خون آنها خلق را باشد سبیل ** ز انکه وحشی‌‌اند از عقل جلیل‌‌

Their blood is free to mankind, since they are estranged from the august Reason.

عزت وحشی بدین افتاد پست ** که مر انسان را مخالف آمده ست‌‌

The honour of the wild animals is fallen low (has come to be of no account) because they have grown hostile to man.

پس چه عزت باشدت ای نادره ** چون شدی تو حمر مستنفرة

What honour, then, will be thine, O marvel (of folly), since thou hast become (like) timorous wild asses?

خر نشاید کشت از بهر صلاح ** چون شود وحشی شود خونش مباح‌‌ 3315

Because of his usefulness, the (domesticated) ass ought not to be killed; (but) when he turns wild, his blood becomes lawful.

گر چه خر را دانش زاجر نبود ** هیچ معذورش نمی‌‌دارد ودود

Although the ass had no knowledge to restrain him (from becoming wild), the Loving One is not excusing him at all.

پس چو وحشی شد از آن دم آدمی ** کی بود معذور ای یار سمی‌‌

How, then, shall man be excused, O noble friend, when he has become wild (refractory and hostile) to that Word (the voice of Reason)?

لاجرم کفار را شد خون مباح ** همچو وحشی پیش نشاب و رماح‌‌

Of necessity permission was given to shed the blood of the infidels, like (that of) a wild beast before the arrows and lances.

جفت و فرزندانشان جمله سبیل ** ز آنکه بی‌‌عقلند و مردود و ذلیل‌‌

All their wives and children are free spoil, since they are irrational and reprobate and base.

باز عقلی کاو رمد از عقل عقل ** کرد از عقلی به حیوانات نقل‌‌ 3320

Once more, a reason that flees from the Reason of reason (Universal Reason) is transported from rationality to (the grade of) the animals.

اعتماد کردن هاروت و ماروت بر عصمت خویش و آمیزی اهل دنیا خواستن و در فتنه افتادن‌‌

How Hárút and Márút relied upon their immaculateness and desired to mix with the people of this world and fell into temptation.

همچو هاروت و چو ماروت شهیر ** از بطر خوردند زهر آلود تیر

As (for example), because of their arrogance, the celebrated Hárút and Márút were smitten by the poisoned arrow (of Divine wrath).