Whispering arose amongst the men and women—“That man who has the body of an elephant eats as little as a fly!”
فجفجه افتاد اندر مرد و زن ** قدر پشه می‌خورد آن پیل‌تن
The greed and vanity of unbelief was overthrown: the dragon was satisfied with the food of an ant.
حرص و وهم کافری سرزیر شد ** اژدها از قوت موری سیر شد
The beggar-like greediness of unbelief departed from him: the sweet food of the Faith made him stout and strong.
آن گدا چشمی کفر از وی برفت ** لوت ایمانیش لمتر کرد و زفت
He who was quivering from ravenous hunger beheld, like Mary, the fruit of Paradise.285
آنک از جوع البقر او می‌طپید ** هم‌چو مریم میوه‌ی جنت بدید
The fruit of Paradise sped to his body: his Hell-like belly gained repose.
میوه‌ی جنت سوی چشمش شتافت ** معده‌ی چون دوزخش آرام یافت
The essence of the Faith is a mighty blessing and exceedingly delicious food, O thou who art content with naught of the Faith but the profession!
ذات ایمان نعمت و لوتیست هول ** ای قناعت کرده از ایمان به قول
Explaining that the Light which is the food of the spirit becomes the food of the saint's body, so that it (his body) also becomes friendly with the spirit (according to the saying of the Prophet), “My satan hath accepted Islam at my hands.”
بیان آنک نور که غذای جانست غذای جسم اولیا می‌شود تا او هم یار می‌شود روح را کی اسلم شیطانی علی یدی
Although that (Light) is the food of the spirit and the (spiritual) sight, the body too partakes of it, O son.
گرچه آن مطعوم جانست و نظر ** جسم را هم زان نصیبست ای پسر
If the devilish body had not become fond of eating it, the Prophet would not have said, “The devil accepted Islam.”
گر نگشتی دیو جسم آن را اکول ** اسلم الشیطان نفرمودی رسول
How should the devil become a Moslem until it drink of the sweet food by which the dead is made living?290
دیو زان لوتی که مرده حی شود ** تا نیاشامد مسلمان کی شود
The devil is passionately in love with the world, blind and deaf; (but this) love, no doubt, may be cut off by another love.
دیو بر دنیاست عاشق کور و کر ** عشق را عشقی دگر برد مگر