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  • He that has been a police inspector from the first—to him that (office) has been fortune and livelihood from the beginning;
  • But he that was first the king's vizier—evil-doing is the cause of making him a police inspector. 2820
  • When the King has called you from the threshold into His presence, and again has driven you back to the threshold,
  • Know for sure that you have committed a sin and in folly have brought forward (pleaded) compulsion (as the cause),
  • Saying, “This was my (predestined) portion and lot.” (But) then, why was that good luck in your hands yesterday?
  • Through folly you yourself have cut off your lot. The worthy man augments his lot.
  • The story of the Hypocrites and their building the Mosque of Opposition.
  • It is fit if you will hearken to another parable concerning perversity (taken) from the narrative in the Qur’án. 2825
  • The Hypocrites played against the Prophet (just) such a crooked game at odd and even (as was played by Iblís against Mu‘áwiya),
  • Saying, “Let us build a mosque for the glory of the Mohammedan religion”; and that was (really) apostasy (on their part).
  • Such a crooked game were they playing: they built a mosque other than his mosque.
  • They constructed (well) its floor and roof and dome, but they desired to disunite the (Moslem) community.
  • They came to the Prophet with (guileful) entreaty: they knelt as camels before him, 2830
  • Saying, “O Messenger of God, wilt thou for kindness' sake give thyself the trouble (to walk) to that mosque,
  • To the end that it may be made blessed by thy approach— may thy days flourish until the Resurrection!
  • It is a mosque for muddy and cloudy days, a mosque for days of sore distress in times of poverty,
  • That a (poor) stranger may get charity and room (to shelter) there, and that this house of service may be frequented,
  • So that the rites of the Religion may be multiplied and abound; because a bitter plight is sweetened (by being shared) with friends. 2835
  • Honour that place (by thy presence) for a short while: declare us to be sincere, and give a good account of us.
  • Show favour to the mosque and its founders. Thou art the moon, we are the night: comply with us for a moment,
  • In order that by thy beauty night may be made like day, O thou whose beauty is a soul-illumining sun.”
  • Alas! would that those words had been from the heart, so that the desire of those folk might have been accomplished!
  • Courtesy that comes to the tongue without (sincerity of) heart and soul is like herbs on the ash-heap, O friends. 2840
  • Look at them from afar and pass on: they are not fit for eating or smelling, O son.
  • Beware, do not go (incline) towards the courtesy of the faithless, for it is a ruined bridge: heed well (my warning).
  • If a fool set foot on it, the bridge will break, and will shatter that foot of his.
  • Wherever an army is routed, it is because of two or three effeminate weaklings.
  • He (the poltroon) comes armed into the battle-line, like a man: they (the soldiers) put their trust in him, saying, “Here's the Comrade of the Cave.” 2845
  • He turns his face (in flight) when he sees wounds: his going breaks your back.
  • This (topic) is long and is expanding, and that which is aimed at is becoming hidden (from sight).
  • How the Hypocrites cajoled the Prophet—God bless and save him!—that they might take him to the Mosque of Opposition.
  • They chanted spells over (spoke deceitful words to) the Messenger of God: they were driving (hard) the steed of cunning and craft.
  • The kind and compassionate Messenger proffered (in reply) nothing but smiles, nothing but “Yes.”
  • He expressed (his) thanks to that company (deputation): he gladdened the envoys in (by) assent. 2850
  • Their deceit was apparent to him, point by point, in the same way as hairs in milk.
  • That courteous one feigned not to see the hairs: that polite one said “Bravo!” to the milk.
  • Myriad hairs of deceit and fraud (he beheld), and at that time he closed his eyes to it all.
  • That ocean of bounty spoke truly (when he said), “I am kinder unto you than you (yourselves are).
  • I am seated at the edge of a fire with an exceedingly unpleasant blaze and flame; 2855
  • Ye are hastening towards it like moths, (while) both my hands have become moth-flaps (to beat you off).”
  • When the Prophet had resolved to set out (to the Mosque), the jealousy of God cried, “Do not hearken to the ghoul!
  • For these wicked men have used deceit and cunning: what they have put forward is entirely the reverse (of the truth).
  • Their intent was nothing but (to bring) black shame (upon thee): when have Christians or Jews sought the welfare of the (true) Religion?
  • They (the Hypocrites) have built a mosque upon Hell's bridge: they have played the game of trickery with God. 2860
  • Their aim is to cause disunion amongst the Companions of the Prophet: how should any vain fool understand the grace of God?
  • (They have built the Mosque) in order that they may fetch hither a Jew from Syria, with whose preaching the Jews are intoxicated.”
  • The Prophet said (to the Hypocrites), “Yes (I will do as ye wish), but (just now) we are intending to march and starting on a campaign.
  • As soon as I return from this expedition, I will then set out to that Mosque at once.”
  • He (thus) put them off and hurried to the field of war: he played a game of trickery with the tricksters. 2865
  • When he came back from the campaign, they returned and laid hold of (demanded the fulfilment of) the past promise.
  • God said to him, “O Prophet, proclaim the excuse (pretence and dissimulation), and if war be (the consequence), say, ‘Let it be!’”
  • He (the Prophet) said, “Ye are exceedingly bad-hearted and hostile. Hush, lest I tell your secret thoughts.”