Several travelers were in my company, their appearance adorned with righteousness, and one of the great men had a strong good opinion of this group; and had assigned a stipend; until one of them did an act not befitting the state of dervishes. That person's opinion became corrupt and their market declined. I wanted to somehow provide for my companions. I intended to serve him. The doorman did not let me go and treated me harshly; and I excused him, for the witty ones have said:

The door of the prince, vizier, and sultan

Do not wander around without an intermediary

When the dog and doorman find a stranger

One grabs his collar, the other his hem

Until the courtiers of that great man became aware of my situation and brought me in with respect and assigned me a higher position, but out of humility I sat lower and said:

Let me be the least of servants

So that I may sit in the rank of servants

He said: God, God! What is the place for this talk?!

If you sit on our head and eyes

I will bear your burden, for you are precious

In short, I sat down and spoke of various matters until the subject of my companions' slip came up, and I said:

What fault did the Lord of past favors see?

That he considers his servant lowly in his eyes

Greatness and judgment are certainly for God

That He sees the fault and continues the sustenance

The ruler greatly approved of this speech and ordered the means of livelihood for my companions to be provided according to the past practice and to fulfill the expenses of the days of inactivity. I expressed gratitude for the blessing and kissed the ground in service and asked for forgiveness for my boldness, and at the time of leaving I said:

Since the Kaaba became the direction of need, from distant lands

People go to visit it from many leagues

You must bear the likes of us

For no one throws a stone at a barren tree