Saturn is eager to kiss its hand, but he does not regard himself as worthy of that honour.110
در هوای دستبوس او زحل ** لیک خود را می‌نبیند از محل
On account of it, Mars has inflicted so many wounds on his hands and feet; and on account of it Mercury has broken a hundred pens.
دست و پا مریخ چندین خست ازو ** وآن عطارد صد قلم بشکست ازو
All these stars (planets) are at war with the astronomer, saying, “O thou who hast let the spirit go and hast preferred colour (vanity),
با منجم این همه انجم به جنگ ** کای رها کرده تو جان بگزیده رنگ
It is the spirit, and we all are (mere) colour and designs: the star (spark) of every thought in it is the soul of the (material) stars.”
جان ویست و ما همه رنگ و رقوم ** کوکب هر فکر او جان نجوم
Where is thought (in relation to it)? There all is pure light: this word “thought” is (used only) for thy sake, O thinker.
فکر کو آنجا همه نورست پاک ** بهر تست این لفظ فکر ای فکرناک
Every (material) star hath its house on high: our star is not contained in any house.115
هر ستاره خانه دارد در علا ** هیچ خانه در نگنجد نجم ما
How should that which burns (transcends) place (spatial relations) enter into space? How should there be a limit for the illimitable light?
جای سوز اندر مکان کی در رود ** نور نامحدود را حد کی بود
But they (the mystics) use a comparison and illustration, in order that a loving feeble-minded man may apprehend (the truth).
لیک تمثیلی و تصویری کنند ** تا که در یابد ضعیفی عشقمند
’Tis not a simile, but ’tis a parable for the purpose of releasing (melting) the frozen intellect.
مثل نبود لیک باشد آن مثال ** تا کند عقل مجمد را گسیل
The intellect is strong in the head but weak in the legs, because it is sick of heart (spiritually decayed) though sound of body (materially flourishing).
عقل سر تیزست لیکن پای سست ** زانک دل ویران شدست و تن درست