هر که با سلطان شود او همنشین ** بر درش بودن بود حیف و غبین‌‌

Any one who becomes the intimate friend of the Sultan, it is an injury and swindle (for him) to sit at his door.

دست‌‌بوسش چون رسید از پادشاه ** گر گزیند بوس پا باشد گناه‌‌

When (the privilege of) kissing the (King's) hand has been bestowed on him by the King, it is a sin if he prefers to kiss the (King's) foot.

گر چه سر بر پا نهادن خدمت است ** پیش آن خدمت خطا و زلت است‌‌

Although to lay the head on the (King's) foot is an act of obeisance, (yet) compared with the former act of obeisance it is a fault and backsliding.

شاه را غیرت بود بر هر که او ** بو گزیند بعد از آن که دید رو 1770

The King is jealous of any one who, after having seen the face, prefers the (mere) scent.

غیرت حق بر مثل گندم بود ** کاه خرمن غیرت مردم بود

To speak in parables, God's jealousy is the wheat, (while) men's jealousy is the straw in the stack.

اصل غیرتها بدانید از اله ** آن خلقان فرع حق بی‌‌اشتباه‌‌

Know that the root of (all) jealousies is in God: those of mankind are an offshoot from God, without resemblance (being implied).

شرح این بگذارم و گیرم گله ** از جفای آن نگار ده دله‌‌

I will leave the explanation of this and will begin to complain of the cruelty of that fickle Beauty.

نالم ایرا ناله‌‌ها خوش آیدش ** از دو عالم ناله و غم بایدش‌‌

I wail because wailings are pleasant to Him: He wants from the two worlds wailing and grief.

چون ننالم تلخ از دستان او ** چون نیم در حلقه‌‌ی مستان او 1775

How should I not wail bitterly on account of His deceit, since I am not in the circle of those intoxicated with Him?

چون نباشم همچو شب بی‌‌روز او ** بی‌‌وصال روی روز افروز او

How shall I not be like night, without His day and without the favour of His day-illuming countenance?