- God is wishing that even His despairing ones should not avert their faces (refrain) from this worship (of Him).
- حق همیخواهد که نومیدان او ** زین عبادت هم نگردانند رو
- Even on the ground of a hope they become ennobled: for a few days (a short time) they are running at its stirrup (following Divine worship).
- هم به اومیدی مشرف میشوند ** چند روزی در رکابش میدوند
- He wishes that that mercy should shine upon all, on the evil and the good, because of the universality of His mercy.
- خواهد آن رحمت بتابد بر همه ** بر بد و نیک از عموم مرحمه
- God is wishing that every prince and captive should be hopeful and fearful and afraid. 3615
- حق همیخواهد که هر میر و اسیر ** با رجا و خوف باشند و حذیر
- This hope and fear are in the veil (separating the seen from the unseen), that they may be fostered behind this veil.
- این رجا و خوف در پرده بود ** تا پس این پرده پرورده شود
- When thou hast rent the veil, where are fear and hope? The might and majesty belonging to the Unseen are divulged.
- چون دریدی پرده کو خوف و رجا ** غیب را شد کر و فری بر ملا
- A young man on the bank of a river thought (to himself), “Our fisherman (here) is Solomon.
- بر لب جو برد ظنی یک فتا ** که سلیمان است ماهیگیر ما
- (But) if this is he, why is he alone and disguised? And if not, why has he the aspect of Solomon?”
- گر وی است این از چه فرد است و خفی است ** ور نه سیمای سلیمانیش چیست
- Thus thinking, he remained in two minds until Solomon (once more) became king and absolute ruler. 3620
- اندر این اندیشه میبود او دو دل ** تا سلیمان گشت شاه و مستقل
- The demon departed and fled from his (Solomon's) kingdom and throne: the sword of his fortune shed that devil's blood.
- دیو رفت از ملک و تخت او گریخت ** تیغ بختش خون آن شیطان بریخت