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345-354

  • And though my wings are gone, when Thou art kind to me the heavenly sphere loses its play (ceases to revolve). 345
  • ور چه پرم رفت چون بنوازیم ** چرخ بازی گم کند در بازیم‏
  • If Thou bestow a belt on me, I will uproot the mountain; if Thou give me a pen, I will break the banners.
  • گر کمر بخشیم که را بر کنم ** گر دهی کلکی علمها بشکنم‏
  • After all, my body is not inferior to (that of) a gnat: with my wings I confound the kingdom of Nimrod.
  • آخر از پشه نه کم باشد تنم ** ملک نمرودی به پر بر هم زنم‏
  • Suppose me to be (as) the flocks of (small) birds in weakness, suppose every one of my enemies to be as the elephant,
  • در ضعیفی تو مرا بابیل گیر ** هر یکی خصم مرا چون پیل گیر
  • (Yet if) I cast a baked (clay) pellet the size of a hazelnut, my pellet in its effect is like (equal to) a hundred mangonels (ballistas).”
  • قدر فندق افکنم بندق حریق ** بندقم در فعل صد چون منجنیق‏
  • Moses came to battle with his one rod and made an onset against Pharaoh and (all) his swords. 350
  • موسی آمد در وغا با یک عصاش ** زد بر آن فرعون و بر شمشیرهاش‏
  • Every Prophet who by himself has knocked at that door (and besought God to help him) has alone (single-handed) fought (victoriously) against the whole world.
  • هر رسولی یک تنه کان در زده ست ** بر همه آفاق تنها بر زده ست‏
  • When Noah begged of Him (God) a sword, through Him (at His command) the waves of the Flood became of sword-like temper.
  • نوح چون شمشیر در خواهید ازو ** موج طوفان گشت از او شمشیر خو
  • O Ahmad (Mohammed), who (what) indeed are the armies of the earth? Behold the moon in heaven (and) split her brow,
  • احمدا خود کیست اسپاه زمین ** ماه بین بر چرخ و بشکافش جبین‏
  • In order that the ignorant astronomer may know that this cycle is thy cycle, not the cycle of the moon.
  • تا بداند سعد و نحس بی‏خبر ** دور تست این دور نه دور قمر