- Some intelligent persons were throwing skins of water and vinegar on the fire, 3710
- مشکهای آب و سرکه میزدند ** بر سر آتش کسان هوشمند
- (But) out of spite (obstinacy) the fire was increasing: aid was coming to it from One who is infinite.
- آتش از استیزه افزون میشدی ** میرسید او را مدد از بیحدی
- The people came in haste to ‘Umar, saying, “Our fire will not be quenched at all by water.”
- خلق آمد جانب عمر شتاب ** کاتش ما مینمیرد هیچ از آب
- He said, “That fire is one of God's signs: ’tis a flame from the fire of your avarice.
- گفت آن آتش ز آیات خداست ** شعلهای از آتش بخل شماست
- What are water and vinegar? Deal out bread (in charity), discard avarice if ye are my people (followers).”
- آب بگذارید و نان قسمت کنید ** بخل بگذارید اگر آل منید
- The folk said to him, “We have opened our doors, we have been bountiful and devoted to generosity.” 3715
- خلق گفتندش که در بگشودهایم ** ما سخی و اهل فتوت بودهایم
- He replied, “Ye have given bread by rule and habit, ye have not opened your hands for the sake of God—
- گفت نان در رسم و عادت دادهاید ** دست از بهر خدا نگشادهاید
- (Only) for glory and for ostentation and for pride, not because of fear and piety and supplication.”
- بهر فخر و بهر بوش و بهر ناز ** نه از برای ترس و تقوی و نیاز
- Wealth is seed, and do not lay it in every salty ground: do not put a sword in the hand of every highwayman.
- مال تخم است و به هر شوره منه ** تیغ را در دست هر ره زن مده
- Distinguish the friends of the Religion (ahl-i Dín) from the enemies of God (ahl-i kín): seek the man that sits with God, and sit with him.
- اهل دین را باز دان از اهل کین ** همنشین حق بجو با او نشین