Where is generosity? Where cloaking (of sins)? Where modesty (respect for the feelings of others)? The prophets cover up hundreds of thousands of faults.”2890
کو کرم کو ستر پوشی کو حیا ** صد هزاران عیب پوشند انبیا
Quickly, again, in his heart he asked pardon of God, lest he should be disgraced for objecting (to the Prophet's behaviour).
باز در دل زود استغفار کرد ** تا نگردد ز اعتراض او روی زرد
The turpitude of befriending the Hypocrites made the true believer wicked and rebellious like them.
شومی یاری اصحاب نفاق ** کرد مومن را چو ایشان زشت و عاق
Again he was crying in supplication, “O Thou who knowest the inmost consciousness, do not leave me persisting in unbelief!
باز میزارید کای علام سر ** مر مرا مگذار بر کفران مصر
My heart is not in my control, as (my) eyesight (is); else I would at this moment burn my heart in anger.”
دل به دستم نیست همچون دید چشم ** ور نه دل را سوزمی این دم به خشم
(Whilst he was) in this thought, slumber seized him. To him (dreaming), their mosque seemed full of dung:2895
اندر این اندیشه خوابش در ربود ** مسجد ایشانش پر سرگین نمود
A corrupted place, its stones (steeped) in filth: from the stones floated up black smoke.
سنگهاش اندر حدث جای تباه ** میدمید از سنگها دود سیاه
The smoke went into his throat and made it smart: terrified by the bitter smoke, he sprang from sleep.
دود در حلقش شد و حلقش بخست ** از نهیب دود تلخ از خواب جست
Forthwith he fell on his face and wept, saying, “O God, these things are the sign of (their) disbelief.
در زمان در رو فتاد و میگریست ** کای خدا اینها نشان منکری است
Wrath (against them) is better, O God, than such forbearance (as mine), which separates me from the light of Faith.”
خلم بهتر از چنین حلم ای خدا ** که کند از نور ایمانم جدا