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1621-1630

  • لقمه و نکته ست کامل را حلال ** تو نه‌‌ای کامل مخور می‌‌باش لال‌‌
  • To the perfect man (every) mouthful (of food) and (every) saying is lawful. Thou art not perfect: do not eat, be mute,

  • چون تو گوشی او زبان نی جنس تو ** گوشها را حق بفرمود أنصتوا
  • Inasmuch as thou art an ear and he a tongue, not thy congener: God said to the ears, “Be silent.”

  • کودک اول چون بزاید شیر نوش ** مدتی خامش بود او جمله گوش‌‌
  • When the sucking babe is born, at first it keeps silence for a while, it is all ear.

  • مدتی می‌‌بایدش لب دوختن ** از سخن تا او سخن آموختن‌‌
  • For a while it must close its lips (and refrain) from speech, until it learns to speak;

  • ور نباشد گوش و تی‌‌تی می‌‌کند ** خویشتن را گنگ گیتی می‌‌کند 1625
  • And if it is not (silent like) an ear but makes babbling sounds, it makes itself the dumbest creature in the world.

  • کر اصلی کش نبود آغاز گوش ** لال باشد کی کند در نطق جوش‌‌
  • He that is deaf by nature, he that had no ear at the beginning, is dumb: how should he burst into speech?

  • ز آن که اول سمع باید نطق را ** سوی منطق از ره سمع اندر آ
  • Since, in order to speak, one must first hear, do thou come to speech by the way of hearing.

  • ادخلوا الأبیات من أبوابها ** و اطلبوا الأغراض فی أسبابها
  • And enter ye the houses by their doors, and seek ye the ends in their causes.

  • نطق کان موقوف راه سمع نیست ** جز که نطق خالق بی‌‌طمع نیست‌‌
  • There is no speech independent of the way of hearing except the speech of the Creator who is without want.

  • مبدع است او تابع استاد نی ** مسند جمله و را اسناد نی‌‌ 1630
  • He is the Originator, He follows no master; He is the support of all things, He hath no support,