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.

خصم تنها گر بر آرد صد نفیر ** هان و هان بی خصم قول او مگیر

If the (one) litigant alone raise a hundred clamours, beware, beware! Do not accept his word without (hearing) his adversary.’

من نیارم رو ز فرمان تافتن ** خصم خود را رو بیاور سوی من 4650

I dare not avert my face from the (Divine) command. Go, bring thy adversary before me.”

گفت قول تست برهان و درست ** خصم من بادست و او در حکم تست

It (the gnat) said, “Thy words are an argument (conclusive) and sound. My adversary is the Wind, and he is in thy jurisdiction.”

بانگ زد آن شه که ای باد صبا ** پشه افغان کرد از ظلمت بیا

The King shouted, “O East-wind, the gnat complains of thy injustice: come!

هین مقابل شو تو و خصم و بگو ** پاسخ خصم و بکن دفع عدو

Hark, come face to face with thy adversary and reply to thy adversary and rebut thy opponent.”

باد چون بشنید آمد تیز تیز ** پشه بگرفت آن زمان راه گریز

When the Wind heard (the summons), he came very rapidly: the gnat at once took to flight.

پس سلیمان گفت ای پشه کجا ** باش تا بر هر دو رانم من قضا 4655

Then Solomon said, “O gnat, where (art thou going)? Stop, that I may pass judgement on (you) both.”

گفت ای شه مرگ من از بود اوست ** خود سیاه این روز من از دود اوست

It (the gnat) answered, “O King, my death is from his being: verily, this day of mine is black from his smoke.