تو برون رو هم ز افلاک و دوار ** وانگهان نظاره کن آن کار و بار

Do thou also go beyond (transcend) the skies and the revolving (orb), and then contemplate that work and business.

در میان بیضه‌ای چون فرخ‌ها ** نشنوی تسبیح مرغان هوا

(Whilst) thou art inside the egg, like chicks, thou canst not hear the glorification of God by the birds of the (supermundane) air.

معجزات این‌جا نخواهد شرح گشت ** ز اسپ و خوارمشاه گو و سرگذشت 3450

The miracles (of the Prophet) will not be set forth here: tell of the horse and the Khwárizmsháh and what happened.

آفتاب لطف حق بر هر چه تافت ** از سگ و از اسپ فر کهف یافت

Whatsoever the sun of God's grace shines upon, whether it be dog or horse, gains (is endowed with) the glory of the Cave;

تاب لطفش را تو یکسان هم مدان ** سنگ را و لعل را داد او نشان

Yet deem not the radiance of His grace to be uniform: it has given a sign (distinctive character) to the pebble and the ruby.

لعل را زان هست گنج مقتبس ** سنگ را گرمی و تابانی و بس

From that (radiance) the ruby has a borrowed treasure, (while) the pebble has only heat and brightness.

آنک بر دیوار افتد آفتاب ** آن‌چنان نبود کز آب و اضطراب

(The radiance of) the sun falling on a wall is not the same as (when it is reflected) from water and quivering movement.

چون دمی حیران شد از وی شاه فرد ** روی خود سوی عماد الملک کرد 3455

After the peerless king had been astounded by (gazing at) it (the horse) for a moment, he turned his face to the ‘Imádu ’l-Mulk,

کای اچی بس خوب اسپی نیست این ** از بهشتست این مگر نه از زمین

Saying, “O vizier, is not this an exceedingly beautiful horse? Surely it belongs to Paradise, not to the earth.”

پس عماد الملک گفتش ای خدیو ** چون فرشته گردد از میل تو دیو

Thereupon the ‘Imádu ’l-Mulk said to him, “O emperor, a demon is made angelic by thy (fond) inclination.