بود مغلوب او به تسلیم و رضا ** گفت سمعا طاعة اصحابنا

بود مغلوب او به تسلیم و رضا ** گفت سمعا طاعة اصحابنا 2415

He was overpowered: he said, with resignation and acquiescence, “My friends, I hear and obey.”

پس بخفتند آن شب و برخاستند ** بامدادان خویش را آراستند

So they slept (all) that night, and in the morning they rose and dressed themselves,

روی شستند و دهان و هر یکی ** داشت اندر ورد راه و مسلکی

And washed their faces and mouths; and each one had a (different) method and practice in his devotions.

یک زمانی هر کسی آورد رو ** سوی ورد خویش از حق فضل‌جو

For a while each one applied himself to his devotions, seeking favour from God.

مومن و ترسا جهود و گبر و مغ ** جمله را رو سوی آن سلطان الغ

True believer and Christian, Jew and Guebre and Magian— the faces of them all are (turned) towards that mighty Sultan.

بلک سنگ و خاک و کوه و آب را ** هست واگشت نهانی با خدا 2420

Nay, stone and earth and mountain and water have their invisible recourse to God.

این سخن پایان ندارد هر سه یار ** رو به هم کردند آن دم یاروار

This topic is infinite. At that time the three companions looked on one another friendlily,

آن یکی گفتا که هر یک خواب خویش ** آنچ دید او دوش گو آور به پیش

And one (of them) said, “Let each (of us) relate what he dreamed last night.

هرکه خوابش بهتر این را او خورد ** قسم هر مفضول را افضل برد

Let him who had the best dream eat this (sweetmeat): let the most excellent carry off the share of every one that is excelled (by him).”

آنک اندر عقل بالاتر رود ** خوردن او خوردن جمله بود

He who mounts highest in (the scale of) reason—his eating is (equivalent to) the eating of all (his inferiors).