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  • صد هزاران فضل داند از علوم ** جان خود را می‌نداند آن ظلوم
  • He knows a hundred thousand superfluous matters connected with the (various) sciences, (but) that unjust man does not know his own soul.

  • داند او خاصیت هر جوهری ** در بیان جوهر خود چون خری
  • He knows the special properties of every substance, (but) in elucidating his own substance (essence) he is (as ignorant) as an ass,

  • که همی‌دانم یجوز و لایجوز ** خود ندانی تو یجوزی یا عجوز 2650
  • Saying, “I know (what is) permissible and unpermissible.” Thou knowest not whether thou thyself art permissible or (unpermissible as) an old woman.

  • این روا و آن ناروا دانی ولیک ** تو روا یا ناروایی بین تو نیک
  • Thou knowest this licit (thing) and that illicit (thing), but art thou licit or illicit? Consider well!

  • قیمت هر کاله می‌دانی که چیست ** قیمت خود را ندانی احمقیست
  • Thou knowest what is the value of every article of merchandise; (if) thou knowest not the value of thyself, ’tis folly.

  • سعدها و نحسها دانسته‌ای ** ننگری سعدی تو یا ناشسته‌ای
  • Thou hast become acquainted with the fortunate and inauspicious stars; thou dost not look to see whether thou art fortunate or unwashed (spiritually foul and ill-favoured).

  • جان جمله علمها اینست این ** که بدانی من کیم در یوم دین
  • This, this, is the soul of all the sciences—that thou shouldst know who thou shalt be on the Day of Judgement.

  • آن اصول دین بدانستی ولیک ** بنگر اندر اصل خود گر هست نیک 2655
  • Thou art acquainted with the fundamentals (usúl) of the (Mohammedan) Religion, but look upon thine own fundamental (asl) and see whether it is good.

  • از اصولینت اصول خویش به ** که بدانی اصل خود ای مرد مه
  • Thine own fundamentals are better for thee than the two fundamentals (of the Mohammedan Religion), so that thou mayst know thine own fundamental (essential nature), O great man.

  • صفت خرمی شهر اهل سبا و ناشکری ایشان
  • Description of the luxuriance of the city of the Sabaeans and their ingratitude.

  • اصلشان بد بود آن اهل سبا ** می‌رمیدندی ز اسباب لقا
  • Their fundamental (nature) was bad: those inhabitants of Sabá were recoiling from the means (which lead) to meeting (with God);