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گفت زن خیرست چون زود آمدی ** که مبادا ذات نیکت را بدی
- His wife said, “Is it well (with thee)? How hast thou come (so) soon? May no evil happen to thy goodly person!”
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گفت کوری رنگ و حال من ببین ** از غمم بیگانگان اندر حنین
- He said, “Are you blind? Look at my colour and appearance: (even) strangers are lamenting my affliction,
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تو درون خانه از بغض و نفاق ** می‌نبینی حال من در احتراق
- (While) you, at home, from hatred and hypocrisy do not see the state of anguish I am in.”
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گفت زن ای خواجه عیبی نیستت ** وهم و ظن لاش بی معنیستت 1570
- His wife said, “O sir, there is nothing wrong with thee: ’tis (only) thy vain unreal imagination and opinion.”
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گفتش ای غر تو هنوزی در لجاج ** می‌نبینی این تغیر و ارتجاج
- He said to her, “O strumpet, are you still obstinately disputing (with me)? Don't you see this change (in my appearance) and (this) tremor?
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گر تو کور و کر شدی ما را چه جرم ** ما درین رنجیم و در اندوه و گرم
- If you have become blind and deaf, what fault of mine is it? I am in this (state of) pain and grief and woe.”
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گفت ای خواجه بیارم آینه ** تا بدانی که ندارم من گنه
- She said, “O sir, I will bring the mirror, in order that thou mayst know that I am innocent.”
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گفت رو مه تو رهی مه آینت ** دایما در بغض و کینی و عنت
- “Begone,” said he; “may neither you nor your mirror be saved! You are always (engaged) in hatred and malice and sin.
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جامه‌ی خواب مرا زو گستران ** تا بخسپم که سر من شد گران 1575
- Lay my bed at once, that I may lie down, for my head is sore.”
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زن توقف کرد مردش بانگ زد ** کای عدو زوتر ترا این می‌سزد
- The wife lingered; the man shouted at her, saying, “O hateful one, (be) quicker! This (behaviour) is worthy of you.”
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در جامه‌ی خواب افتادن استاد و نالیدن او از وهم رنجوری
- How the master went to bed and moaned, imagining himself to be ill.