این بهانه هم ز دستان دلیست ** که ازو پاهای دل اندر گلیست
(Really, however) this pretext too is one of the lures of the heart whereby the feet of the heart are (caught) in a mire.
صد دل و جان عاشق صانع شده ** چشم بد یا گوش بد مانع شده
Hundreds of hearts and souls are in love with the Maker, (but) the evil eye or the evil ear has hindered (them from seeking union with Him).
خود یکی بوطالب آن عم رسول ** می‌نمودش شنعه‌ی عربان مهول
One (of them), indeed, (is) Bú Tálib, the Prophet's uncle: to him the revilement of the Arabs seemed terrible,
که چه گویندم عرب کز طفل خود ** او بگردانید دیدن معتمد 195
For (he thought), “What will the Arabs say of me? (They will say), ‘At the bidding of his nephew he has changed the (traditional) custom on which we rely.’”
گفتش ای عم یک شهادت تو بگو ** تا کنم با حق خصومت بهر تو
He (the Prophet) said to him, “O uncle, pronounce once the profession of faith, that I may plead with God for thee.”
گفت لیکن فاش گردد ازسماع ** کل سر جاوز الاثنین شاع
He (Bú Tálib) said, “But it will be spread abroad by hearsay: every secret that passes beyond the two (who share it) becomes common talk.
من بمانم در زبان این عرب ** پش ایشان خوار گردم زین سبب
I shall remain (a laughing-stock) on the tongues of these Arabs: because of this I shall become despicable in their sight.”
لیک گر بودیش لطف ما سبق ** کی بدی این بددلی با جذب حق
But if the predestined grace had been (granted) to him, how should this faintheartedness have existed (simultaneously) with God's pull (towards Himself)?
الغیاث ای تو غیاث المستغیث ** زین دو شاخه‌ی اختیارات خبیث 200
O Thou who art the Help of those who seek help, help (me to escape) from this pillory of wicked acts of free-will.
من ز دستان و ز مکر دل چنان ** مات گشتم که بماندم از فغان
By the heart's deceit and guile I have been so discomfited that I am left unable (even) to lament.