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561-570

  • دز گشاد عقده‌ها گشتی تو پیر  ** عقده‌ی چندی دگر بگشاده گیر 
  • Thou hast grown old in (the occupation of) loosing knots: suppose a few more knots are loosed (by thee, what then?).
  • عقده‌ای که آن بر گلوی ماست سخت  ** که بدانی که خسی یا نیک‌بخت 
  • The knot that is (fastened) tight on our throat is that thou shouldst know whether thou art vile or fortunate.
  • حل این اشکال کن گر آدمی  ** خرج این کن دم اگر آدم‌دمی 
  • Solve this problem, if thou art a man: spend thy breath (life) on this, if thou hast the breath (spirit) of Adam (within thee).
  • حد اعیان و عرض دانسته گیر  ** حد خود را دان که نبود زین گزیر 
  • Suppose thou knowest the definitions of (all) substances and accidents, (how shall it profit thee?): know the (true) definition of thyself, for this is indispensable.
  • چون بدانی حد خود زین حدگریز  ** تا به بی‌حد در رسی ای خاک‌بیز  565
  • When thou knowest the definition of thyself, flee from this definition, that thou mayst attain to Him who hath no definition, O sifter of dust.
  • عمر در محمول و در موضوع رفت  ** بی‌بصیرت عمر در مسموع رفت 
  • (Thy) life has gone (to waste) in (the consideration of logical) predicate and subject: (thy) life, devoid of (spiritual) insight, has gone in (study of) what has been received by hearsay.
  • هر دلیلی بی‌نتیجه و بی‌اثر  ** باطل آمد در نتیجه‌ی خود نگر 
  • Every proof (that is) without (a spiritual) result and effect is vain: consider the (final) result of thyself!
  • جز به مصنوعی ندیدی صانعی  ** بر قیاس اقترانی قانعی 
  • Thou hast never perceived a Maker except by means of a thing made: thou art content with a syllogism.
  • می‌فزاید در وسایط فلسفی  ** از دلایل باز برعکسش صفی 
  • The philosopher multiplies links (consisting) of (logical) proofs; on the other hand, the elect (the mystic) is contrary to him (in this respect).
  • این گریزد از دلیل و از حجاب  ** از پی مدلول سر برده به جیب  570
  • The latter flees from the proof and from the veil (between himself and God): he has sunk his head in his bosom for the sake of (contemplating) the Object of the proof.