you) to dispense (with the Truth)”: when did the steed of opinion run (mount) to the Heavens?
از حق إن الظن لا يغنی رسید ** مرکب ظن بر فلک‌‌ها کی دوید
While preferring (in case of doubt) the stronger of the two (alternative) opinions, do not doubt whether you see the sun when it is shining!
اغلب الظنین فی ترجیح ذا ** لا تماری الشمس فی توضیحها