حق چو سیما را معرف خوانده است ** چشم عارف سوی سیما مانده است
Since God has called the (external) sign (aspect) informative, the eye of the gnostic has remained turned towards the sign.
رنگ و بو غماز آمد چون جرس ** از فرس آگه کند بانگ فرس
Colour and scent are significant like a bell: the neigh of a horse makes (one) acquainted with the horse.
بانگ هر چیزی رساند زو خبر ** تا بدانی بانگ خر از بانگ در
The sound made by any thing conveys knowledge of it, so that you may distinguish the bray of an ass from the creak of a door.
گفت پیغمبر به تمییز کسان ** مرء مخفی لدی طی اللسان1270
Touching the discrimination of persons (one from another), the Prophet said, ‘A man is hidden when his tongue is folded up.’
رنگ رو از حال دل دارد نشان ** رحمتم کن مهر من در دل نشان
The colour of the face indicates the state of the heart: have pity on me, implant love of me in thy heart.
رنگ روی سرخ دارد بانگ شکر ** بانگ روی زرد باشد صبر و نکر
A red complexion has the sound of (declares and expresses) thankfulness (satisfaction); the sound (signification) of a pale complexion has the sound (signification) of patience.
در من آمد آن که دست و پا برد ** رنگ رو و قوت و سیما برد
There has come upon me that which takes away hand and foot, takes away colour of face and strength and (every outward) mark;
آن که در هر چه در آید بشکند ** هر درخت از بیخ و بن او بر کند
That which shatters every thing it comes upon, tears up every tree from root and bottom;
در من آمد آن که از وی گشت مات ** آدمی و جانور جامد نبات1275
There has come upon me that by which man and animal, mineral and plant have been checkmated.
این خود اجزایند کلیات از او ** زرد کرده رنگ و فاسد کرده بو
These indeed are (only) parts, (but) wholes (too) are by him (Doom) made yellow in hue and corrupt in odour,