نام حق عدلست و شاهد آن اوست ** شاهد عدلست زین رو چشم دوست
God is named ‘the Just,’ and the Witness belongs to Him: for this reason the just Witness is the eye of the Beloved.
منظر حق دل بود در دو سرا ** که نظر در شاهد آید شاه را
The object of God's regard in both worlds is the (pure) heart, for the king's gaze is fixed upon the favourite.
عشق حق و سر شاهدبازیش ** بود مایه‌ی جمله پرده‌سازیش
God's love and the mystery of His dallying with His favourite were the origin of all His veil-making (creation of phenomena).
پس از آن لولاک گفت اندر لقا ** در شب معراج شاهدباز ما
(’Twas) on that account, then, (that) in meeting (the Prophet) on the night of the Ascension our (Lord who is) fond of dalliance said, ‘But for thee (I would not have created the heavens).’
این قضا بر نیک و بد حاکم بود ** بر قضا شاهد نه حاکم می‌شود 2885
This (Divine) Destiny rules (everything) good and evil: does not the Witness become the ruler of Destiny?
شد اسیر آن قضا میر قضا ** شاد باش ای چشم‌تیز مرتضی
The bondsman of Destiny became the Commander of Destiny: hail to thee, O keen-sighted one who art pleasing (to God)!
عارف از معروف بس درخواست کرد ** کای رقیب ما تو اندر گرم و سرد
The knower made many a petition to the Known, saying, ‘O Thou who watchest over us in heat and cold,
ای مشیر ما تو اندر خیر و شر ** از اشارتهات دل‌مان بی‌خبر
O Thou who givest us intimations in weal and woe, (though) our hearts are unaware of Thy intimations,
ای یرانا لانراه روز و شب ** چشم‌بند ما شده دید سبب
O (Lord) who daily and nightly seest us and whom we see not, (our) regarding the secondary cause (instead of the Causer) has muffled our eyes.
چشم من از چشم‌ها بگزیده شد ** تا که در شب آفتابم دیده شد 2890
My eye has been chosen above (all other) eyes, so that the (Divine) Sun was beheld by me in the night (of material existence).