- From (pride of) power I made an attempt on the concubine of another: that (injustice) recoiled upon me and I fell into the pit (which I had dug).
- قصد جفت دیگران کردم ز جاه ** بر من آمد آن و افتادم به چاه
- I knocked at the door of another person's house: consequently he knocked at the door of my house.”
- من در خانه‌ی کسی دیگر زدم ** او در خانه‌ی مرا زد لاجرم
- Whoever seeks to commit adultery with (other) people's wives, know that he is a pimp to his own wife;
- هر که با اهل کسان شد فسق‌جو ** اهل خود را دان که قوادست او
- For that (adultery) is requited by the like, since the retribution for an evil act is an act like unto it. 4000
- زانک مثل آن جزای آن شود ** چون جزای سیه مثلش بود
- Inasmuch as you have made a cord and pulled one like it towards yourself, you are a wittol and worse.
- چون سبب کردی کشیدی سوی خویش ** مثل آن را پس تو دیوثی و بیش
- “I took the king of Mawsil's concubine from him by force, (so) she was soon taken by force from me too.
- غصب کردم از شه موصل کنیز ** غصب کردند از من او را زود نیز
- My treacherous deeds made a traitor of him who was my trusted friend and servant.
- او کامین من بد و لالای من ** خاینش کرد آن خیانتهای من
- ’Tis no time to inflict punishment (for the injury) and avenge myself: I prepared the disaster with my own hand.
- نیست وقت کین‌گزاری و انتقام ** من به دست خویش کردم کار خام
- If I wreak vengeance on the Amír and the woman, that trespass also will come (recoil) on my head, 4005
- گر کشم کینه بر آن میر و حرم ** آن تعدی هم بیاید بر سرم
- Just as this (other) one has (already) come (upon me) in retribution: I have tried Him (God), I will not try Him again.
- هم‌چنانک این یک بیامد در جزا ** آزمودم باز نزمایم ورا