پس اشارت کرد میری را که رو ** نیم‌شب بگشای و اندر حجره شو

Then he gave orders to a certain Amír, saying, “Go at midnight and open (the door) and enter the room.

هر چه یابی مر ترا یغماش کن ** سر او را بر ندیمان فاش کن

Whatever you find is yours: plunder him, expose his secret to the courtiers.

با چنین اکرام و لطف بی‌عدد ** از لیمی سیم و زر پنهان کند

Notwithstanding such innumerable kindnesses and favours (as I have bestowed upon him), does he meanly hide silver and gold (from me)?

می‌نماید او وفا و عشق و جوش ** وانگه او گندم‌نمای جوفروش 1865

He professes loyalty and love and enthusiasm—and then (after all) he is one who shows wheat and sells barley!

هر که اندر عشق یابد زندگی ** کفر باشد پیش او جز بندگی

To any one who finds life in love, aught but (devoted) service would seem infidelity.”

نیم‌شب آن میر با سی معتمد ** در گشاد حجره‌ی او رای زد

At midnight the Amír with thirty trusted (officers) set out to open his chamber,

مشعله بر کرده چندین پهلوان ** جانب حجره روانه شادمان

And all these valiant men, carrying torches, moved joyfully in that direction,

که امر سلطانست بر حجره زنیم ** هر یکی همیان زر در کش کنیم

Saying, “’Tis the Sultan's command: let us raid the room and each of us pocket a purse of gold.”

آن یکی می‌گفت هی چه جای زر ** از عقیق و لعل گوی و از گهر 1870

“Hey!” cried one of them, “why trouble about gold?” Talk (rather) of cornelians and rubies and (all sorts of) jewels.

خاص خاص مخزن سلطان ویست ** بلک اکنون شاه را خود جان ویست

He is the most privileged (keeper) of the Sultan's treasury: nay, he is now (as dear) to the King (as) life itself.”