- What you see plainly in the mirror—the Pír sees more than that in the brick.
- آن چه تو در آینه بینی عیان ** پیر اندر خشت بیند بیش از آن
- The Pírs are they whose spirits, before this world existed, were in the Sea of (Divine) bounty.
- پیر ایشاناند کاین عالم نبود ** جان ایشان بود در دریای جود
- Before (the creation of) this body they passed (many) lifetimes; before the sowing they took up (harvested) the fruit (produce).
- پیش از این تن عمرها بگذاشتند ** پیشتر از کشت بر برداشتند
- They have received the spirit before (the creation of) the form; they have bored the pearls before (the creation of) the sea. 170
- پیشتر از نقش جان پذرفتهاند ** پیشتر از بحر درها سفتهاند
- (Whilst) consultation was going on as to bringing mankind into existence, their spirits were in the Sea of (Divine) Omnipotence up to the throat.
- مشورت میرفت در ایجاد خلق ** جانشان در بحر قدرت تا به حلق
- When the angels were opposing that (creation of man), they (the Pírs) were secretly clapping their hands (in derision) at the angels.
- چون ملایک مانع آن میشدند ** بر ملایک خفیه خنبک میزدند
- He (the Pír) was made acquainted with the (material) form of every existent being, before this Universal Soul became fettered (by materiality).
- مطلع بر نقش هر که هست شد ** پیش از آن کاین نفس کل پا بست شد
- Before the (creation of the) heavens they have seen Saturn, before the (existence of) seeds they have seen the bread.
- پیشتر ز افلاک کیوان دیدهاند ** پیشتر از دانهها نان دیدهاند
- Without brain and mind they were full of thought, without army and battle they gained victory. 175
- بیدماغ و دل پر از فکرت بدند ** بیسپاه و جنگ بر نصرت زدند
- That immediate intuition (intuitive knowledge) in relation to them is thought; else, indeed, in relation to those who are far (from God) it is vision.
- آن عیان نسبت به ایشان فکرت است ** ور نه خود نسبت به دوران رویت است