- When the grandfather of Mustafá got the news of Halíma and her outcry in public
- چون خبر یابید جد مصطفی ** از حلیمه وز فغانش بر ملا
- And of such loud screams and shrieks that the echo of them was reaching to (the distance of) a mile,
- وز چنان بانگ بلند و نعره‌ها ** که بمیلی می‌رسید از وی صدا
- ‘Abdu ’l-Muttalib at once knew what was the matter: he beat his hands on his breast and wept. 985
- زود عبدالمطلب دانست چیست ** دست بر سینه همی‌زد می‌گریست
- In his grief he came ardently to the door of the Ka‘ba, saying, “O Thou that knowest the secret of night and the mystery of day,
- آمد از غم بر در کعبه بسوز ** کای خبیر از سر شب وز راز روز
- I see not any accomplishment in myself, that one like me should be Thy confidant.
- خویشتن را من نمی‌بینم فنی ** تا بود هم‌راز تو هم‌چون منی
- I see not any merit in myself, that I should be accepted of this auspicious door,
- خویشتن را من نمی‌بینم هنر ** تا شوم مقبول این مسعود در
- Or that my (bowed) head and my prostration (in prayer) should have any worth, or that because of my tears any fortune should smile (upon me);
- یا سر و سجده‌ی مرا قدری بود ** یا باشکم دولتی خندان شود
- But in the countenance of that unique Pearl (Mohammed) I have beheld the signs of Thy grace, O Bounteous One; 990
- لیک در سیمای آن در یتیم ** دیده‌ام آثار لطفت ای کریم
- For he doth not resemble us, though he is of us: we all are (as) the copper, while Ahmad (Mohammed) is the Elixir.
- که نمی‌ماند به ما گرچه ز ماست ** ما همه مسیم و احمد کیمیاست
- The wondrous things that I have seen in him I have not seen in friend or enemy.
- آن عجایبها که من دیدم برو ** من ندیدم بر ولی و بر عدو