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  • حرص جوید کل بر آید او ز کل  ** حرص مپرست ای فجل ابن الفجل 
  • Greed craves all and loses all: do not serve greed, O ignoble son of the ignoble.

  • آن کنیزک می‌شد و می‌گفت آه  ** کردی ای خاتون تو استا را به راه 
  • The maid, whilst she went (on her errand), was saying (to herself), “Ah, mistress, thou hast sent away the expert.

  • کار بی‌استاد خواهی ساختن  ** جاهلانه جان بخواهی باختن 
  • Thou wilt set to work without the expert and wilt foolishly hazard thy life.

  • ای ز من دزدیده علمی ناتمام  ** ننگ آمد که بپرسی حال دام  1405
  • O thou who hast stolen from me an imperfect knowledge, thou wert ashamed to ask about the trap.”

  • هم بچیدی دانه مرغ از خرمنش  ** هم نیفتادی رسن در گردنش 
  • (If) the bird had picked the grain from its stack, the (trap-) cord would not have fallen on its neck (and made it captive).

  • دانه کمتر خور مکن چندین رفو  ** چون کلوا خواندی بخوان لا تسرفوا 
  • Eat less of the grain, do not patch (the body) so much (with food): after having recited eat ye, recite (also) do not exceed,

  • تا خوری دانه نیفتی تو به دام  ** این کند علم و قناعت والسلام 
  • So that you may eat the grain and (yet) not fall into the trap. Knowledge and contentment effect this. And (now) farewell.

  • نعمت از دنیا خورد عاقل نه غم  ** جاهلان محروم مانده در ندم 
  • The wise man gets happiness from the present life, not sorrow, (while) the ignorant are left in disappointment and regret.

  • چون در افتد در گلوشان حبل دام  ** دانه خوردن گشت بر جمله حرام  1410
  • When the trap-cord (of sensuality) falls on their throats, it becomes unlawful (forbidden) to them all to eat the grain.

  • مرغ اندر دام دانه کی خورد  ** دانه چون زهرست در دام ار چرد 
  • How should the bird in the trap eat (enjoy) the grain? The grain in the trap is like poison (to him), if he feed (on it).