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356-380

  • (And) he says, “I wonder what this contraction is”: (say), “The contraction (distress) of the injured person who wept at thy wickedness.”
  • او همی‌گوید عجب این قبض چیست ** قبض آن مظلوم کز شرت گریست

  • When he pays no regard to this contraction, the wind of perseverance (in evil) blows (fans) its (the evil's) fire.
  • چون بدین قبض التفاتی کم کند ** باد اصرار آتشش را دم کند

  • The contraction that grips the heart turns into the grip of the policeman: inevitably those ideas become sensible (materialised) and display themselves.
  • قبض دل قبض عوان شد لاجرم ** گشت محسوس آن معانی زد علم

  • The pangs have become prison and the cross (crucifixion): the pang is (as) the root, and the root produces boughs.
  • غصه‌ها زندان شدست و چارمیخ ** غصه بیخست و بروید شاخ بیخ

  • The root was hidden, it is (now) revealed. Consider (your) inward contraction and expansion as a root. 360
  • بیخ پنهان بود هم شد آشکار ** قبض و بسط اندرون بیخی شمار

  • When it is a bad root, smite it quickly, so that an ugly thorn may not grow in the garden.
  • چونک بیخ بد بود زودش بزن ** تا نروید زشت‌خاری در چمن

  • You have felt the contraction: seek a remedy for it, because all heads (excrescences) grow from the bottom (root).
  • قبض دیدی چاره‌ی آن قبض کن ** زانک سرها جمله می‌روید ز بن

  • You have felt the expansion: water your expansion, and when the fruit appears, give it to your friends.
  • بسط دیدی بسط خود را آب ده ** چون بر آید میوه با اصحاب ده

  • The remainder of the Story of the people of Saba.
  • باقی قصه‌ی اهل سبا

  • Saba were folk given over to dalliance and foolish; ‘twas their practice to show ingratitude to the generous.
  • آن سبا ز اهل صبا بودند و خام ** کارشان کفران نعمت با کرام

  • By was of illustration, it would be ingratitude to dispute with your benefactor, 365
  • باشد آن کفران نعمت در مثال ** که کنی با محسن خود تو جدال

  • Saying, “O do not want this kindness, I am annoyed by it: why art thou troubling me?
  • که نمی‌باید مرا این نیکوی ** من برنجم زین چه رنجم می‌شوی

  • Do (me) a favour, take away this kindness; I do not desire an eye: blind me at once!”
  • لطف کن این نیکوی را دور کن ** من نخواهم چشم زودم کور کن

  • Hence the people of Saba said, “ (O Lord), put a far distance between us: our blemish is better for us, take away our adornment.
  • پس سبا گفتند باعد بیننا ** شیننا خیر لنا خذ زیننا

  • We do not desire these palaces and orchards, nor fair women nor that safety and ease (which we now enjoy).
  • ما نمی‌خواهیم این ایوان و باغ ** نه زنان خوب و نه امن و فراغ

  • Towns near to each other are bad; the desert, where the wild beasts are, is good.” 370
  • شهرها نزدیک همدیگر بدست ** آن بیابانست خوش کانجا ددست

  • Man craves winter in summer, and when winter comes, he likes it not,
  • یطلب الانسان فی الصیف الشتا ** فاذا جاء الشتا انکر ذا

  • For he is never content with any state (of things), neither with poverty nor with a life of plenty
  • فهو لا یرضی بحال ابدا ** لا بضیق لا بعیش رغدا

  • May Man be killed! How ungrateful he is!Whenever he obtains guidance, he spurns it.
  • قتل الانسان ما اکفره ** کلما نال هدی انکره

  • The carnal soul is of this sort, hence it ought to be killed : that Exalted One hath said, “Kill yourselves.”
  • نفس زین سانست زان شد کشتنی ** اقتلوا انفسکم گفت آن سنی

  • It is a triagonal thorn: however you may place it, it will pierce, and how will you escape from its stab? 375
  • خار سه سویست هر چون کش نهی ** در خلد وز زخم او تو کی جهی

  • Set the thorn on fire with renunciation of sensual passion, and cling to the righteous friend.
  • آتش ترک هوا در خار زن ** دست اندر یار نیکوکار زن

  • When the people of Saba carried (their ingratitude) beyond bounds, saying, “In our opinion, pestilence is better than the zephyr,”
  • چون ز حد بردند اصحاب سبا ** که بپیش ما وبا به از صبا

  • Their counselors began to admonish (them) and restrain (them) from impiety and ingratitude;
  • ناصحانشان در نصیحت آمدند ** از فسوق و کفر مانع می‌شدند

  • (But) they sought to take the lives of their counselors, and sowed the seed of impiety and unthankfulness.
  • قصد خون ناصحان می‌داشتند ** تخم فسق و کافری می‌کاشتند

  • When the (Divine) decree comes to pass, this (whole) world becomes cramped (so that there is no escape); by the (Divine) decree sweetmeat becomes anguish to the mouth. 380
  • چون قضا آید شود تنگ این جهان ** از قضا حلوا شود رنج دهان