I have heard that in these days, an old man

Has conceived the idea in his old age to take a spouse.

He asked for a beautiful girl named Gohar

As if he hid her jewel box from the eyes of people.

As was the custom of weddings, there was a spectacle

But with the first attempt, the Sheikh's staff failed.

He drew the bow but did not hit the target, for one cannot sew

A thick garment except with a steel needle.

He began complaining to his friends and making excuses

That my home and possessions were completely lost to this bold-eyed one.

So much war and strife arose between the husband and wife

That it reached the chief of police and the judge, and Saadi said:

After this disgrace and scandal, the fault is not the girl's

You whose hand trembles, how can you pierce a pearl?

The benefit of the sea would be good if there were no fear of waves

The company of a flower would be pleasant if there were no worry of thorns.

Yesterday, like a peacock, I prided myself in the garden of union

Today, because of separation from my beloved, I writhe like a snake.