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2150-2174

  • The outward form of their words is profession of the Divine Unity and the religion (of Islam): the inward meaning thereof is like darnel (?) seed in bread. 2150
  • ظاهر الفاظشان توحید و شرع ** باطن آن همچو در نان تخم صرع‌‌

  • The philosopher has not the stomach (courage) to breathe a word: if he utter a word, the true Religion will confound him.
  • فلسفی را زهره نی تا دم زند ** دم زند دین حقش بر هم زند

  • His hand and foot are inanimate, and whatever his spirit says (commands), those two are under its control.
  • دست و پای او جماد و جان او ** هر چه گوید آن دو در فرمان او

  • Albeit they (the sceptics) propound (reasons for) suspicion with their tongues, their hands and feet give testimony (against them).
  • با زبان گر چه که تهمت می‌‌نهند ** دست و پاهاشان گواهی می‌‌دهند

  • How the Prophet, on whom be peace, manifested a miracle by the speaking of the gravel in the hand of Abú Jahl—God's curse on him!—and by the gravel's bearing witness to the truth of Mohammed, on whom be God's blessing and peace.
  • اظهار معجزه‌‌ی پیغامبر علیه السلام به سخن آمدن سنگ ریزه در دست ابو جهل و گواهی دادن سنگ ریزه بر حقیقت محمد علیه الصلاة و السلام‌‌

  • There were some pebbles in the hand of Bú Jahl: “O Ahmad,” said he, “tell quickly what this is.
  • سنگها اندر کف بو جهل بود ** گفت ای احمد بگو این چیست زود

  • If thou art the Messenger (of God), what is hidden in my fist? (Speak), since thou hast knowledge of the mysteries of Heaven.” 2155
  • گر رسولی چیست در مشتم نهان ** چون خبر داری ز راز آسمان‌‌

  • He said, “How dost thou wish (me to do)? Shall I say what those (hidden) things are, or shall they declare that I am truthful and right?”
  • گفت چون خواهی بگویم کان چهاست ** یا بگویند آن که ما حقیم و راست‌‌

  • Bú Jahl said, “This second (thing) is more extraordinary.” “Yes,” said the Prophet, “(but) God hath greater power than that.”
  • گفت بو جهل این دوم نادرتر است ** گفت آری حق از آن قادرتر است‌‌

  • Without delay, from the middle of his (closed) fist every pebble began to pronounce the (Moslem's) profession of faith.
  • از میان مشت او هر پاره سنگ ** در شهادت گفتن آمد بی‌‌درنگ‌‌

  • Each said, “There is no god” and (each) said, “except Allah”; (each) threaded the pearl of “Ahmad is the Messenger of Allah.”
  • لا إله گفت و إلا الله گفت ** گوهر احمد رسول الله سفت‌‌

  • When Bú Jahl heard this from the pebbles, in his anger he dashed those pebbles on the ground. 2160
  • چون شنید از سنگها بو جهل این ** زد ز خشم آن سنگها را بر زمین‌‌

  • The rest of the story of the minstrel, and how the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, conveyed to him the message spoken by the heavenly voice.
  • بقیه‌‌ی قصه‌‌ی مطرب و پیغام رسانیدن عمر به او آن چه هاتف آواز داد

  • Turn back and hear the plight of the minstrel, for the minstrel had (now) become desperate from waiting (so long).
  • باز گرد و حال مطرب گوش دار ** ز آن که عاجز گشت مطرب ز انتظار

  • The voice (of God) came to ‘Umar, saying, “O ‘Umar, redeem Our servant from want.
  • بانگ آمد مر عمر را کای عمر ** بنده‌‌ی ما را ز حاجت باز خر

  • We have a servant, a favourite and highly esteemed one: take the trouble to go on foot to the graveyard.
  • بنده‌‌ای داریم خاص و محترم ** سوی گورستان تو رنجه کن قدم‌‌

  • O ‘Umar, spring up and put in thy hand full seven hundred dínárs from the public treasury.
  • ای عمر برجه ز بیت المال عام ** هفت صد دینار در کف نه تمام‌‌

  • Carry them to him (and say), ‘O thou who art Our choice, accept this sum now and excuse (Us for offering such a small gift). 2165
  • پیش او بر کای تو ما را اختیار ** این قدر بستان کنون معذور دار

  • Spend this amount on the price (purchase) of silk: when it is spent, come here (again).’”
  • این قدر از بهر ابریشم بها ** خرج کن چون خرج شد اینجا بیا

  • Then ‘Umar in awe of that voice sprang up that he might gird his loins for this service.
  • پس عمر ز آن هیبت آواز جست ** تا میان را بهر این خدمت ببست‌‌

  • ‘Umar set his face towards the graveyard with the purse under his arm, running in search (of God's favourite).
  • سوی گورستان عمر بنهاد رو ** در بغل همیان دوان در جستجو

  • Long did he run round about the graveyard: he saw there no one but that old man.
  • گرد گورستان دوانه شد بسی ** غیر آن پیر او ندید آن جا کسی‌‌

  • He said, “This is not he,” and ran once more. He became tired out and saw none but the old man. 2170
  • گفت این نبود دگر باره دوید ** مانده گشت و غیر آن پیر او ندید

  • He said, “God said, ‘We have a servant: he is a pure and worthy and blessed one.’
  • گفت حق فرمود ما را بنده‌‌ای است ** صافی و شایسته و فرخنده‌‌ای است‌‌

  • How should an old harper be the chosen of God? O Hidden Mystery, how excellent, how excellent art Thou!”
  • پیر چنگی کی بود خاص خدا ** حبذا ای سر پنهان حبذا

  • Once again he wandered about the graveyard, like the hunting lion about the desert.
  • بار دیگر گرد گورستان بگشت ** همچو آن شیر شکاری گرد دشت‌‌

  • When it became certain to him that none was there except the old man, he said, “Many an illumined heart is (to be found) in darkness.”
  • چون یقین گشتش که غیر پیر نیست ** گفت در ظلمت دل روشن بسی است‌‌