دشمن روزند این قلابکان ** عاشق روزند آن زرهای کان290
These vile counterfeiters are enemies of day, those pieces of gold from the mine are lovers of day,
ز آن که روز است آینهی تعریف او ** تا ببیند اشرفی تشریف او
Because day is the mirror that makes it (the fine gold) known, so that the ashrafí (the coin of sterling gold) may see (receive) its (day's) gift of honour.
حق قیامت را لقب ز آن روز کرد ** روز بنماید جمال سرخ و زرد
Hence God bestowed the title of “Day” on the Resurrection, (for) day displays the beauty of red and yellow.
پس حقیقت روز سر اولیاست ** روز پیش ماهشان چون سایههاست
In reality, then, day is the inmost consciousness of the saints, (though) beside their moon day is (dim) as shadows.
عکس راز مرد حق دانید روز ** عکس ستاریش شام چشم دوز
Know that day is the reflexion of the mystery (the illumined consciousness) of the man of God, while eye-sealing night is the reflexion of his occultation.
ز آن سبب فرمود یزدان و الضحی ** و الضحی نور ضمیر مصطفی295
For that reason God said, By the morn: by the morn is (refers to) the light of the hidden mind of Mustafá (Mohammed).
قول دیگر کاین ضحی را خواست دوست ** هم بر ای آن که این هم عکس اوست
The other view, that the Beloved (God) meant this morn (in the literal sense), is (held) just for the reason that this too is the reflexion of him;
ور نه بر فانی قسم گفتن خطاست ** خود فنا چه لایق گفت خداست
Else it is wrong to swear by a transient thing: how indeed is transiency proper to the speech of God?
لا أحب الآفلین گفت آن خلیل ** کی فنا خواهد از این رب جلیل
That Friend (of God) said, “I love not them that set”: how should the glorious Lord mean transiency by this (oath)?
باز و اللیل است ستاری او ** و آن تن خاکی زنگاری او
Again, and by the night is (refers to) his occultation and his earthen rust-dark body.