دست می‌زند بهر منعش بر دهان ** چند گویی پیش دانای نهان
He was putting his hand on his (the objector's) mouth to prevent him, (as though to say), “How long wilt thou speak in the presence of one who knows the occult?”
پیش بینا برده‌ای سرگین خشک ** که بخر این را به جای ناف مشک
Thou hast brought dry ordure to one endowed with vision, saying, “Buy this instead of a musk-bag.”
بعر را ای گنده‌مغز گنده‌مخ ** زیر بینی بنهی و گویی که اخ2085
O thou of stinking brain and stinking marrow, thou placest camel's dung beneath thy nose and sayest, “Oh, delicious!”
اخ اخی برداشتی ای گیج گاج ** تا که کالای بدت یابد رواج
O squinting crazy fool, thou hast exclaimed in delight, “Oh, oh,” that thy bad wares may find a ready sale,
تا فریبی آن مشام پاک را ** آن چریده‌ی گلشن افلاک را
And that thou mayst deceive that pure organ of (spiritual) smell, that which pastures in the celestial rose-garden.
حلم او خود را اگر چه گول ساخت ** خویشتن را اندکی باید شناخت
Though his (the saint's) forbearance has feigned to be stupid, one must know one's self a little.
دیگ را گر باز ماند امشب دهن ** گربه را هم شرم باید داشتن
If to-night the mouth of the cooking-pot is left open, yet the cat must have discretion.
خویشتن گر خفته کرد آن خوب فر ** سخت بیدارست دستارش مبر2090
If that glorious one (the saint) has feigned to be asleep, he is (really) very much awake: do not carry off his turban.
چند گویی ای لجوج بی‌صفا ** این فسون دیو پیش مصطفی
How long, O contumacious man devoid of (spiritual) excellence, wilt thou utter these Devil's enchantments in the presence of God's elect one?
صد هزاران حلم دارند این گروه ** هر یکی حلمی از آنها صد چو کوه
This company (of the elect) have a hundred thousand forbearances, every one of which is (immovable) as a hundred mountains.