Luqmán said, “From thy munificent hand I have eaten so much that I am (bent) double with shame.
گفت من از دست نعمت بخش تو ** خوردهام چندان که از شرمم دو تو
I was ashamed not to eat one bitter thing from thy hand, O thou who art possessed of knowledge.1525
شرمم آمد که یکی تلخ از کفت ** من ننوشم ای تو صاحب معرفت
Since all parts of me have grown from thy bounty and are plunged in thy bait and snare—
چون همه اجزام از انعام تو ** رستهاند و غرق دانه و دام تو
If I make outcry and complaint because of one bitter thing, may the dust of a hundred roads be on (all) parts of me!
گر ز یک تلخی کنم فریاد و داد ** خاک صد ره بر سر اجزام باد
It (the melon) had the enjoyment of thy sugar-bestowing hand: how could it (such enjoyment) leave any bitterness in this melon?”
لذت دست شکر بخشت بداشت ** اندر این بطیخ تلخی کی گذاشت
By love bitter things become sweet; by love pieces of copper become golden;
از محبت تلخها شیرین شود ** از محبت مسها زرین شود
By love dregs become clear; by love pains become healing;1530
از محبت دردها صافی شود ** از محبت دردها شافی شود
By love the dead is made living; by love the king is made a slave.
از محبت مرده زنده میکنند ** از محبت شاه بنده میکنند
This love, moreover, is the result of knowledge: who (ever) sat in foolishness on such a throne?
این محبت هم نتیجهی دانش است ** کی گزافه بر چنین تختی نشست
On what occasion did deficient knowledge give birth to this love? Deficient (knowledge) gives birth to love, but (only love) for that which is (really) lifeless.
دانش ناقص کجا این عشق زاد ** عشق زاید ناقص اما بر جماد