1Cademy - بخش ۴ - پایه معراج سخن را بلند ساختن و سخن پایه معراج خواجه پرداختن / Section 4 - Raising high the pedestal of the ascension of discourse, and fashioning discourse into the pedestal of the Masters ascension

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بخش ۴ - پایه معراج سخن را بلند ساختن و سخن پایه معراج خواجه پرداختن / Section 4 - Raising high the pedestal of the ascension of discourse, and fashioning discourse into the pedestal of the Master's ascension

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شبی کز شرف غیرت روز بود
کواکب در او گیتی افروز بود

تو گویی درین گنبد دلفروز
ز مشکین مشبک همی تافت روز

همه روشنان دیده در هم زده
شهب میل در دیده غم زده

رسید از سر سدره روح الامین
رسانید ز اوج فلک بر زمین

براقی به جستن چو رخشنده برق
یکی شعله از نور پا تا به فرق

چو آهوی چین بی خطا پیکری
چو طاووس فردوس جولانگی

تذروی رسیده ز باغ بهشت
فروزنده تر از چراغ بهشت

ز روشن بریشم مشعر تنش
ز مشک سیه زیور گردنش

مدور سرینی معنبر دمی
برون از حد وصف پا و سمی

ز بی داغیش بر دل ماه داغ
چو کافور با چشم او پر زاغ

چو سوسن درین بوستان تیز گوش
طلسمی عجب بر سر گنج هوش

چو رخش خرد بر فلک خوش خرام
چو تیر نظر بر زمین تیز گام

نبودی ز همواری گام او
ز جنبش رهی تا به آرام او

چو کشتی شدی رفتنش آشکار
ز تغییر وضع یمین و یسار

به همراهیش گر زدی تیر کس
فتادی به فرسنگ ازو تیر پس

پیمبر بر آن بارگی شد سوار
چو برگ سمن بر نسیم بهار

عنان عزیمت ز بطحا بتافت
به یکدم ز بطحا به اقصی شتافت

ز اقصی علم سوی بالا کشید
سراپرده بر چرخ والا کشید

براقش قدم بر سر ماه زد
پی مقدمش ماه خرگاه زد

عطارد ز وی جز عطا کد نکرد
به رویش سئوال عطا رد نکرد

به یمنش ز خط خطا باز رست
ورق را قلم زد قلم را شکست

ز تار طرب زهره بگسست چنگ
که بر مطربان عیش ازو گشت تنگ

بر آمد به گردون چو مه بی نقاب
فرو شد ز شرمش به خود آفتاب

پی صید بهرام مشکین کمند
چو انداخت چون گورش آمد به بند

به هر بنده دیدش کرم گستری
بدو بایع خویش شد مشتری

زحل با علوش ز صدر جلال
چو ماه نو آمد به صف نعال

ثوابت فتادند خوار و دژم
به راهش چو افشانده مشتی درم

ز هر نقش لوح نهم ساده شد
پی حرف تعلیمش آماده شد

چو گرد از پی مفرش آب و گل
بساط سماطی «کطی السجل »

ز حد جهت پای بیرون نهاد
قدم از حد هر کس افزون نهاد

بدید آنچه موسی بجست و ندید
شنید آنچه موسی چنان کم شنید

دل پاک او مخزن راز گشت
فقیر آمد اما غنی بازگشت

ازین بام نه پایه آمد فرود
به گوهر گرانمایه آمد فرود

نثاری که بر فرق اصحاب ریخت
ز درج دو لب گوهر ناب ریخت

ازان گوهر افشان توانگر شدند
توانگر چه، کانهای گوهر شدند

به تخصیص آنان که بی تخت و تاج
گرفتند از تاجداران خراج

یکی «ثانی اثنین » در کنج غار
که چون مار شد ناوک جان شکار

تن خود سپر کرد بی ترس و باک
که زخمی نیاید بر آن جان پاک

دوم آنکه از سکه عدل اوست
کزین گونه دینار دین سرخ روست

سیم شرمگینی که شد بی قصور
ز شمع نبوت نصیبش دو نور

چهارم که آن ابر دریا نثار
نم او کرم برق او ذوالفقار

چو عنصر چهارند و زیشان به پای
تو را قالب دین درین تنگنای

ره اعتدال ار نداری نگاه
میانشان شود قالب دین تباه

چو هر سفله بی اعتدالی مکن
دل از مهر این چار خالی مکن

شو از مهر دل خوشه چین همه
که کین یکی هست کین همه

مزن طعن انکار بر کارشان
چو جامی به جان دوست می دارشان

بود روز تنهایی و بی کسی
بدین دوستداری به جایی رسی

English translation

A night that in honor was the envy of day, wherein the stars were world-illuminating. You would say that in this heart-kindling dome day was shining through a musk-dark lattice. All the luminous ones had knit their eyes together, meteors like kohl-needles in the grieving eye. The Trustworthy Spirit (Gabriel) arrived from atop the Lote-tree, bringing down from the zenith of the sphere to the earth a Buraq, in leaping like flashing lightning, a single flame of light from foot to crown, like the gazelle of China, a flawless form, like the peacock of Paradise in its coursing. A pheasant arrived from the garden of heaven, more radiant than the lamp of paradise. Its body's hair of bright silk, its neck's ornament of black musk, a rounded croup, an ambergris-scented tail, its foot and hoof beyond the bound of description. From its being unblemished, the moon's heart bears a scar; like camphor, yet with its eye black as a crow. Like the lily in this garden, sharp of ear, a wondrous talisman over the treasure of wit. Like the Rakhsh of intellect, gracefully pacing the sky, like the arrow of the glance, swift-stepping on earth. From the smoothness of its stride there was no difference between its motion and its rest. Like a ship its going became apparent from the shifting of position right and left. If someone shot an arrow to keep pace with it, the arrow would fall a league behind. The Prophet mounted upon that steed like a jasmine petal upon the spring breeze. He turned the rein of resolve from Bath'a (Mecca), and in one breath rushed from Bath'a to Al-Aqsa. From Al-Aqsa he raised his banner upward, pitched his pavilion upon the lofty sphere. His Buraq set foot upon the head of the moon; for his coming the moon pitched its tent. Mercury sought from him nothing but bounty, and he did not refuse the plea for a gift to his face. By his blessedness the writing was freed from error; it struck out the page and broke the pen. Venus snapped the harp-string of joy, for the revelry of minstrels grew narrow by him. He rose to the heavens like the unveiled moon; the sun sank into itself from shame of him. When Mars, to hunt with its musky lasso, cast it, like a wild ass it came into bond. To every servant he showed generosity; to him Jupiter (Mushtari) became its own seller. Saturn, with all its loftiness, from the seat of majesty came like the new moon to the row of sandals. The fixed stars fell abject and gloomy on his path like a scattered handful of coins. The tablet of the ninth sphere was wiped clean of every mark, made ready for the letter of his teaching. Like dust, for the carpet of water and clay, its spread was rolled up 'like the folding of a scroll.' He set his foot beyond the bound of direction, placed his step beyond the limit of all. He saw what Moses sought and did not see; he heard what Moses so scarcely heard. His pure heart became the treasury of the secret; he came poor but returned rich. From this roof of nine stages he came down, he came down bearing a precious jewel. The largesse he scattered on the heads of the Companions poured pure pearls from the casket of two lips. From that pearl-scattering they became wealthy— wealthy, nay, they became mines of jewels— especially those who, without throne and crown, took tribute from the crowned ones. One, the 'second of the two' in the corner of the cave (Abu Bakr), when the snake became a life-hunting arrow, made his own body a shield without fear or dread, so that no wound would come upon that pure soul. The second, from whose coin is justice (Umar), by which the dinar of religion is made honored. The third, the bashful one who without fault (Uthman) received two lights from the candle of prophethood. The fourth, that cloud scattering seas (Ali), its moisture generosity, its lightning Zulfiqar. They are like the four elements, and by them stands the mold of your religion in this narrow strait. If you do not keep the path of moderation, among them the mold of religion is ruined. Like every base one, be not immoderate; do not empty your heart of love for these four. With the heart's love become a gleaner of all, for enmity of one is enmity of all. Do not cast the taunt of denial on their deeds; like Jami, hold them dear with your soul. There will be a day of loneliness and friendlessness— by this friendship you will reach somewhere.

Updated 2026-07-19

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