But I said nás (Man), not nasnás; nás is none but the spirit that knows the (Divine) Spirit.
لیک گفتم ناس من نسناس نی ** ناس غیر جان جان‌اشناس نی
Nás is Man, and where is Manhood? You have never beheld the head (spiritual principle) of Man: you are a tail.
ناس مردم باشد و کو مردمی ** تو سر مردم ندیدستی دمی
You have recited (the text) thou didst not throw when thou threwest, but you are a (mere) body: you have remained in division.
ما رمیت اذ رمیت خوانده‌ای ** لیک جسمی در تجزی مانده‌ای
Like Bilqís, O foolish one, abandon the kingdom of your body for the sake of the prophet Solomon.
ملک جسمت را چو بلقیس ای غبی ** ترک کن بهر سلیمان نبی
I am crying “lá hawl,” not on account of my own words, nay, but on account of the false suggestions of the person accustomed to think (evil),765
می‌کنم لا حول نه از گفت خویش ** بلک از وسواس آن اندیشه کیش
Who is conceiving in his heart a vain fancy about my words, (a fancy arising) from the false suggestions and incredulities of (evil) thought.
کو خیالی می‌کند در گفت من ** در دل از وسواس و انکارات ظن
I am crying “lá hawl,” that is, “there is no help,” because in your heart there is a contradiction of me.
می‌کنم لا حول یعنی چاره نیست ** چون ترا در دل بضدم گفتنیست
Since my words have stuck in your throat, I am silent: do you speak your own (words).
چونک گفت من گرفتت در گلو ** من خمش کردم تو آن خود بگو
A sweet flute-player was playing the flute subito e podice ejus erupit ventus. [A sweet flute-player was playing the flute: suddenly, some wind escaped from his ass.]
آن یکی نایی خوش نی می‌زدست ** ناگهان از مقعدش بادی بجست
Fistulam in podice posuit, saying, “If you play better than I, take it (the flute) and play!” [He placed the flute on his anus, saying, “If you play better than I, take it (the flute) and play!”]770
نای را بر کون نهاد او که ز من ** گر تو بهتر می‌زنی بستان بزن