A wicked man fell from a ladder

I heard that he also lost his soul in that fall.

The son became hungry for a few days

Then he sat with companions to share his meal.

He dreamt a dream and asked about his condition

How did you escape from resurrection, creation, and questioning?

He said, 'Do not tell me your story, my son'

I fell into hell from the ladder.

A good character is simple and unpretentious

Better than a good reputation with a ruined inner self.

A bandit by night is closer to me

Better than a hypocrite dressed in piety.

One who tests the suffering of people at the door

What reward will God give him in the afterlife?

Do not expect a reward from the deeds of people

If you are working in the house of Zayd.

I do not say it is easy to reach the friend

On this path, only he who has His face in it can succeed.

Walk the straight path until you reach your destination

If you are not on the path, you will return from here.

Like a cow whose eyes are closed by the grinder

It runs until night, but the night is where it remains.

If anyone turns away from the prayer niche

The people of the neighborhood will testify to his disbelief.

You too, if you turn your back during prayer

If you have no face to turn to God in need.

A tree whose roots are strong and established

Nurture it, for it will give fruit in time.

If you do not have the root of sincerity in your land

No one is deprived of this but you.

He who sows seeds on stone

Will not harvest any crops from it.

Do not place your honor in falsehood

For that water has a hidden poison beneath.

When I am humble and in secrecy

What benefit is there to the water of reputation on outward deeds?

It is easy to stitch a robe for outward show

But if you can sell it to God, that is the true worth.

What do people know about who is beneath the garment?

The writer knows what is inside the letter.

What weight does a sack of wind hold?

When the scale of justice and the court of judgment are there?

He who showed much piety in appearance

They saw him, but found nothing in his store.

A clean covering is better than a veil

For that is in concealment, while this is in view.

The great ones were free from the gaze of others

They wore the lining of silk and protected themselves.

If you seek fame in the public realm

Cast off the robe, but inside be full of vanity.

Baysid did not speak this word in jest

For I am safer from denial than from disciples.

Those who are kings and rulers

Are nothing but beggars at this threshold.

The man of meaning does not desire the beggar’s bounty

It is not right to take what is in a fallen hand.

The same as a pregnant pearl within a shell

For it hides within, waiting for its emergence.

If your face is toward the worship of God

It is acceptable even if Gabriel does not witness it.

Saadi’s advice is enough for you, my son

If you listen, as a son listens to his father’s counsel.

If today you do not heed our words

May you not regret it tomorrow.

From now on, you must be receptive to advice

I do not know what will happen to you after me!