- The fiery sign is the source of the sun’s heat, (which is) like a frying-pan (made) red-hot, back and front, by fire.
- برج آتش گرمی خورشید ازو ** همچو تابهی سرخ ز آتش پشت و رو
- Heaven is turning giddily in (the world of) Time, like men (prowling) around (in search of) gain for the wife’s sake;
- هست سرگردان فلک اندر زمن ** همچو مردان گرد مکسب بهر زن
- And this earth practises housewiferies : it attends to births and to suckling that (which it bears). 4410
- وین زمین کدبانویها میکند ** بر ولادات و رضاعش میتند
- Therefore regard earth and heaven as endowed with intelligence, since they do the work of intelligent beings.
- پس زمین و چرخ را دان هوشمند ** چونک کار هوشمندان میکنند
- Unless these two sweethearts are tasting (delight) from one another, then why are they creeping together like mates?
- گر نه از هم این دو دلبر میمزند ** پس چرا چون جفت در هم میخزند
- Without the earth how should roses andarghawan-flowers grow? What, then, would be born of the water and heat of heaven?
- بی زمین کی گل بروید و ارغوان ** پس چه زاید ز آب و تاب آسمان
- The desire (implanted) in the female for the male is to the end that they may perfect each other’s work.
- بهر آن میلست در ماده به نر ** تا بود تکمیل کار همدگر
- God put desire in man and woman in order that the world! should be preserved by this union. 4415
- میل اندر مرد و زن حق زان نهاد ** تا بقا یابد جهان زین اتحاد
- He also implants the desire of every part for another part: from the union of both an act of generation results.
- میل هر جزوی به جزوی هم نهد ** ز اتحاد هر دو تولیدی زهد
- Likewise night and day are in mutual embrace: (they are) different in appearance, but (are really) in agreement.
- شب چنین با روز اندر اعتناق ** مختلف در صورت اما اتفاق