Rumi's Masnavi - How art thou going in, O foolish man, when the Prophet has given the blessing?”

How art thou going in, O foolish man, when the Prophet has given the blessing?”

تو کجا در می‏روی ای مرد خام ** چون که پیغمبر بداده ست السلام‏

He cried, “Ah!” and smoke issued from that (burning) sigh: his sigh was giving forth the smell of blood from his heart. 2775

گفت آه و دود از آن اه شد برون ** آه او می‏داد از دل بوی خون‏

A certain man said, “Give (me) that sigh and may this (ritual) prayer of mine be (bestowed) on thee as a gift!”

آن یکی از جمع گفت این آه را ** تو به من ده و آن نماز من ترا

He answered, “I give the sigh and accept the prayers.” He (the other) took that sigh with a hundred yearnings (towards God).

گفت دادم آه و پذرفتم نماز ** او ستد آن آه را با صد نیاز

At night, whilst (he was) asleep, a Voice said to him, “Thou hast bought the Water of Life and salvation.

شب به خواب اندر بگفتش هاتفی ** که خریدی آب حیوان و شفا

In honour of this choice and this appropriation the prayers of all the people have been accepted.”

حرمت این اختیار و این دخول ** شد نماز جمله‏ی خلقان قبول‏

Conclusion of the confession made by Iblís to Mu‘áwiya of his deceit.

تتمه‏ی اقرار ابلیس به معاویه مکر خود را

Then ‘Azázíl said to him, “O noble Amír, I must lay my deceit before (you). 2780

پس عزازیلش به گفت ای میر راد ** مکر خود اندر میان باید نهاد

If you had missed the prayers, you would then from heartache have uttered sighs and lamentations,

گر نمازت فوت می‏شد آن زمان ** می‏زدی از درد دل آه و فغان‏

And that regret and that lamentation and that (sorrowful) yearning would have exceeded (in value) two hundred litanies and prayers.

آن تاسف و آن فغان و آن نیاز ** در گذشتی از دو صد ذکر و نماز

I awakened you in fear lest such a sigh might burn the veil (of formality),

من ترا بیدار کردم از نهیب ** تا بسوزاند چنان آهی حجاب‏