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3511-3520

  • The Shaykh turned his face towards that dervish, saying, “In every case that exists, take the middle (course).
  • شیخ رو آورد سوی آن فقیر ** که ز هر حالی که هست اوساط گیر
  • (It is stated) in Tradition that the best things are the mean (those between the two extremes): the (four) humours are beneficial through being in equipoise.
  • در خبر خیر الأمور أوساطها ** نافع آمد ز اعتدال أخلاطها
  • If by accident (any) one humour become excessive, disease appears in the human body.
  • گر یکی خلطی فزون شد از عرض ** در تن مردم پدید آید مرض‏
  • Do not exceed in (any) quality him that is thy yoke-fellow, for that will assuredly bring about separation (between you) in the end.
  • بر قرین خویش مفزا در صفت ** کان فراق آرد یقین در عاقبت‏
  • The speech of Moses was in measure, but even so it exceeded the words of his good friend. 3515
  • نطق موسی بد بر اندازه و لیک ** هم فزون آمد ز گفت یار نیک‏
  • That excess resulted in (his) opposing Khadir; and he (Khadir) said, ‘Go, thou art one that talks too much: this is a (cause of) separation (between us).’
  • آن فزونی با خضر آمد شقاق ** گفت رو تو مکثری هذا فراق‏
  • O (thou who resemblest) Moses, thou art garrulous. Go far off, or else be dumb with me and blind!
  • موسیا بسیار گویی دور شو ** ور نه با من گنگ باش و کور شو
  • And if thou goest not, but remainest sitting (here) in despite (of me), thou art gone in reality and severed (from my company).”
  • ور نرفتی وز ستیزه شسته‏ای ** تو به معنی رفته‏ای بگسسته‏ای‏
  • When suddenly you commit an act of (legal) impurity in the ritual prayer, it (the prayer) says to you, “Go speedily to purify yourself”;
  • چون حدث کردی تو ناگه در نماز ** گویدت سوی طهارت رو به تاز
  • And if you go not, you will be moving (exerting yourself) in vain; verily your prayer is gone beforehand (already), O misguided man! 3520
  • ور نرفتی خشک جنبان می‏شوی ** خود نمازت رفت بنشین ای غوی‏