Although they are outside of Time's revolution, they are with me and playing around me.1820
گرچه بیروناند از دور زمان ** با مناند و گرد من بازیکنان
Weeping is caused by severance or by parting; I am united with my dear ones and embracing them.
گریه از هجران بود یا از فراق ** با عزیزانم وصالست و عناق
(Other) people see them (their dear ones) in sleep; I see them plainly in (my) waking state.
خلق اندر خواب میبینندشان ** من به بیداری همیبینم عیان
I hide myself for a moment from this world, I shake the leaves of sense perception from the tree (of my bodily existence).”
زین جهان خود را دمی پنهان کنم ** برگ حس را از درخت افشان کنم
Sense-perception is captive to the intellect, O reader; know also that the intellect is captive to the spirit.
حس اسیر عقل باشد ای فلان ** عقل اسیر روح باشد هم بدان
The spirit sets free the chained hand of the intellect and brings its embarrassed affairs into harmony.1825
دست بستهی عقل را جان باز کرد ** کارهای بسته را هم ساز کرد
The (bodily) senses and (sensual) thoughts are like weeds on the clear water— covering the surface of the water.
حسها و اندیشه بر آب صفا ** همچو خس بگرفته روی آب را
The hand of the intellect sweeps those weeds aside; (then) the water is revealed to the intellect.
دست عقل آن خس به یکسو میبرد ** آب پیدا میشود پیش خرد
The weeds lay very thick on the stream, like bubbles; when the weeds went aside, the water was revealed.
خس بس انبه بود بر جو چون حباب ** خس چو یکسو رفت پیدا گشت آب
Unless God loose the hand of the intellect, the weeds on our water are increased by sensual desire.
چونک دست عقل نگشاید خدا ** خس فزاید از هوا بر آب ما
Every moment they cover the water (more and more): that desire is laughing, and thy intellect is weeping;1830
آب را هر دم کند پوشیده او ** آن هوا خندان و گریان عقل تو
(But) when piety has chained the hands of desire, God looses the hands of the intellect.
چونک تقوی بست دو دست هوا ** حق گشاید هر دو دست عقل را
So, when the intellect becomes thy captain and master, the dominant senses become subject to thee.
پس حواس چیره محکوم تو شد ** چون خرد سالار و مخدوم تو شد
He (who is ruled by the intellect), without being asleep (himself), puts his senses to sleep, so that the unseen things may emerge from (the world of) the Soul.
حس را بیخواب خواب اندر کند ** تا که غیبیها ز جان سر بر زند
Even in your waking state you will dream dreams, and the gates of Heaven withal will open (to you).
هم به بیداری ببینی خوابها ** هم ز گردون بر گشاید بابها
Story of the blind old man's reading the Qur’án in front (of him) and regaining his sight when he read.
قصهی خواندن شیخ ضریر مصحف را در رو و بینا شدن وقت قرائت
Once upon a time a dervish Shaykh saw a Qur’án in the house of a blind old man.1835
دید در ایام آن شیخ فقیر ** مصحفی در خانهی پیری ضریر
He became his guest in (the month) Tamúz: the two ascetics were together for several days.
پیش او مهمان شد او وقت تموز ** هر دو زاهد جمع گشته چند روز
He said (to himself), “Oh, I wonder what the Book is (here) for, as this righteous dervish is blind.”
گفت اینجا ای عجب مصحف چراست ** چونک نابیناست این درویش راست
(Whilst he was occupied) in this reflection, his perplexity increased: (he said to himself), “No one lives here except him.
اندرین اندیشه تشویشش فزود ** که جز او را نیست اینجا باش و بود
He is alone, (and yet) he has hung a Book (on the wall). I am not (so) unmannerly or muddled (in my wits)
اوست تنها مصحفی آویخته ** من نیم گستاخ یا آمیخته
As to ask (him the reason). Nay, hush! I will be patient, in order that by patience I may gain my object.”1840
تا بپرسم نه خمش صبری کنم ** تا به صبری بر مرادی بر زنم
He showed patience and was in a quandary for some time, (till at last) it (the secret) was disclosed, for patience is the key to joy (relief).
صبر کرد و بود چندی در حرج ** کشف شد کالصبر مفتاح الفرج
How Luqmán, when he saw David, on whom be peace, making (iron) rings, refrained from questioning him, with the intention that this act of self-control should be the cause of relief (from perplexity).
صبرکردن لقمان چون دید کی داود حلقهها میساخت از سال کردن با این نیت کی صبر از سال موجب فرج باشد
Luqmán went to David, the pure of heart, and observed that he was making rings of iron,
رفت لقمان سوی داود صفا ** دید کو میکرد ز آهن حلقهها
(And) that the exalted King was casting all the steel rings into each other.
جمله را با همدگر در میفکند ** ز آهن پولاد آن شاه بلند
He had not seen the armourer's handicraft (before), (so) he remained in astonishment and his curiosity increased—
صنعت زراد او کم دیده بود ** درعجب میماند وسواسش فزود