Speech lies in righteousness, strategy, and character

Not in horses, fields, polo, or balls

You are housemates with the enemy within

Why then fight with an external foe?

Reining in the unruly soul from the forbidden

Even the bravery of Rustam and Sam surpassed it

Discipline yourself as a child with a stick

Do not strike the minds of others with a heavy mace

Your being is a city full of good and bad

You are the ruler and the wise command of reason

Contentment and piety: the virtuous are noble

Desire and lust: the highwaymen and thieves of fortune

When a king favors the wicked

Where will the peace of the wise remain?

You have lust, greed, hatred, and envy

They run through your veins like blood in the body

Desire and lust will not remain in conflict

When they see the sharp hand of reason

A leader who did not fight politics

Did not maintain leadership even from the enemy’s hands

I will not speak much in this manner

For words are sufficient when they lead to action