- After that, it said to him, “In my body is concealed a solitary (large and precious) pearl, ten dirhems in weight.
- بعد از آن گفتش که در جسمم کتیم ** ده درمسنگست یک در یتیم
- By thy soul's truth (as sure as thou livest), that jewel was thy fortune and the luck of thy children. 2255
- دولت تو بخت فرزندان تو ** بود آن گوهر به حق جان تو
- Thou hast missed the pearl, for it was not thy appointed lot (to gain it)—a pearl the like of which is not in existence.”
- فوت کردی در که روزی‌ات نبود ** که نباشد مثل آن در در وجود
- Even as a woman big with child keeps wailing at the time of parturition, so the Khwája began to cry out clamorously.
- آنچنان که وقت زادن حامله ** ناله دارد خواجه شد در غلغله
- The bird said to him, “Did not I admonish thee, saying, ‘Let there be no grief in thee for what passed yesterday’?
- مرغ گفتش نی نصیحت کردمت ** که مبادا بر گذشته‌ی دی غمت
- Since it is past and gone, why art thou grieving? Either thou didst not understand my counsel or thou art deaf.
- چون گذشت و رفت غم چون می‌خوری ** یا نکردی فهم پندم یا کری
- And (as regards) the second counsel I gave thee, (namely), ‘Do not from misguidedness put any belief in an absurd statement,’ 2260
- وان دوم پندت بگفتم کز ضلال ** هیچ تو باور مکن قول محال
- O lion, I myself do not weigh ten dirhems: how should the weight of ten dirhems be within me?”
- من نیم خود سه درمسنگ ای اسد ** ده درمسنگ اندرونم چون بود
- The Khwája came back to himself (recovered his wits) and said, “Hark, disclose the third (piece of) excellent counsel.”
- خواجه باز آمد به خود گفتا که هین ** باز گو آن پند خوب سیومین
- “Yes,” said the bird, “thou hast made good use of those (former counsels), that I should tell (thee) the third counsel in vain!”
- گفت آری خوش عمل کردی بدان ** تا بگویم پند ثالث رایگان