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639-663

  • The druggist saw it, but made himself busy, saying, “Come, steal more, O pale-faced one!
  • If you will be a thief and take some of my clay, go on (doing so), for you are eating out of your own side. 640
  • You are afraid of me, but (only) because you are a (stupid) ass: I am afraid you will eat less (too little).
  • Though I am occupied, I am not such a fool (as to suffer) that you should get too much of my sugar-cane.
  • When you see (find) by experience the (amount of) sugar (which you have bought), then you will know who was foolish and careless.”
  • The bird looks pleased at the bait; still, the bait, (though) at a distance (from it), is waylaying it.
  • If you are deriving some pleasure from the eye's cupidity, are not you eating roast-meat from your own side? 645
  • This looking from a distance is like arrows and poison: your fond passion is increased (thereby) and your self-restraint diminished.
  • Worldly riches are a trap for the weak birds; the kingdom of the next world is a trap for the noble birds,
  • To the end that by means of this kingdom, which is a deep trap, the great birds may be ensnared.
  • “I, Solomon, do not desire your kingdom; nay, but I will deliver you from every destruction;
  • For at this time ye are indeed slaves to the kingdom; the owner of the kingdom is he that escaped from destruction.” 650
  • Preposterously, O prisoner of this world, thou hast named thyself prince of this world.
  • O thou slave of this world, thou whose spirit is imprisoned, how long wilt thou call thyself lord of the world?
  • How Solomon, on whom be peace, showed affection and kindness to the envoys and removed (feelings of) resentment and injury from their hearts and explained to them the reason for declining the gift.
  • “O envoys, I will send you as envoys (to Bilqís): my refusal (of the gift) is better for you than acceptance.
  • Relate to Bilqís what marvellous things ye have seen concerning the desert of gold,
  • That she may know we do not covet gold: we have gotten gold from the gold-Creator, 655
  • At whose will the whole earth’s soil from end to end would become gold and precious pearls.”
  • On that account, O thou who choosest gold, God will make this earth silvern on the Day of Resurrection.
  • “We have no need of gold, for we are very skilful: we make earthly beings entirely golden.
  • How shall we beg gold of you? We (can) make you (spiritual) alchemists.
  • Abandon (all) that, (even) if it is the kingdom of Saba, for beyond (this) water and earth there are many kingdoms.” 660
  • That which thou hast called a throne is (really) a splint- bandage: thou deemest (it) the seat of honour, but (in truth) thou hast remained at the door.
  • (If) thou hast not sovereignty over thine own beard, how wilt thou exercise sovereignty over good and evil?
  • Without thy wish, thy beard grows white: be ashamed of thy beard, O thou whose hopes are perverse.