One of the kings' life came to an end, he had no successor, so he bequeathed that at dawn, the first person who entered the city gate should have the royal crown placed upon their head and the kingdom bestowed upon them.

By chance, the first person who entered was a beggar who had spent his whole life gathering scraps and patching clothes.

The pillars of the state and the dignitaries of the court carried out the king's will and surrendered the keys of the fortresses and treasuries to him, and he ruled for a while until some of the state's princes rebelled against his obedience, and kings from all sides began to contest and raise armies in resistance.

In short, the army and the people clashed, and some parts of the country fell out of his control.

The dervish was disheartened by this event until one of his old friends, who had been his companion in dervishhood, returned from a journey and saw him in such a state.

He said: Praise be to God, the Almighty, that your rose has risen from the thorn and the thorn has been removed from your foot, and your high fortune has guided you, and prosperity and happiness have assisted you, until you have reached this level; indeed, with hardship [comes] ease.

The blossom sometimes blooms and sometimes withers

The tree is sometimes bare and sometimes covered

He said: O dear friend! Console me, for this is not a time for congratulations. When you saw me before, I had the worry of a loaf of bread, and today I have the anxiety of a world.

If there is no world, we are in pain

And if there is, we are bound by its affection

There is no veil more disruptive than this inner turmoil

Which is the anguish of the mind, whether it exists or not

Do not seek, if you desire wealth

Except contentment, which is a pleasant fortune

If a rich man scatters gold in his lap

Do not look at his reward

For I have heard much from the great ones:

The patience of a dervish is better than the giving of a rich man

Even if Bahram roasts a wild ass

It is not like a locust's leg compared to an ant