مادح خورشید مداح خودست ** که دو چشمم روشن و نامرمدست

The praiser of the Sun is (really) pronouncing an encomium on himself, for (he says implicitly), “My eyes are clear and not inflamed.”

ذم خورشید جهان ذم خودست ** که دو چشمم کور و تاریک به دست 10

To blame the Sun of the world is to blame one's self, for (it implies), “My eyes are blind and dark and bad.”

تو ببخشا بر کسی کاندر جهان ** شد حسود آفتاب کامران

Do thou pity any one in the world who has become envious of the fortunate Sun.

تو اندش پوشید هیچ از دیده‌ها ** وز طراوت دادن پوسیده‌ها

Can he ever mask it (the Sun) from (men's) eyes and (prevent it) from giving freshness to things rotten?

یا ز نور بی‌حدش توانند کاست ** یا به دفع جاه او توانند خاست

Or can they diminish its infinite light or rise in resistance to its power?

هر کسی کو حاسد کیهان بود ** آن حسد خود مرگ جاویدان بود

Whosoever is envious of (him who is) the World—verily, that envy is everlasting death.

قدر تو بگذشت از درک عقول ** عقل اندر شرح تو شد بوالفضول 15

Thy dignity hath transcended intellectual apprehension: in describing thee the intellect has become an idle fool.

گر چه عاجز آمد این عقل از بیان ** عاجزانه جنبشی باید در آن

(Yet), although this intellect is too weak to declare (what thou art), one must weakly make a movement (attempt) in that (direction).

ان شیا کله لا یدرک ** اعلموا ان کله لا یترک

Know that when the whole of a thing is unattainable the whole of it is not (therefore to be) relinquished.

گر نتانی خورد طوفان سحاب ** کی توان کردن بترک خورد آب

If you cannot drink (all) the flood-rain of the clouds, (yet) how can you give up water-drinking?