You bring me back to Life - ode 1393

I was dead. I came back to life. I was tears. I became laughter

[I was as good as dead, you brought me back to life!

I was in tears and you brought laughter into my heart!]

The power of love came, and I became everlasting power

My senses are content; my soul is brimming with courage

I have the courage of a lion, like Venus,  I emanate light

He said, truly, you have not lost enough of your sanity

No longer do you deserve to be in this house

So, I went and became a madman, with chains and all

He said you are not drunken enough, leave! You are not one of us!

So, I left and having found the meaning of being drunk with my whole being,  I was overwhelmed with joy

He said what? you are not prepared to give your life? You are not drowning in bliss?

And then I saw His life giving face; I was prepared to lay down my life.

He Said: You are all guile and immersed in doubts and [mundane] concerns

So, I became as if ignorant and corrected my ways and disconnected myself from people

He said you have become the shining light and leader of this gathering

But I objected, I am not the light nor the header  here, I will become smoke and disperse everywhere !

I am nolonger a leader, I am not out in front , anymore

I yield to your command !

He said you have aspiring  wings!

You will not give me new wings to fly,

So, I shed my feathers and left my wings, desiring only those that He would give.

He pointed out that I should not succumb to new promises

of power and position and not fret over them

So, through your Grace and benevolence I will be nearer to you

You told me not to recount tales of old love

So, I said I will not! I became still! I became established in Being.

My heart gained those lifegiving rays of light, My heart opened up engulfed the whole world.

مرده بدم زنده شدم گریه بدم خنده شدم

I was dead and came back to life

I was tears and became laughter

دولت عشق آمد و من دولت پاینده شدم

When the power of love came

I became everlasting power 

دیده سیر است مرا جان دلیر است مرا

My senses are in contentment;

Courage belongs to my soul

(my soul is brimming with courage ) 

زهره شیر است مرا زهره تابنده شدم

I have the courage of a lion

I emanate light like Venus  

گفت که دیوانه نهای لایق این خانه نهای

He said truly you have not lost your n

 Enough Sanity

No longer do you deserve to be in this house 

رفتم دیوانه شدم سلسله بندنده شدم

I went and became

a madman with chains and all

گفت که سرمست نهای رو که از این دست نها He said you are not drunken ought 

Leave for you are not one of us

رفتم و سرمست شدم وز طرب آکنده شدم

So I went and found the meaning of being drunk with my whole being and I was teeming with joy

گفت که تو کشته نهای در طرب آغشته نهای

He said you are not prepared to give

Your life 

You are not drowning in bliss

پیش رخ زنده کنش کشته و افکنده شدم

When i saw his life giving face

I was prepared to lay my life down 

گفت که تو زیرککی مست خیالی و شکی 

You are all guile and immersed in doubt and concerns

گول شدم هول شدم وز همه برکنده شدم

So I became as if ignorant and corrected my ways and disconnected myself from people

گفت که تو شمع شدی قبله این جمع شدی

he said you have become the shining light and leader of this gathering 

جمع نیم شمع نیم دود پراکنده شدم

But I objected , I am not the light nor the header , here, I will become smoke 

Dispersing everywhere 

گفت که شیخی و سری پیش رو و راهبری

You pointed out that I am a leader 

Leading the way 

شیخ نیم پیش نیم امر تو را بنده شدم

I am nolonger a leader not out in front 

Anymore 

I yield to your command 

گفت که با بال و پری من پر و بالت ندهم

You told me I have aspiring  wings 

So you will not give me new wings ti fly

در هوس بال و پرش بیپر و پرکنده شدم

so I shed my feathers and left my wings

Desiring those that He would give

گفت مرا دولت نو راه مرو رنجه مشو

You pointed out that I should not succumb to new promises of power and position and not fret over them

زانک من از لطف و کرم سوی تو آینده شدم

And I through your Grace and benevolence will be coming to you 

گفت مرا عشق کهن از بر ما نقل مکن

You told me not to recount tales of old 

love 

He said : stop telling me tales of old love

گفتم آری نکنم ساکن و باشنده شدم

To which I replied 

Yes I will not

And became still with Being

I won't I said ; I became still and established in Being

چشمه خورشید تویی سایه گه بید منم

You are the fountainhead of the Sun; I am the shade of the willow tree

چونک زدی بر سر من پست و گدازنده شدم

when you struck my head I became lowly and let go

تابش جان یافت دلم وا شد و بشکافت دلم

My heart gained those lifegiving rays

My heart opened up and widened

اطلس نو بافت دلم دشمن این ژنده شدم

My heart wove new silk

and i grew distasteful of this tattered garment

صورت جان وقت سحر لاف همیزد ز بطر

At sunrise, the Face of the Soul 

was ecstatic in its nourishment
بنده و خربنده بدم شاه و خداونده شدم

I was a mere slave a downtrodden slave
and became kingly and godlike

شکر کند کاغذ تو از شکر بیحد تو

Your paper gives thanks
for your infinite sweetness

کمد او در بر من با وی ماننده شدم

when He came around me
i became more and more like Him

شکر کند خاک دژم از فلک و چرخ به خم

کز نظر وگردش او نورپذیرنده شدم

شکر کند چرخ فلک از ملک و ملک و ملک

کز کرم و بخشش او روشن بخشنده شدم

شکر کند عارف حق کز همه بردیم سبق

بر زبر هفت طبق اختر رخشنده شدم

زهره بدم ماه شدم چرخ دو صد تاه شدم

یوسف بودم ز کنون یوسف زاینده شدم

از توام ای شهره قمر در من و در خود بنگر

کز اثر خنده تو گلشن خندنده شدم

باش چو شطرنج روان خامش و خود جمله زبان

کز رخ آن شاه جهان فرخ و فرخنده شدم