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  • تو اگر صد قفل بنهی بر دری  ** بر کند آن جمله را خیره‌سری 
  • If you put a hundred locks on a door, some reckless fellow may remove them all;
  • شحنه‌ای از موم اگر مهری نهد  ** پهلوانان را از آن دل بشکهد 
  • (But) if a police magistrate put a wax seal (on it), at (the sight of) that (even) the hearts of doughty champions will quail.
  • آن دو سه تار عنایت هم‌چو کوه  ** سد شد چون فر سیما در وجوه  3875
  • Those two or three hair-threads of (Divine) favour form a barrier (strong) as a mountain (against evil), like majesty of aspect in the faces (of potentates).
  • خشت را مگذار ای نیکوسرشت  ** لیک هم آمن مخسپ از دیو زشت 
  • Do not neglect (to lay) the bricks, O man of goodly nature; but at the same time do not sleep (as though you were) safe from the wicked Devil.
  • رو دو تا مو زان کرم با دست آر  ** وانگهان آمن بخسپ و غم مدار 
  • Go and get two hairs of that (Divine) grace, and then sleep safe (sound) and have no anxiety.
  • نوم عالم از عبادت به بود  ** آنچنان علمی که مستنبه بود 
  • The sleep of the wise (‘álim) is better than worship (performed by the ignorant), (if it be) such a wisdom (‘ilm) as brings (spiritual) awakening.
  • آن سکون سابح اندر آشنا  ** به ز جهد اعجمی با دست و پا 
  • The quiet of the (expert) swimmer in swimming is better than the exertion (violent movements) with hands and feet of one who is unable (to swim).
  • اعجمی زد دست و پا و غرق شد  ** می‌رود سباح ساکن چون عمد  3880
  • He that cannot swim throws out his hands and feet (desperately) and drowns, (while) the (practised) swimmer moves quietly (with a steadiness) like (that of) pillars.
  • علم دریاییست بی‌حد و کنار  ** طالب علمست غواص بحار 
  • Knowledge (‘ilm) is an ocean without bound or shore: the seeker of knowledge is (like) the diver in (those) seas.
  • گر هزاران سال باشد عمر او  ** او نگردد سیر خود از جست و جو 
  • Though his life be a thousand years, never will he become weary of seeking,