پیش رو آیینه بگرفت آن عجوز ** تا بیاراید رخ و رخسار و پوز

The old woman took the mirror (and held it) before her face, that she might beautify her cheeks and face and mouth.

چند گلگونه بمالید از بطر ** سفره‌ی رویش نشد پوشیده‌تر 1270

She rubbed (them) gleefully (with) rouge several times, (but) the creases of her face did not become more concealed,

عشرهای مصحف از جا می‌برید ** می‌بچفسانید بر رو آن پلید

(So) that filthy (hag) was cutting out portions of the Holy Book and sticking them on her face,

تا که سفره‌ی روی او پنهان شود ** تا نگین حلقه‌ی خوبان شود

In order that the creases of her face might be hidden, and that she might become the bezel in the ring of fair (women).

عشرها بر روی هر جا می‌نهاد ** چونک بر می‌بست چادر می‌فتاد

She was putting (these) bits of the Book all over her face, (but) they always dropped off when she put on her chádar (veil);

باز او آن عشرها را با خدو ** می‌بچفسانید بر اطراف رو

Then she would stick them on again with spittle on all sides of her face,

باز چادر راست کردی آن تکین ** عشرها افتادی از رو بر زمین 1275

And once more that bezel (paragon of beauty) would arrange her veil, and (again) the bits of the Book would fall from her face to the ground.

چون بسی می‌کرد فن و آن می‌فتاد ** گفت صد لعنت بر آن ابلیس باد

Since they always dropped off though she tried many an artifice, (at last) she exclaimed, “A hundred curses on Iblís!”

شد مصور آن زمان ابلیس زود ** گفت ای قحبه‌ی قدید بی‌ورود

Immediately Iblís took (visible) shape and said (to her), “O luckless dried-up harlot,

من همه عمر این نیندیشیده‌ام ** نه ز جز تو قحبه‌ای این دیده‌ام

In all my life I have never thought of this: I have never seen this (impiety practised) by any harlot except thee.