The Súfí was not at all pleased with that act of kindness, because he had not drawn the sword in the holy war.
زان تلطف هیچ صوفی خوش نشد ** که میان غزو خنجر کش نشد
So they said to him, “We have brought prisoners in: do thou take that one to kill.
پس بگفتندش که آوردیم اسیر ** آن یکی را بهر کشتن تو بگیر
Cut off his head, in order that thou too mayst be a holy warrior.” (Thereupon) the Súfí was somewhat pleased and encouraged;3745
سر ببرش تا تو هم غازی شوی ** اندکی خوش گشت صوفی دل‌قوی
For, though in the ritual ablution water has a hundred excellences, (yet) when it is not (obtainable) one must make use of sand.
که آب را گر در وضو صد روشنیست ** چونک آن نبود تیمم کردنیست
The Súfí led the pinioned prisoner behind the tent in order to wage the holy war.
برد صوفی آن اسیر بسته را ** در پس خرگه که آرد او غزا
The Súfí tarried with the prisoner a long while; the party (of soldiers) said, “The dervish has made a long stay there.
دیر ماند آن صوفی آنجا با اسیر ** قوم گفتا دیر ماند آنجا فقیر
An infidel with both hands tied! (Surely) he is ready for killing: what is the cause of this delay in slaughtering him?”
کافر بسته دو دست او کشتنیست ** بسملش را موجب تاخیر چیست
One of them went after him to investigate: he found the infidel on the top of him (the Súfí),3750
آمد آن یک در تفحص در پیش ** دید کافر را به بالای ویش
Tanquam mas super femina, and the infidel couching upon the dervish like a lion. [Like a male upon a female, and the infidel [sic: prisoner] couching upon the dervish like a lion.]