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Bayazid came out of the city one night He saw the world empty of the clamor of the people There was a very world-illuminating moonlight The night had become like day from its ray The sky adorned, full of stars Each one risen for a different task As much as the Sheikh wandered in the desert No one stirred in the desert and plain A strong agitation appeared within him He said, O Lord, a commotion has fallen into my heart With such a court that You have in exaltation Why is it so empty of yearners? A hidden voice said to him, O bewildered one of the path The King does not grant access to everyone The dignity of this door required thus That every beggar be kept far from our door When the sanctuary of our glory casts light It casts away the sleeping heedless ones For years, men were waiting Until one out of a hundred thousand was granted an audience All the birds, from the terror and fear of the path With bloody wings and feathers, brought forth a sigh They saw a path with an invisible end They saw pain with an invisible cure The wind of independence blew in it in such a way That the back of the sky would break in it In a desert where the peacock of the sky Weighs nothing in it, without any doubt How could any other bird in the world Ever have the endurance for that path for a single moment? When those birds became terrified of the path They all gathered in one place They came before the hoopoe, out of themselves All becoming seekers and selfless Then they said to him, O knower of the path One cannot go before the King without manners You have been before Solomon much You have been on the carpet of the Sultan's realm You have known the customs of service entirely You have known the places of safety and danger You have also seen the ups and downs of this path You have also wandered much around the world Our view is that at this very moment Since you are our leader in resolving and binding You should go upon the pulpit in this place Then prepare the provisions of the path for this, your people Explain the customs and manners of kings Because this journey cannot be made in ignorance Each one has a difficulty in their heart The path requires a carefree heart First, solve the problem of our hearts So that after that we may make a proper resolve When we ask you about our problems We will wipe away this doubt from our hearts Because we know that this long path Will not reflect light amidst doubt When the heart is freed, we will put our bodies on the path Without heart and body, we will lay our heads at that court After that, the hoopoe prepared his speech He went upon the chair and began When the crowned hoopoe ascended the throne Whoever saw his face became highly fortunate Before the hoopoe, hundreds of thousands more Formed ranks from the multitude of birds, end to end The nightingale and the turtledove came forward together So that those two could act as reciters together Both raised their voices there at that time An uproar fell into the world from them Whoever their melody reached their ears Became restless but swooned A state appeared in every one No one was with themselves, nor evidently without themselves After that, the hoopoe began his speech He drew back the veil from the face of meanings A questioner said to him, O you who have taken the lead By what right did you take the lead from us? Since you are a seeker and we are true seekers From what did the difference arise between us? What sin came from our body and soul That your portion is pure and the dregs are ours? He said, O questioner, indeed Solomon Cast his eye upon us for a moment I found this neither by silver nor by gold This fortune is mine from that one glance How could anyone attain this by obedience? Because Iblis performed this obedience much And if anyone says obedience is not needed A curse will rain upon him every hour Do not abandon obedience for a single breath Then do not set a price on the obedience when you do it Spend your life in obedience Until Solomon casts a glance upon you When you become accepted by Solomon Whatever I say, you will become more than that