And the whip fell right out of his hand, he himself dismounted and did not ask any one to give it to him.
تازیانه از کفش افتاد راست ** خود فرو آمد ز کس آنرا نخواست
He (God), from whose gifts no evil cometh, knows (your want) and Himself will give it without any asking.
آنک از دادش نیاید هیچ بد ** داند و بی‌خواهشی خود می‌دهد
But if you ask by God's command, that is right: such asking is the way followed by the prophets.
ور به امر حق بخواهی آن رواست ** آنچنان خواهش طریق انبیاست
When the Beloved has signified (that you should do so and so), ’tis evil no more: infidelity (itself) becomes faith when the infidelity is for His sake.
بد نماند چون اشارت کرد دوست ** کفر ایمان شد چون کفر از بهر اوست
Any evil deed prompted by His command surpasses (all) the good deeds in the world.340
هر بدی که امر او پیش آورد ** آن ز نیکوهای عالم بگذرد
Even if the skin (exterior) of the oyster-shell be damaged, do not curse it, for within it there are a hundred thousand pearls.
زان صدف گر خسته گردد نیز پوست ** ده مده که صد هزاران در دروست
This topic hath no end. Return to the King (God) and become endued with the nature of the falcon.
این سخن پایان ندارد بازگرد ** سوی شاه و هم‌مزاج بازگرد
Like pure gold, return to the mine, in order that your hands may be delivered from (the necessity of) giving the ten (fingers);
باز رو در کان چو زر ده‌دهی ** تا رهد دستان تو از ده‌دهی
(For) when they (worldlings) admit a phenomenal form into their hearts, in the end they curse it in contrition.
صورتی را چون بدل ره می‌دهند ** از ندامت آخرش ده می‌دهند
The repentance they show is like that of the moth: (soon) forgetfulness draws them back again to the (same) work.345
توبه می‌آرند هم پروانه‌وار ** باز نسیان می‌کشدشان سوی کار