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  • Certainly the eye had no eye (vision) at first: it was an embryo of flesh in the womb.
  • چشم را چشمی نبود اول یقین ** در رحم بود او جنین گوشتین
  • Deem not the fat (the white of the eye) to be the cause of sight, O son; otherwise none would see (visible) forms in dream.
  • علت دیدن مدان پیه ای پسر ** ورنه خواب اندر ندیدی کس صور
  • The genie and the demon see the like, and there is no fat in the sight-organ of either.
  • آن پری و دیو می‌بیند شبیه ** نیست اندر دیدگاه هر دو پیه
  • In fact there was (originally) no relationship between light and the fat (of the eye): the loving Creator gave them relationship. 2405
  • نور را با پیه خود نسبت نبود ** نسبتش بخشید خلاق ودود
  • Adam is of earth, (but) how does he resemble earth? The genie is of fire without any participation (of the other elements);
  • آدمست از خاک کی ماند به خاک ** جنیست از نار بی‌هیچ اشتراک
  • (But) the genie is not similar (in form) to fire, though when thou considerest (thou wilt acknowledge that) it is his origin.
  • نیست مانندای آتش آن پری ** گر چه اصلش اوست چون می‌بنگری
  • The bird is (originally) of wind (air), (but) how does it resemble wind? God gave relationship to the unrelated.
  • مرغ از بادست و کی ماند به باد ** نامناسب را خدا نسبت به داد
  • The relation of these derivatives to the originals is ineffable, although He connected them.
  • نسبت این فرعها با اصلها ** هست بی‌چون ار چه دادش وصلها
  • Since man is born of dust, where is the relation between this son and his father? 2410
  • آدمی چون زاده‌ی خاک هباست ** این پسر را با پدر نسبت کجاست
  • If there is a relation hidden from the understanding, it is ineffable, and how should the understanding follow its track?
  • نسبتی گر هست مخفی از خرد ** هست بی‌چون و خرد کی پی برد