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  • Beneath its shade all thy needs are fulfilled: such is the Divine alchemy.
  • زیر ظلش جمله حاجاتت روا ** این چنین باشد الهی کیمیا

  • That personality and existence is lawful to thee, since thou beholdest therein the attributes of the Almighty.
  • آن منی و هستیت باشد حلال ** که درو بینی صفات ذوالجلال

  • The crooked tree has become straight, God-revealing: its root fixed (in the earth) and its branches in the sky.
  • شد درخت کژ مقوم حق‌نما ** اصله ثابت و فرعه فی‌السما

  • The remainder of the story of Moses, on whom be peace.
  • باقی قصه‌ی موسی علیه‌السلام

  • For there came to him from the peremptory Revelation a message, saying, “Put crookedness aside now, and be upright.” 3575
  • که آمدش پیغام از وحی مهم ** که کژی بگذار اکنون فاستقم

  • This tree of the body is (like) Moses’ rod, concerning which the (Divine) command came to him —“Let it fall from your hand,
  • این درخت تن عصای موسیست ** که امرش آمد که بیندازش ز دست

  • That thou mayst behold its good and evil; after that, take it up (again) by command of Him.”
  • تا ببینی خیر او و شر او ** بعد از آن بر گیر او را ز امر هو

  • Before his dropping it, it was naught but wood; whenever he took it up by His command, it became goodly.
  • پیش از افکندن نبود او غیر چوب ** چون به امرش بر گرفتی گشت خوب

  • At first it was shaking down leaves for the lambs; (afterwards) it reduced to impotence that deluded people.
  • اول او بد برگ‌افشان بره را ** گشت معجز آن گروه غره را

  • It became ruler over the party of Pharaoh: it turned their water into blood and caused them to beat their heads with their hands. 3580
  • گشت حاکم بر سر فرعونیان ** آبشان خون کرد و کف بر سر زنان

  • From their sown fields arose famine and death on account of the locusts which devoured the leaves,
  • از مزارعشان برآمد قحط و مرگ ** از ملخهایی که می‌خوردند برگ

  • Till from Moses, when he considered the ultimate issue, there went up involuntarily a prayer (to God)
  • تا بر آمد بی‌خود از موسی دعا ** چون نظر افتادش اندر منتها

  • “For what reason is all this disablement (of them) and striving (to convert them), since this multitude will never become righteous? ”
  • کین همه اعجاز و کوشیدن چراست ** چون نخواهند این جماعت گشت راست

  • The (Divine) command came (to him), saying, “Follow Noah! Refrain from considering the end (of the matter) as it has been disclosed (to thee).
  • امر آمد که اتباع نوح کن ** ترک پایان‌بینی مشروح کن

  • Take no heed of that, since thou art one who calls (the people) to the (true) Way. The command, ‘Deliver the message,’ is there: it is not void (of meaning).” 3585
  • زان تغافل کن چو داعی رهی ** امر بلغ هست نبود آن تهی

  • The least purpose (thereof) is that through this persistence of thine that obstinacy and rebellious pride (of the infidels) may be displayed,
  • کمترین حکمت کزین الحاح تو ** جلوه گردد آن لجاج و آن عتو

  • So that God’s showing the way (to some) and letting (others) be lost may become evident to all the followers of religious sects.
  • تا که ره بنمودن و اضلال حق ** فاش گردد بر همه اهل و فرق

  • Inasmuch as the object of existence was the manifestation (of these two Divine attributes), it must be tested by means of exhorting (to obedience) and leading astray.
  • چونک مقصود از وجود اظهار بود ** بایدش از پند و اغوا آزمود

  • The Devil persists to (seducing to) error; the Shaykh persists in guiding aright.
  • دیو الحاح غوایت می‌کند ** شیخ‌الحاح هدایت می‌کند

  • When that grievous command (of God) proceeded step by step (pursued its course), the whole Nile was turned into blood from end to end, 3590
  • چون پیاپی گشت آن امر شجون ** نیل می‌آمد سراسر جمله خون

  • Till (at last) Pharaoh came in person to him (Moses), humbly entreating him, his tall figure bent double,
  • تا بنفس خویش فرعون آمدش ** لابه می‌کردش دو تا گشته قدش

  • And said, “O (spiritual) sovereign, do not that which we did we have not the face to offer words (of excuse).
  • کانچ ما کردیم ای سلطان مکن ** نیست ما را روی ایراد سخن

  • I will become obedient to thy command with every bit (of my body); I am accustomed to be held in honour: do not deal hardly with me.
  • پاره پاره گردمت فرمان‌پذیر ** من بعزت خوگرم سختم مگیر

  • Hark, move thy lips in mercy, O trusted one, that it (thy prayer) may shut this fiery mouth (of Divine anger).”
  • هین بجنبان لب به رحمت ای امین ** تا ببندد این دهانه‌ی آتشین

  • He (Moses) said, “O Lord, he is deceiving me; he is deceiving Thy deceiver. 3595
  • گفت یا رب می‌فریبد او مرا ** می‌فریبد او فریبنده‌ی ترا

  • Shall I hearken (to him) or shall I too give him deceit (in return), in order that that puller of the branch may recognise the root?
  • بشنوم یا من دهم هم خدعه‌اش ** تا بداند اصل را آن فرع‌کش

  • For the root (origin) of every cunning and contrivance is with use: whatsoever is on the earth, its root (origin) is from Heaven.”
  • که اصل هر مکری و حیلت پیش ماست ** هر چه بر خاکست اصلش از سماست

  • God said (to Moses), “That cur (Pharaoh) is not worth even that: fling a bone to the cur from a distance.
  • گفت حق آن سگ نیرزد هم به آن ** پیش سگ انداز از دور استخوان

  • Hark, shake the rod, so that the sods may give back whatever the locusts have destroyed,
  • هین بجنبان آن عصا تا خاکها ** وا دهد هرچه ملخ کردش فنا

  • And let the locusts immediately become black, that the people may behold the transformation wrought by God; 3600
  • وان ملخها در زمان گردد سیاه ** تا ببیند خلق تبدیل اله

  • For I have no need of means: those means are (only) for the purpose of (serving as) a screen and covering,
  • که سببها نیست حاجت مر مرا ** آن سبب بهر حجابست و غطا

  • To the end that the natural philosopher may attach himself to the drug; and that the astronomer may turn his face to the star;
  • تا طبیعی خویش بر دارو زند ** تا منجم رو با ستاره کند

  • And that the hypocrite, from greed, may come to market at daybreak for fear of (finding) no demand for his wares,
  • تا منافق از حریصی بامداد ** سوی بازار آید از بیم کساد

  • Without having performed his devotions or washed his face (whilst) seeking morsels (for himself) he has become a morsel for Hell.”
  • بندگی ناکرده و ناشسته روی ** لقمه‌ی دوزخ بگشته لقمه‌جوی

  • The spirit of the vulgar is devouring and being devoured, like the lamb that feeds on hay. 3605
  • آکل و ماکول آمد جان عام ** هم‌چو آن بره‌ی چرنده از حطام

  • The lamb is feeding, while the butcher rejoices, saying, “For our sake it feeds on the grass of (its) desire.”
  • می‌چرد آن بره و قصاب شاد ** کو برای ما چرد برگ مراد

  • In respect of food and drink thou art doing the work of Hell thou art fattening thyself for its (Hell’s) sake.
  • کار دوزخ می‌کنی در خوردنی ** بهر او خود را تو فربه می‌کنی

  • Do thine own work, feed on the daily bread of Wisdom, that the glorious heart (spirit) may become fat.
  • کار خود کن روزی حکمت بچر ** تا شود فربه دل با کر و فر

  • Bodily eating and drinking is the obstacle to this (spiritual) eating and drinking: the spirit is like a merchant, while the body is like a highwayman.
  • خوردن تن مانع این خوردنست ** جان چو بازرگان و تن چون ره‌زنست

  • (Only) at the time when the highwayman is consumed like firewood is the candle of the spirit resplendent; 3610
  • شمع تاجر آنگهست افروخته ** که بود ره‌زن چو هیزم سوخته

  • For thou art (in reality) that (spiritual) intelligence, and (all) the rest (of thee) is a mask concealing the intelligence. Do not lose thy (real) self, do not strive in vain!
  • که تو آن هوشی و باقی هوش‌پوش ** خویشتن را گم مکن یاوه مکوش

  • Know that every sensual desire is like wine and beng: it is a veil over the intelligence, and thereby the rational man is stupefied.
  • دانک هر شهوت چو خمرست و چو بنگ ** پرده‌ی هوشست وعاقل زوست دنگ

  • The intoxication of the intelligence is not (caused by) wine alone: whatsoever is sensual shuts the (spiritual) eye and ear.
  • خمر تنها نیست سرمستی هوش ** هر چه شهوانیست بندد چشم و گوش

  • Iblís was far removed from wine-drinking: he was drunken with pride and unbelief.
  • آن بلیس از خمر خوردن دور بود ** مست بود او از تکبر وز جحود

  • The drunken man is he who sees that which is not: (to him) what is (really) a piece of copper or iron appears to be gold. 3615
  • مست آن باشد که آن بیند که نیست ** زر نماید آنچ مس و آهنیست

  • This discourse hath no end. (God said), “O Moses, move thy lips, that the herbage may spring forth.”
  • این سخن پایان ندارد موسیا ** لب بجنبان تا برون روژد گیا

  • He (Moses) did so, and immediately the earth became green with hyacinths and costly grains.
  • هم‌چنان کرد و هم اندر دم زمین ** سبز گشت از سنبل و حب ثمین

  • That folk fell to (eating) the food, since they had suffered famine and were (almost) dead from ravenous hunger.
  • اندر افتادند در لوت آن نفر ** قحط دیده مرده از جوع البقر

  • For several days they ate their fill of the gift, (both) those who were inspired by that breath (of Moses) and the (other) human beings and the quadrupeds.
  • چند روزی سیر خوردند از عطا ** آن دمی و آدمی و چارپا

  • When their bellies were filled and they grasped the (Divine) bounty and the necessity was gone, then they waxed insolent (in disobedience). 3620
  • چون شکم پر گشت و بر نعمت زدند ** وآن ضرورت رفت پس طاغی شدند

  • The carnal soul is a follower of Pharaoh: beware, do not satisfy it, lest it remember its ancient infidelity.
  • نفس فرعونیست هان سیرش مکن ** تا نیارد یاد از آن کفر کهن