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2478-2487

  • Whoever feeds on straw and barley becomes a sacrifice (qurbán); whoever feeds on the Light of God becomes the Qur’án.
  • هر که کاه و جو خورد قربان شود  ** هر که نور حق خورد قرآن شود 
  • Beware! Half of you is musk and half is dung. Beware! Do not increase the dung, increase the Chinese musk.
  • نیم تو مشکست و نیمی پشک هین  ** هین میفزا پشک افزا مشک چین 
  • The imitator brings on to his tongue a hundred proofs and explanations, but he has no soul. 2480
  • آن مقلد صد دلیل و صد بیان  ** در زبان آرد ندارد هیچ جان 
  • When the speaker has no soul and (spiritual) glory, how should his speech have leaves and fruit?
  • چونک گوینده ندارد جان و فر  ** گفت او را کی بود برگ و ثمر 
  • He boldly directs people in the Way (to salvation), (though) he is more tremulous (infirm) in soul than a blade of straw.
  • می‌کند گستاخ مردم را به راه  ** او بجان لرزان‌ترست از برگ کاه 
  • Therefore, though his discourse may be splendid, tremor (infirmity) is also latent in his discourse.
  • پس حدیثش گرچه بس با فر بود  ** در حدیثش لرزه هم مضمر بود 
  • The difference between the call of the perfect Shaykh who is united with God and the words of imperfect men whose (spiritual) virtues are acquired and artificial.
  • فرق میان دعوت شیخ کامل واصل و میان سخن ناقصان فاضل فضل تحصیلی بر بسته 
  • The illumined Shaykh makes (his disciples) cognisant of the Way; moreover, he causes the light (of faith) to accompany his words.
  • شیخ نورانی ز ره آگه کند  ** با سخن هم نور را همره کند 
  • Strive to become intoxicated and illumined, in order that his light may be (like) the rhyme-letter to your discourse. 2485
  • جهد کن تا مست و نورانی شوی  ** تا حدیثت را شود نورش روی 
  • Whatever (fruit or vegetable) is boiled in grape-juice, the flavour of grape-juice will be (tasted) in its syrup.
  • هر چه در دوشاب جوشیده شود  ** در عقیده طعم دوشابش بود 
  • (Whether it be syrup) of carrots or apples or quinces or walnuts, you will taste in it the delicious flavour of grape-juice.
  • از جزر وز سیب و به وز گردگان  ** لذت دوشاب یابی تو از آن