1. If you obey the people of the beloved
You build the building on its foundation
١. إذا ما أطعتَ لأهل الحبيبِ
بنيتَ البناءَ بآساسِه
2. And even if you do not want to reach him, you do not humiliate
His cheeks or his garment
٢. ولو لم تُرِد وصلَه لم تَذِلَّ
لأخدانِهِ أو لحُلاسِهِ
3. And among what the Persian represented
And deposited in the belly of his paper
٣. وممّا تمثّله الفارسيُّ
وأودَعَه بطنَ قرطاسِهِ
4. If you seek the prince's pardon
Take care to compliment his servants
٤. اذا كنتَ تطلب عفوَ الأميرِ
فخُذ في مداراة جُلّاسِهِ