- The evil-doer is always thinking ill (of others): he reads his own book as referring to his neighbour.
- بدگمان باشد همیشه زشت‌کار ** نامه‌ی خود خواند اندر حق یار
- The wretches who have remained (sunk) in (their own) unrighteous qualities have called the prophets magicians and unrighteous;
- آن خسان که در کژیها مانده‌اند ** انبیا را ساحر و کژ خوانده‌اند
- And those base Amírs, (who were) forgers of falsehood, conceived this evil thought about the chamber of Ayáz,
- وآن امیران خسیس قلب‌ساز ** این گمان بردند بر حجره‌ی ایاز
- (Supposing) that he kept there a buried hoard and treasure. Do not look at others in the mirror of thyself!
- کو دفینه دارد و گنج اندر آن ** ز آینه‌ی خود منگر اندر دیگران
- The King, indeed, knew his innocence: (only) on their account was he making that investigation, 1985
- شاه می‌دانست خود پاکی او ** بهر ایشان کرد او آن جست و جو
- Saying, “O Amír, open the door of the chamber at midnight, when he (Ayáz) will be unaware of it,
- کای امیر آن حجره را بگشای در ** نیم شب که باشد او زان بی‌خبر
- In order that his (secret) thoughts may come to light: afterwards it rests with me to punish him.
- تا پدید آید سگالشهای او ** بعد از آن بر ماست مالشهای او
- I bestow the gold and jewels upon you: of those riches I desire naught but the information (concerning them).”
- مر شما را دادم آن زر و گهر ** من از آن زرها نخواهم جز خبر
- Thus he spoke, while his heart was throbbing on account of the incomparable Ayáz,
- این همی‌گفت و دل او می‌طپید ** از برای آن ایاز بی ندید
- (Thinking), “Is it I who am uttering this (command)? How (grieved) he will be if he hear of this injustice!” 1990
- که منم کین بر زبانم می‌رود ** این جفاگر بشنود او چون شود