- This discourse remains imperfect and unsettled; I have no heart (understanding), I am out of my mind: excuse me. 1705
- این سخن ناقص بماند و بیقرار ** دل ندارم بیدلم معذور دار
- How can any one number the motes, especially that one whose understanding has been transported by Love?
- ذرهها را کی تواند کس شمرد ** خاصه آن کاو عشق عقل او ببرد
- Shall I number the leaves of the garden? Shall I number the cries of the partridge and the crow?
- میشمارم برگهای باغ را ** میشمارم بانگ کبک و زاغ را
- They come not into computation, but I enumerate them for the guidance of him that is put to trial.
- در شمار اندر نیاید لیک من ** میشمارم بهر رشد ممتحن
- The sinister influence of Saturn and the auspicious influence of Jupiter come not into computation, though you may enumerate;
- نحس کیوان یا که سعد مشتری ** ناید اندر حصر گر چه بشمری
- But still, some of these two (diverse) effects must be explained—that is, the benefit and injury (which they involve)— 1710
- لیک هم بعضی از این هر دو اثر ** شرح باید کرد یعنی نفع و ضر
- In order that some little part of the effects of the (Divine) decree may be made known to the good-fortuned and the ill-starred.
- تا شود معلوم آثار قضا ** شمه ای مر اهل سعد و نحس را
- He whose ascendant (ruling planet) is Jupiter will be rejoiced by vivacity (of disposition) and eminence;
- طالع آن کس که باشد مشتری ** شاد گردد از نشاط و سروری
- And it will be necessary for him whose ascendant is Saturn to take precautions against every (kind of) mischief in his affairs.
- و انکه را طالع زحل از هر شرور ** احتیاطش لازم آید در امور
- If I should speak to one whose (ruling) planet is Saturn of his (Saturn's) fire, it (my discourse) would burn (torment) that hapless man.
- گر بگویم آن زحل استاره را ** ز آتشش سوزد مر آن بیچاره را