تو حریصی بر رشاد مهتران ** تا بیاموزند عام از سروران‏

Thou (Mohammed) art eager for the great ones to take the right way, in order that the common folk may learn from the rulers.

احمدا دیدی که قومی از ملوک ** مستمع گشتند گشتی خوش که بوک‏ 2070

O Ahmad (Mohammed), thou hast seen that a company of princes have become ready to listen (to thee), and thou art pleased (with the hope) that, maybe,

این رئیسان یار دین گردند خوش ** بر عرب اینها سرند و بر حبش‏

These chieftains will become good friends of the Religion (Islam), (for) they are lords over the Arabs and the Abyssinians,

بگذرد این صیت از بصره و تبوک ** ز انکه الناس علی دین الملوک‏

(And that) the fame of this will pass beyond Basra and Tabúk, since ‘people follow the religion of their kings.’

زین سبب تو از ضریر مهتدی ** رو بگردانیدی و تنگ آمدی‏

For this cause thou hast averted thy face from the blind man that was led into the right way, and hast become vexed,

که در این فرصت کم افتد این مناخ ** تو ز یارانی و وقت تو فراخ‏

Saying (to him), ‘This gathering (of strangers) seldom falls out so opportunely, (whereas) you are one of my friends, and your time is ample.

مزدحم می‏گردیم در وقت تنگ ** این نصیحت می‏کنم نه از خشم و جنگ‏ 2075

You are urgent with me at an inconvenient time. I give you this admonition, (but) not in anger and strife.’

احمدا نزد خدا این یک ضریر ** بهتر از صد قیصر است و صد وزیر

O Ahmad, in the sight of God this one blind man is better than a hundred emperors and a hundred viziers.

یاد الناس معادن هین بیار ** معدنی باشد فزون از صد هزار

Take heed., remember (the adage), ‘Men are mines’: one mine may be more than a hundred thousand.

معدن لعل و عقیق مکتنس ** بهتر است از صد هزاران کان مس‏

The mine of lurking ruby and cornelian is better than myriads of mines of copper.