- The grief of the lord of Mawsil has broken my neck: I dare not wound this other man as well.
- درد صاحب موصلم گردن شکست ** من نیارم این دگر را نیز خست
- God hath given us information concerning retribution: He hath said, ‘If ye repeat it (the offence), We shall repeat it (the punishment).’
- داد حق‌مان از مکافات آگهی ** گفت ان عدتم به عدنا به
- Since in this case it is useless to commit excess (to transgress further), nothing but patience and mercy is praiseworthy.
- چون فزونی کردن اینجا سود نیست ** غیر صبر و مرحمت محمود نیست
- O our Lord, verily we have done wrong, a fault has occurred: perform an act of mercy, O Thou whose mercifulnesses are mighty! 4010
- ربنا انا ظلمنا سهو رفت ** رحمتی کن ای رحیمیهات رفت
- I have pardoned (him), do Thou also pardon me—(pardon) the new sin and the old lapses!”
- عفو کردم تو هم از من عفو کن ** از گناه نو ز زلات کهن
- He said, “Now, O girl, do not relate (to any one) this tale which I have heard from thee.
- گفت اکنون ای کنیزک وا مگو ** این سخن را که شنیدم من ز تو
- I will unite thee with the Amír: for God's sake, for God's sake, do not breathe a word of this story,
- با امیرت جفت خواهم کرد من ** الله الله زین حکایت دم مزن
- Lest he become ashamed to face me; for he has done one bad deed and a hundred thousand good.
- تا نگردد او ز رویم شرمسار ** کو یکی بد کرد و نیکی صد هزار
- (Many) times have I put him to the test: I have entrusted him with (girls) fairer than thou art. 4015
- بارها من امتحانش کرده‌ام ** خوب‌تر از تو بدو بسپرده‌ام
- I (always) found him perfect in fidelity; (so I know that) this too was a (Divine) judgment resulting from things done by me.”
- در امانت یافتم او را تمام ** این قضایی بود هم از کرده‌هام