ای شده تو صبح کاذب را رهین ** صبح صادق را تو کاذب هم مبین

O thou who hast become captive to the false dawn, do not regard the true dawn also as false.

گر نداری از نفاق و بد امان ** از چه داری بر برادر ظن همان 1980

If thou (thyself) hast no protection (art not exempt) from hypocrisy and wickedness, wherefore shouldst thou impute the same (vices) to thy brother?

بدگمان باشد همیشه زشت‌کار ** نامه‌ی خود خواند اندر حق یار

The evil-doer is always thinking ill (of others): he reads his own book as referring to his neighbour.

آن خسان که در کژیها مانده‌اند ** انبیا را ساحر و کژ خوانده‌اند

The wretches who have remained (sunk) in (their own) unrighteous qualities have called the prophets magicians and unrighteous;

وآن امیران خسیس قلب‌ساز ** این گمان بردند بر حجره‌ی ایاز

And those base Amírs, (who were) forgers of falsehood, conceived this evil thought about the chamber of Ayáz,

کو دفینه دارد و گنج اندر آن ** ز آینه‌ی خود منگر اندر دیگران

(Supposing) that he kept there a buried hoard and treasure. Do not look at others in the mirror of thyself!

شاه می‌دانست خود پاکی او ** بهر ایشان کرد او آن جست و جو 1985

The King, indeed, knew his innocence: (only) on their account was he making that investigation,

کای امیر آن حجره را بگشای در ** نیم شب که باشد او زان بی‌خبر

Saying, “O Amír, open the door of the chamber at midnight, when he (Ayáz) will be unaware of it,

تا پدید آید سگالشهای او ** بعد از آن بر ماست مالشهای او

In order that his (secret) thoughts may come to light: afterwards it rests with me to punish him.

مر شما را دادم آن زر و گهر ** من از آن زرها نخواهم جز خبر

I bestow the gold and jewels upon you: of those riches I desire naught but the information (concerning them).”