قدرتش بر اختیارات آنچنان ** نفی نکند اختیاری را از آن

Similarly, His (God's) power over (our) acts of free-will does not deprive any act of free-will of that (quality).

خواستش می‌گوی بر وجه کمال ** که نباشد نسبت جبر و ضلال

Declare that His (God's) will is (exercised) in a complete manner, (but) without there being (involved in it) the attribution (to Him) of compulsion (jabr) and (responsibility for) error (disobedience to His commands).

چونک گفتی کفر من خواست ویست ** خواست خود را نیز هم می‌دان که هست

Since you have said, ‘My unbelief is willed by Him,’ know that it is also willed by yourself;

زانک بی‌خواه تو خود کفر تو نیست ** کفر بی‌خواهش تناقض گفتنیست 3100

For without your will your unbelief does not exist at all: involuntary unbelief is a self-contradiction.

امر عاجز را قبیحست و ذمیم ** خشم بتر خاصه از رب رحیم

’Tis abominable and blameworthy to lay a command on one incapable (of obeying it); and anger (on account of his disobedience) is worse, especially from the Merciful Lord.

گاو گر یوغی نگیرد می‌زنند ** هیچ گاوی که نپرد شد نژند

An ox is beaten if he refuse the yoke: is an ox (ever) reduced to misery because he will not fly?

گاو چون معذور نبود در فضول ** صاحب گاو از چه معذورست و دول

Since the ox is not excused for frowardness, wherefore is the owner of the ox (to be held) excusable and infirm?

چون نه‌ای رنجور سر را بر مبند ** اختیارت هست بر سبلت مخند

Since you are not ill, don't bandage your head: you have freewill, don't laugh at your moustache.

جهد کن کز جام حق یابی نوی ** بی‌خود و بی‌اختیار آنگه شوی 3105

Endeavour to gain freshness (spiritual grace) from God's cup (of love): then you will become selfless and volitionless.

آنگه آن می را بود کل اختیار ** تو شوی معذور مطلق مست‌وار

Then all volition will belong to that Wine, and you will be absolutely excusable, like a drunken man.