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جنگها کرده مظفر آمدند ** باز گشته با غنایم سودمند 3740
- After the combat, they came (back) victorious: they returned in possession of profit and (laden) with spoils.
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ارمغان دادند کای صوفی تو نیز ** او برون انداخت نستد هیچ چیز
- They gave (him) a present (from the battle-field), saying, “Thou too, O Súfí!” (but) he cast it out (of the tent) and would not take anything.
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پس بگفتندش که خشمینی چرا ** گفت من محروم ماندم از غزا
- Then they said to him, “Why art thou angry?” He answered, “I have been deprived of (my share in) the fighting.”
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زان تلطف هیچ صوفی خوش نشد ** که میان غزو خنجر کش نشد
- The Súfí was not at all pleased with that act of kindness, because he had not drawn the sword in the holy war.
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پس بگفتندش که آوردیم اسیر ** آن یکی را بهر کشتن تو بگیر
- So they said to him, “We have brought prisoners in: do thou take that one to kill.
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سر ببرش تا تو هم غازی شوی ** اندکی خوش گشت صوفی دل‌قوی 3745
- Cut off his head, in order that thou too mayst be a holy warrior.” (Thereupon) the Súfí was somewhat pleased and encouraged;
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که آب را گر در وضو صد روشنیست ** چونک آن نبود تیمم کردنیست
- For, though in the ritual ablution water has a hundred excellences, (yet) when it is not (obtainable) one must make use of sand.
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برد صوفی آن اسیر بسته را ** در پس خرگه که آرد او غزا
- The Súfí led the pinioned prisoner behind the tent in order to wage the holy war.
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دیر ماند آن صوفی آنجا با اسیر ** قوم گفتا دیر ماند آنجا فقیر
- The Súfí tarried with the prisoner a long while; the party (of soldiers) said, “The dervish has made a long stay there.
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کافر بسته دو دست او کشتنیست ** بسملش را موجب تاخیر چیست
- An infidel with both hands tied! (Surely) he is ready for killing: what is the cause of this delay in slaughtering him?”