- He answered, “The Prophet has given an indication: he has laid down the touchstone (criterion) for (distinguishing) the base coin and the good.
- گفت پیغمبر نشانی داده است ** قلب و نیکو را محک بنهاده است
- He has said, ‘Falsehood is (the cause of) disquiet in (men's) hearts’; he has said, ‘Truth is (the cause of) a joyous tranquillity.’
- گفته است الکذب ریب فی القلوب ** گفت الصدق طمانین طروب
- The (troubled) heart is not comforted by lying words: water and oil kindle no light. 2735
- دل نیارامد ز گفتار دروغ ** آب و روغن هیچ نفروزد فروغ
- (Only) in truthful speech is there comfort for the heart: truths are the bait that entraps the heart.
- در حدیث راست آرام دل است ** راستیها دانهی دام دل است
- Sick, surely, and ill-savoured is the heart that knows not (cannot distinguish) the taste of this and that.
- دل مگر رنجور باشد بد دهان ** که نداند چاشنی این و آن
- When the heart becomes whole (is healed) of pain and disease, it will recognize the flavour of falsehood and truth.
- چون شود از رنج و علت دل سلیم ** طعم کذب و راست را باشد علیم
- When Adam's greed for the wheat waxed great, it robbed Adam's heart of health.
- حرص آدم چون سوی گندم فزود ** از دل آدم سلیمی را ربود
- Then he gave ear to your lies and enticements: he was befooled and drank the killing poison. 2740
- پس دروغ و عشوهات را گوش کرد ** غره گشت و زهر قاتل نوش کرد
- At that moment he knew not scorpion (kazhdum) from wheat (gandum): discernment flies from one that is drunken with vain desire.
- کژدم از گندم ندانست آن نفس ** میپرد تمییز از مست هوس
- The people are drunken with cupidity and desire: hence they are accepting your cheatery.
- خلق مست آرزویند و هوا ** ز آن پذیرایند دستان ترا