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طفل جان از شیر شیطان باز کن ** بعد از آنش با ملک انباز کن 1640
- Wean the babe, thy soul, from the Devil's milk, and after that make it consort with the Angel.
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تا تو تاریک و ملول و تیرهای ** دان که با دیو لعین همشیرهای
- Whilst thou art dark and vexed and gloomy, know that thou art sucking from the same breast as the accursed Devil.
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لقمهای کان نور افزود و کمال ** آن بود آورده از کسب حلال
- The mouthful that gave increase of light and perfection is obtained from lawful earnings.
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روغنی کاید چراغ ما کشد ** آب خوانش چون چراغی را کشد
- The oil that comes and quenches our lamp—when it quenches a lamp, call it water.
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علم و حکمت زاید از لقمهی حلال ** عشق و رقت آید از لقمهی حلال
- From the lawful morsel are born knowledge and wisdom; from the lawful morsel come love and tenderness.
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چون ز لقمه تو حسد بینی و دام ** جهل و غفلت زاید آن را دان حرام 1645
- When from a morsel thou seest (arise) envy and guile, (and when) ignorance and heedlessness are born (of it), know that it is unlawful.
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هیچ گندم کاری و جو بر دهد ** دیدهای اسبی که کرهی خر دهد
- Wilt thou sow wheat and will it produce barley? Hast thou seen a mare bring forth an ass's colt?
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لقمه تخم است و برش اندیشهها ** لقمه بحر و گوهرش اندیشهها
- The morsel is seed, and thoughts are its fruit; the morsel is the sea, and thoughts are its pearls.
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زاید از لقمهی حلال اندر دهان ** میل خدمت عزم رفتن آن جهان
- From the lawful morsel in the mouth is born the inclination to serve (God) and the resolve to go to yonder world.
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باز گفتن بازرگان با طوطی آن چه دید از طوطیان هندوستان
- How the merchant related to the parrot what he had witnessed on the part of the parrots of India.
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کرد بازرگان تجارت را تمام ** باز آمد سوی منزل دوست کام
- The merchant finished his trading and returned home (prosperously) to the joy of his friends.
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هر غلامی را بیاورد ارمغان ** هر کنیزک را ببخشید او نشان 1650
- He brought a present for every male slave, he gave a token to every slave-girl.
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گفت طوطی ارمغان بنده کو ** آن چه دیدی و آن چه گفتی باز گو
- “Where is my present?” asked the parrot. “Relate what thou hast seen and said.”
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گفت نی من خود پشیمانم از آن ** دست خود خایان و انگشتان گزان
- “Nay,” said he, “indeed I am repenting of that (which I said), gnawing my hand and biting my fingers (in remorse).
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من چرا پیغام خامی از گزاف ** بردم از بیدانشی و از نشاف
- Why, from ignorance and folly, did I idly bear (such) an inconsiderate message?”
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گفت ای خواجه پشیمانی ز چیست ** چیست آن کاین خشم و غم را مقتضی است
- “O master,” said the parrot, “what is thy repentance for? What is it that causes this anger and grief?”
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گفت گفتم آن شکایتهای تو ** با گروهی طوطیان همتای تو 1655
- “I told thy complaints,” said he, “to a company of parrots resembling thee.
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آن یکی طوطی ز دردت بوی برد ** زهرهاش بدرید و لرزید و بمرد
- One parrot got scent of (understood) thy pain: her heart broke, and she trembled and died.
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من پشیمان گشتم این گفتن چه بود ** لیک چون گفتم پشیمانی چه سود
- I became sorry, (thinking) ‘why did I say this?’ but what was the use of repenting after I had said it?”
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نکته ای کان جست ناگه از زبان ** همچو تیری دان که جست آن از کمان
- Know that a word which suddenly shot from the tongue is like an arrow shot from the bow.
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وانگردد از ره آن تیر ای پسر ** بند باید کرد سیلی را ز سر
- O son, that arrow does not turn back on its way: you must dam a torrent at the source.
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چون گذشت از سر جهانی را گرفت ** گر جهان ویران کند نبود شگفت 1660
- When it left the source behind, it swept over a world (of country): if it lays waste the world, ’tis no wonder.
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فعل را در غیب اثرها زادنی است ** و آن موالیدش به حکم خلق نیست
- There is an unseen bringing forth of effects to (our) action, and the results born of it are not in the control of (human) creatures:
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بیشریکی جمله مخلوق خداست ** آن موالید ار چه نسبتشان به ماست
- Those results are all created by God without any partner, though they are imputed to us.
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زید پرانید تیری سوی عمر ** عمر را بگرفت تیرش همچو نمر
- Zayd let fly an arrow in the direction of ‘Amr: his arrow gripped ‘Amr like a leopard.
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مدت سالی همیزایید درد ** دردها را آفریند حق نه مرد
- During a long time, a (whole) year, it was producing pain: pains are created by God, not by man.