- 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
- In order that such a sigh should not be yours; in order that you should not have any way to it.
- تا چنان آهی نباشد مر ترا ** تا بدان راهی نباشد مر ترا