Poem 2

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Poem 2

The garden of sinners, Ahmad of Jam, that great whale who drinks up the whole ocean of being. He is a sky full of moon and stars; he is a garden full of roses and wild eglantine. May God's mercy be upon his soul, and God's curse be upon his enemies. Whoever sets himself against God is the enemy of all His saints.
Explanation: 'Roudat al-Modhnebin' (garden of sinners) is the title of one of Ahmad-e Jam's own works, here used as an honorific epithet for him. The 'whale drinking the sea' image conveys his spiritual vastness.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲

روضة المذنبین احمد جام آن نهنگ محیط بحر آشام
آسمانست پر مه و پروین بوستانیست پر گل و نسرین
رحمت ایزدی بجانش باد لعنت حق به دشمنانش باد
هر که او دشمن خدا باشد دشمن جمله اولیا باشد