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گفت رو هر که غم دین برگزید ** باقی غمها خدا از وی برید
- He (the king) said, “Begone! Whosoever prefers to care for religion, God cuts off from him all remaining cares.”
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غالب آمد شاه و دادش دختری ** از نژاد صالحی خوش جوهری
- The king prevailed and gave (in marriage) to him (his son) a maiden of goodly nature, belonging to the family of a righteous man.
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در ملاحت خود نظیر خود نداشت ** چهره‌اش تابان‌تر از خورشید چاشت
- Verily, she had none to rival her in loveliness: her face was brighter than the sun at morn.
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حسن دختر این خصالش آنچنان ** کز نکویی می‌نگنجد در بیان 3140
- Such was the maiden's beauty; and her qualities were such that, on account of their excellence, they are not (to be) contained in (any) description.
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صید دین کن تا رسد اندر تبع ** حسن و مال و جاه و بخت منتفع
- Make religion thy prey, that in consequence (as a corollary) there may come (to thee) beauty and riches and power and advantageous fortune.
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آخرت قطار اشتر دان به ملک ** در تبع دنیاش هم‌چون پشم و پشک
- Know that the next world, in respect of ownership, is (like) files of camels: the present world is its corollary, like the (camels') hair and dung.
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پشم بگزینی شتر نبود ترا ** ور بود اشتر چه قیمت پشم را
- (If) thou choose the hair, the camel will not be thine, and if the camel be thine, what value has the hair?
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چون بر آمد این نکاح آن شاه را ** با نژاد صالحان بی مرا
- When the marriage (matrimonial alliance) with the family of the uncontentious righteous folk was achieved (successfully arranged) by the king,
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از قضا کمپیرکی جادو که بود ** عاشق شه‌زاده‌ی با حسن و جود 3145
- By (Divine) destiny a decrepit old witch, who was in love with the handsome and generous prince—
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جادوی کردش عجوزه‌ی کابلی ** کی برد زان رشک سحر بابلی
- An old woman of Kábul—bewitched him with a sorcery of which the magic of Babylon (itself) would be envious.