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5
162-171

  • His shoe is that hesitation between the two works (of this world and of the world hereafter)—“Shall I do these or shall I do those?” Take heed!
  • نعل او هست آن تردد در دو کار  ** این کنم یا آن کنم هین هوش دار 
  • Do that which is chosen by the Prophet, don't do that which (only) a madman or (foolish) boy ever did.
  • آن بکن که هست مختار نبی  ** آن مکن که کرد مجنون و صبی 
  • “Paradise is encompassed”—by what is it encompassed? By things disliked, from which there comes increase of the seed sown (for the future life).
  • حفت الجنه بچه محفوف گشت  ** بالمکاره که ازو افزود کشت 
  • He (the Devil) hath a hundred spells of cunning and deceit, which would entrap (any one), even if he is (strong and wily as) a great serpent. 165
  • صد فسون دارد ز حیلت وز دغا  ** که کند در سله گر هست اژدها 
  • He (the Devil) will bind him, though he be (swift and elusive as) running water; he will make a mock of him, though he be the most learned man of the time.
  • گر بود آب روان بر بنددش  ** ور بود حبر زمان برخنددش 
  • (Therefore) associate your intelligence with the intelligence of a friend: recite (the text) their affairs are (carried on by) taking counsel with each other, and practise it.
  • عقل را با عقل یاری یار کن  ** امرهم شوری بخوان و کار کن 
  • How Mustafá, on whom be peace, treated the Arab guest with loving kindness and calmed his distress and stilled the sobbing and lamentation for himself which he was making in his shame and penitence and fire of despair.
  • نواختن مصطفی علیه‌السلام آن عرب مهمان را و تسکین دادن او را از اضطراب و گریه و نوحه کی بر خود می‌کرد در خجالت و ندامت و آتش نومیدی 
  • This topic hath no end. The Arab was astounded by the kindnesses of that (spiritual) King.
  • این سخن پایان ندارد آن عرب  ** ماند از الطاف آن شه در عجب 
  • He was wellnigh becoming crazed, his reason fled (from him), but the hand (power) of Mustafá's reason drew him back.
  • خواست دیوانه شدن عقلش رمید  ** دست عقل مصطفی بازش کشید 
  • He (Mustafá) said, “Come hither.” He came in such fashion as one rises up from heavy slumber. 170
  • گفت این سو آ بیامد آنچنان  ** که کسی برخیزد از خواب گران 
  • “Come hither,” said he, “do not (lose thy wits); hark, come to thyself, for there are (great) things to be done with thee here.”
  • گفت این سو آ مکن هین با خود آ  ** که ازین سو هست با تو کارها