(If) thou serve Intellect in earnest, the regard of Intellect (for thee) is (shown by this), that it increases (thy) righteousness.
عقل را خدمت کنی در اجتهاد ** پاس عقل آنست که افزاید رشاد
God does not nod the head to thee outwardly, but He makes thee a prince over the princes (of the world).
حق نجنباند به ظاهر سر ترا ** لیک سازد بر سران سرور ترا
To thee God gives secretly something (of such power) that the people of the world bow down before thee,
مر ترا چیزی دهد یزدان نهان ** که سجود تو کنند اهل جهان
Just as He gave to a stone such virtue that it was honoured by His creatures: that is to say, (it became) gold.
آنچنان که داد سنگی را هنر ** تا عزیز خلق شد یعنی که زر
(If) a drop of water gain the favour of God, it becomes a pearl and bears away the palm from gold.3490
قطره‌ی آبی بیابد لطف حق ** گوهری گردد برد از زر سبق
The body is earth; and when God gave it a spark (of His Light) it became adept, like the moon, in taking possession of the world.
جسم خاکست و چو حق تابیش داد ** در جهان‌گیری چو مه شد اوستاد
Beware! this (worldly empire) is a talisman and a dead image: its eye hath led the foolish astray from the (right) path.
هین طلسمست این و نقش مرده است ** احمقان را چشمش از ره برده است
It appears to wink: the foolish have made it their support (have put their trust in it).
می‌نماید او که چشمی می‌زند ** ابلهان سازیده‌اند او را سند
How the Egyptian besought blessing and guidance from the Israelite, and how the Israelite prayed for the Egyptian and received a favourable answer to his prayer from the Most Gracious and Merciful (God).
در خواستن قبطی دعای خیر و هدایت از سبطی و دعا کردن سبطی قبطی را به خیر و مستجاب شدن از اکرم الاکرمین وارحم الراحمین
The Egyptian said, “Do thou offer a prayer (for me), since from blackness of heart I have not the mouth (fit for offering an acceptable prayer),
گفت قبطی تو دعایی کن که من ** از سیاهی دل ندارم آن دهن
For it may be that the lock of this heart will be opened and that a place will be (granted) to this ugly one at the banquet of the beauteous.3495
که بود که قفل این دل وا شود ** زشت را در بزم خوبان جا شود