Consider this well, O thou who art veiled (by worldliness), that God hath tied “invocation” to “I will answer.”
نیک بنگر اندرین ای محتجب ** که دعا را بست حق در استجب
Whosoever's heart is purged of infirmity, his invocation will go unto the Lord of glory.2305
هر که را دل پاک شد از اعتلال ** آن دعااش می‌رود تا ذوالجلال
Explaining further the story of him who in the time of David, on whom be peace, sought to receive (from God) lawful means of livelihood without working or taking trouble, and how his prayer was answered favourably.
باز شرح کردن حکایت آن طالب روزی حلال بی کسب و رنج در عهد داود علیه السلام و مستجاب شدن دعای او
The story has come into my mind how that poor man used to moan and lament day and night,
یادم آمد آن حکایت کان فقیر ** روز و شب می‌کرد افغان و نفیر
And beg of God a lawful means of livelihood without pursuit and trouble and work and movement (from one place to another).
وز خدا می‌خواست روزی حلال ** بی شکار و رنج و کسب و انتقال
We have formerly related a part of what happened to him, but hindrance intervened and became fivefold.
پیش ازین گفتیم بعضی حال او ** لیک تعویق آمد و شد پنج‌تو
(Now) too we shall tell( the rest of) it. Whither will it (the story) flee, since wisdom has poured (on us) from the clouds of God’s bounty?
هم بگوییمش کجا خواهد گریخت ** چون ز ابر فضل حق حکمت بریخت
The owner of the cow espied him and said “Hey, O you to whose unrighteousness my cow has fallen a prey,2310
صاحب گاوش بدید و گفت هین ** ای بظلمت گاو من گشته رهین
Hey, tell (me) why did you kill my cow? Fool! Cutpurse! Deal fairly (with me).”
هین چراکشتی بگو گاو مرا ** ابله طرار انصاف اندر آ
He said, “I was begging God for daily bread and preparing aqibla(for myself) of supplication.
گفت من روزی ز حق می‌خواستم ** قبله را از لابه می‌آراستم
That ancient prayer of mine was answered (by God). She (the cow) was my portion of daily bread: I killed her. Behold the answer (to your question)!”
آن دعای کهنه‌ام شد مستجاب ** روزی من بود کشتم نک جواب