تا بداند که آن خیال ناریه ** در طریقت نیست الا عاریه

So that he may know that the fiery phantom (which he mistook for light) in the Path is but a loan (unreal).

زشتها را خوب بنماید شره ** نیست چون شهوت بتر ز آفتاب ره

(Sensual) cupidity causes foul things to appear fair: among the banes of the Way there is none like lust, none worse.

صد هزاران نام خوش را کرد ننگ ** صد هزاران زیرکان را کرد دنگ 1370

It has disgraced a hundred thousand good names, it has stupefied (besotted) a hundred thousand clever men.

چون خری را یوسف مصری نمود ** یوسفی را چون نماید آن جهود

Since it caused an ass to appear (like) Joseph of Egypt, how (in what aspect) will that (miscreant) Jew cause a Joseph to appear?

بر تو سرگین را فسونش شهد کرد ** شهد را خود چون کند وقت نبرد

Its spell made dung seem honey to you: what, forsooth, will it make honey seem at the time of contest?

شهوت از خوردن بود کم کن ز خور ** یا نکاحی کن گریزان شو ز شر

Lust arises from eating and drinking: diminish your food, or marry and (so) flee from wickedness.

چون بخوردی می‌کشد سوی حرم ** دخل را خرجی بباید لاجرم

When you have eaten and drunk (too much), it leads to things forbidden: there must necessarily be some outgoing of income.

پس نکاح آمد چو لاحول و لا ** تا که دیوت نفکند اندر بلا 1375

Marriage, then, is like (the exorcism), “There is neither power nor (strength except in God),” lest the Devil cast you into temptation.

چون حریص خوردنی زن خواه زود ** ورنه آمد گربه و دنبه ربود

Since you are fond of eating and drinking, ask a woman (in marriage) at once; else the cat comes and carries off the fat sheep's tail.

بار سنگی بر خری که می‌جهد ** زود بر نه پیش از آن کو بر نهد

Quickly put a heavy load on the shying ass before he puts (you) down.