چون در آمد علتی اندر غزا ** تیغ را دیدم نهان کردن سزا

Since a motive (other than God) entered (my heart) in the (holy) war, I deemed it right to sheathe my sword,

تا احب لله آید نام من ** تا که ابغض لله آید کام من‌‌

That my name may be he loves for God's sake, that my desire may be he hates for God's sake,

تا که اعطا لله آید جود من ** تا که امسک لله آید بود من‌‌

That my generosity may be he gives for God's sake, that my being may be he withholds for God's sake.

بخل من لله عطا لله و بس ** جمله لله‌‌ام نیم من آن کس‌‌ 3805

My stinginess is for God's sake, my bounty is for God's sake alone: I belong entirely to God, I do not belong to any one (else);

و آن چه لله می‌‌کنم تقلید نیست ** نیست تخییل و گمان جز دید نیست‌‌

And that which I am doing for God's sake is not (done in) conformity, it is not fancy and opinion, it is naught but intuition.

ز اجتهاد و از تحری رسته‌‌ام ** آستین بر دامن حق بسته‌‌ام‌‌

I have been freed from effort and search, I have tied my sleeve to the skirt of God.

گر همی‌‌پرم همی‌‌بینم مطار ** ور همی‌‌گردم همی‌‌بینم مدار

If I am flying, I behold the place to which I soar; and if I am circling, I behold the axis on which I revolve;

ور کشم باری بدانم تا کجا ** ماهم و خورشید پیشم پیشوا

And if I am dragging a burden, I know whither: I am the moon, and the Sun is in front of me as the guide.”

بیش از این با خلق گفتن روی نیست ** بحر را گنجایی اندر جوی نیست‌‌ 3810

There is no means (possibility) of communicating more than this to the people: in the river there is no room for the Sea.

پست می‌‌گویم به اندازه‌‌ی عقول ** عیب نبود این بود کار رسول‌‌

I speak low according to the measure of (their) understandings: ’tis no fault, this is the practice of the Prophet.