O Ahmad (Mohammed), thou hast seen that a company of princes have become ready to listen (to thee), and thou art pleased (with the hope) that, maybe,2070
احمدا دیدی که قومی از ملوک ** مستمع گشتند گشتی خوش که بوک
These chieftains will become good friends of the Religion (Islam), (for) they are lords over the Arabs and the Abyssinians,
این رئیسان یار دین گردند خوش ** بر عرب اینها سرند و بر حبش
(And that) the fame of this will pass beyond Basra and Tabúk, since ‘people follow the religion of their kings.’
بگذرد این صیت از بصره و تبوک ** ز انکه الناس علی دین الملوک
For this cause thou hast averted thy face from the blind man that was led into the right way, and hast become vexed,
زین سبب تو از ضریر مهتدی ** رو بگردانیدی و تنگ آمدی
Saying (to him), ‘This gathering (of strangers) seldom falls out so opportunely, (whereas) you are one of my friends, and your time is ample.
که در این فرصت کم افتد این مناخ ** تو ز یارانی و وقت تو فراخ
You are urgent with me at an inconvenient time. I give you this admonition, (but) not in anger and strife.’2075
مزدحم میگردیم در وقت تنگ ** این نصیحت میکنم نه از خشم و جنگ
O Ahmad, in the sight of God this one blind man is better than a hundred emperors and a hundred viziers.
احمدا نزد خدا این یک ضریر ** بهتر از صد قیصر است و صد وزیر
Take heed., remember (the adage), ‘Men are mines’: one mine may be more than a hundred thousand.
یاد الناس معادن هین بیار ** معدنی باشد فزون از صد هزار
The mine of lurking ruby and cornelian is better than myriads of mines of copper.
معدن لعل و عقیق مکتنس ** بهتر است از صد هزاران کان مس
O Ahmad, here riches have no use; a breast is wanted, full of love and pain and sighs.
احمدا اینجا ندارد مال سود ** سینه باید پر ز عشق و درد و دود