بخش 161 - دویدن آن شخص به سوی موسی به زنهار چون از خروس خبر مرگ خود شنید

When he heard these things, he started running in hot haste: he went to the door of Moses, with whom God conversed.

He was rubbing his face in the dust from fear, saying, “Save me from this (doom), O Kalím!”

He (Moses) said, “Go, sell thyself and escape! Since thou hast become expert (in avoiding loss), jump out of the pit (of death)!

Throw the loss upon true believers! Make thy purses and scrips double (in size)!

I beheld in the brick this destiny which to thee became visible (only) in the mirror.

The intelligent man sees with his heart the end (final result) at the first (in the beginning); he that is lacking in knowledge sees it (only) at the end.”

Once more he (the doomed man) made lamentation, saying, “O thou who hast goodly qualities, do not beat me on the head, do not rub into my face (the sin I have committed).

That (sin) issued from me because I was unworthy: do thou give good recompense to my unworthy (action).”

He (Moses) said, “An arrow sped from the (archer's) thumb-stall, my lad: ’tis not the rule that it should come back to the source (the place whence it started);

But I will crave of (God's) good dispensation that thou mayst take the Faith away with thee at that time (of departing from the world).

When thou hast taken the Faith away (with thee), thou art living: when thou goest with the Faith, thou art enduring (for ever).”

At the same instant the Khwája became indisposed, so that he felt qualms, and they brought the basin.

’Tis the qualms of death, not indigestion: how should vomiting avail thee, O foolish ill-fortuned man?

Four persons carried him to his house: he was rubbing (one) leg on the back of (the other) leg.

(If) you hearken not to the counsel of (a) Moses and show disrespect, you dash yourself against a sword of steel.

The sword feels no shame (to restrain it) from (taking) your life: this is your own (fault), O brother, your own (fault).