بس کسان کایشان ز طاعت گمره‌‌اند ** دل به رضوان و ثواب آن دهند

Many are they that have gone astray from (true) piety, (because) they set their hearts on being approved and rewarded for the same.

خود حقیقت معصیت باشد خفی ** بس کدر کان را تو پنداری صفی‌‌ 3385

’Tis in truth a lurking sin: for there is many a foul thing that you think pure,

همچو آن کر که همی‌‌پنداشته ست ** کو نکویی کرد و آن بر عکس جست‌‌

As (in the case of) the deaf man, who fancied that he did a kindness, but it had the opposite result.

او نشسته خوش که خدمت کرده‌‌ام ** حق همسایه به جا آورده‌‌ام‌‌

He sits down well-pleased, saying, “I have paid my respects, I have performed what was due to my neighbour”;

بهر خود او آتشی افروخته ست ** در دل رنجور و خود را سوخته ست‌‌

(But) he has (only) kindled a fire (of resentment) against himself in the invalid's heart and burned himself.

فاتقوا النار التی أوقدتم ** إنکم فی المعصیة ازددتم‌‌

Beware, then, of the fire that ye have kindled: verily ye have increased in sin.

گفت پیغمبر به یک صاحب ریا ** صل إنک لم تصل یا فتی‌‌ 3390

The Prophet said to a hypocrite, “Pray, for indeed thou hast not prayed (aright), my man.”

از برای چاره‌‌ی این خوفها ** آمد اندر هر نمازی اهدنا

As a means of preventing these dangers, “Guide us” comes in every (ritual) prayer,

کاین نمازم را میامیز ای خدا ** با نماز ضالین و اهل ریا

That is to say, “O God, do not mingle my prayer with the prayer of the erring and the hypocrites.”

از قیاسی که بکرد آن کر گزین ** صحبت ده ساله باطل شد بدین‌‌

By the analogical reasoning which the deaf man adopted a ten years' friendship was made vain.