آن شخولیدن به کره می‌رسید ** سر همی بر داشت و از خور می‌رمید

(The noise of) that bawling reached the foal: it was lifting its head and refusing to drink.

مادرش پرسید کای کره چرا ** می‌رمی هر ساعتی زین استقا 4295

Its mother asked, “O foal, why art thou always refusing to drink this water?”

گفت کره می‌شخولند این گروه ** ز اتفاق بانگشان دارم شکوه

The foal said, “These people are bawling: I am afraid of the occurrence of their shouts.

پس دلم می‌لرزد از جا می‌رود ** ز اتفاق نعره خوفم می‌رسد

Therefore my heart is trembling and jumping: dread of the occurrence of the outcry is coming on me.”

گفت مادر تا جهان بودست ازین ** کارافزایان بدند اندر زمین

The mother said, “Ever since the world existed, there have been busybodies of this sort on the earth.”

هین تو کار خویش کن ای ارجمند ** زود کایشان ریش خود بر می‌کنند

Hark, do your own business, O worthy man: soon will they tear their beards (in sorrow).

وقت تنگ و می‌رود آب فراخ ** پیش از آن کز هجر گردی شاخ شاخ 4300

The time is restricted, and the abundant water is flowing away: (drink) ere, through being parted (from it), you fall to pieces.

شهره کاریزیست پر آب حیات ** آب کش تا بر دمد از تو نبات

There is a famous conduit, full of the Water of Life: draw the Water, in order that verdure may grow up from you.

آب خضر از جوی نطق اولیا ** می‌خوریم ای تشنه‌ی غافل بیا

We are drinking the water of Khizr from the river of the speech of the saints: come, O heedless thirsty man!

گر نبینی آب کورانه بفن ** سوی جو آور سبو در جوی زن

If you do not see the water, artfully after the fashion of the blind bring the jug to the river, and dip it in the river.