- (It behoves me) to go (betake myself) once more to the patched frock (of the dervish): even in making (my) invocation (to God) I was devoid of merit.
- بر سر خرقه شدن بار دگر ** در دعا کردن بدم هم بیهنر
- How have I any independent merit or personality or heart? All these are the reflexion of Thee, and Thou Thyself art (all).
- کو هنر کو من کجا دل مستوی ** این همه عکس توست و خود توی
- Every night in sleep my forethought and knowledge become: like a ship overwhelmed by the water (of the sea).
- هر شبی تدبیر و فرهنگم به خواب ** همچو کشتی غرقه میگردد ز آب
- Neither do I myself remain nor that merit (of mine): my body lies unconscious like a carcase.
- خود نه من میمانم و نه آن هنر ** تن چو مرداری فتاده بیخبر
- The whole night until dawn that exalted King is Himself uttering an ‘Alast’ (‘Am not I...?’) and (answering) ‘Yea.’ 2300
- تا سحر جمله شب آن شاه علی ** خود همیگوید الستی و بلی
- Where is anyone to say’ Yea’? The flood of (slumber) has swept them all away, or a leviathan has swallowed them all piecemeal.
- کو بلیگو جمله را سیلاب برد ** یا نهنگی خورد کل را کرد و مرد
- At morning tide, when He draws His sheeny sword from the scabbard of the darkness of night,
- صبحدم چون تیغ گوهردار خود ** از نیام ظلمت شب بر کند
- And the orient sun rolls up (makes an end of) night, this leviathan spews out all that it swallowed,
- آفتاب شرق شب را طی کند ** از نهنگ آن خوردهها را قی کند
- And we, delivered like Jonah from the belly of that leviathan, are dispersed into (the world of) scent and colour.
- رسته چون یونس ز معدهی آن نهنگ ** منتشر گردیم اندر بو و رنگ
- Like Jonah, the people give praise (to God), because they were restful in that darkness. 2305
- خلق چون یونس مسبح آمدند ** کاندر آن ظلمات پر راحت شدند