بخش 129 - جواب آن مثل کی منکران گفتند از رسالت خرگوش پیغام به پیل از ماه آسمان

Know that the hidden nature of that hare is the insolent Devil who came as an ambassador to thy soul,

In order that he might deprive thy foolish soul of the Water of Life whence Khizr drank.

Thou hast perverted its (the parable's) meaning, thou hast uttered blasphemy: prepare thyself for the sting (of Divine chastisement).

Thou hast spoken of the moon's being disturbed in the limpid water, whereby the jackal (hare) frightened the elephants;

Thou relatest the story of the hare and the elephant and the water, and the elephant's fear of the moon when it was disturbed:

O ye half-baked blind men, pray, how does this bear any resemblance to the Moon to whom (both) lords and commons are subject?

What is the moon and what is the sun and what is the sky? What are intelligences and souls and angels?

“The Sun of the sun of the sun”: what is this I am saying (of God)? Surely I am asleep.

The wrath of the (spiritual) kings has overthrown hundreds of thousands of cities, O ye wicked who have lost the way.

At their beck the mountain splits on itself into a hundred fissures; a sun goes round (the sky) like an ass-mill.

The wrath of (holy) men makes the clouds dry; the wrath of (saintly) hearts has laid worlds waste.

Look, O ye unembalmed dead, upon the place where the city of Lot suffered punishment!

What is the elephant even? for three flying birds crushed the bones of those wretched elephants.

The abábíl is the weakest of birds, and (yet) it rent the elephant irreparably.

Who is there that has not heard of the Flood of Noah, or of the battle of Pharaoh's host with the Spirit?

The Spirit routed them and cast them pell-mell into the water: the water was shattering them to atoms.

Who is there that has not heard what happened to Thamúd and how the sarsar wind swept the ‘Ádites away?

Open thine eyes for once (and look) upon such elephants (mighty prophets), who were killers of elephants (tyrants) in war.

Such elephants and unjust kings as those are always in excommunication under the wrath of the (prophet's) heart.

Unto everlasting they go from a darkness to a darkness, and there is no succour, no mercy.

Perchance ye have not heard the name of good and evil. All have seen, and ye are seeing not.

Ye feign not to see the visible, but death will open your eyes well.

Suppose the world is full of sun and light: when thou goest into a darkness like the grave,

Thou becomest without (any) share in that great light; thou art window-shut to the bounteous moon.

Thou hast gone from the belvedere into the pit: how are the spacious worlds to blame (for their being invisible to thee)?

The soul that has remained in the quality of wolfishness, how should it behold the face of Joseph? Say!

The music of David reached (affected) rock and mountain, (but) the ears of those stony-hearted ones heard it not.

Blessing ever be on reason and justice!—and God best knoweth the right way.

Believe noble Messengers, O Sabá! Believe a spirit made captive by Him who captured it.

Believe them—they are rising suns—and they will preserve thee from the ignominies of al-Qári‘a.

Believe them—they are shining full-moons—ere they confront thee with al- Sáhira.

Believe them—they are the lamps of darkness; honour them— they are the keys of hope.

Believe those who hope not for your bounty; do not go astray, do not turn others away (from the Truth).

Let us speak Persian: come, abandon Arabic. Be the Hindú (slave) of that Turcoman (the Divine Beloved), O (man of) water and clay.

Hark, listen to the testimonies of the (spiritual) kings; the heavens have believed (them): believe ye!