ملک زان دادست ما را کن فکان ** تا ننالد خلق سوی آسمان

(The Divine Will uttered in) ‘Be, and it was’ hath bestowed the kingdom on Us, that the people may not cry out in lament to Heaven;

تا به بالا بر نیاید دودها ** تا نگردد مضطرب چرخ و سها 4640

That burning sighs may not soar upward; that the sky and the stars may not be shaken;

تا نلرزد عرش از ناله یتیم ** تا نگردد از ستم جانی سقیم

That the empyrean may not tremble at the orphan's wail; that no (living) soul may be marred by violence.

زان نهادیم از ممالک مذهبی ** تا نیاید بر فلکها یا ربی

We established a law (of justice) throughout the kingdoms (of the earth), to the end that no (cry of) ‘O Lord!’ should go up to the skies.

منگر ای مظلوم سوی آسمان ** کاسمانی شاه داری در زمان

O oppressed one, do not look to Heaven, for thou hast a heavenly king in the temporal world.”

گفت پشه داد من از دست باد ** کو دو دست ظلم بر ما بر گشاد

The gnat said, “My appeal is against the hand (might) of the Wind, for he opened the two hands of oppression against us.

ما ز ظلم او به تنگی اندریم ** با لب بسته ازو خون می‌خوریم 4645

Through his oppression we are in sore straits: with closed lips we are drinking blood (suffering torment) from him.”

امرکردن سلیمان علیه السلام پشه‌ی متظلم را به احضار خصم به دیوان حکم

How Solomon, on whom be peace, commanded the plaintiff gnat to bring its adversary to the court of judgement.

پس سلیمان گفت ای زیبادوی ** امر حق باید که از جان بشنوی

Then Solomon said, “O thou with the pretty voice, it behoves thee to hearken with (all thy) soul to the command of God.

حق به من گفتست هان ای دادور ** مشنو از خصمی تو بی خصمی دگر

God hath said to me, ‘Beware, O Judge! Do not hear one litigant without the other litigant.

تانیاید هر دو خصم اندر حضور ** حق نیاید پیش حاکم در ظهور

Until both litigants come into the presence, the truth does not come to light before the judge.