Wisdom No. 62: Satan cannot prevail over the sincere, and the sultan (king) cannot prevail over the penniless.
حکمت شماره ۶۲: شیطان با مخلصان برنمیآید و سلطان با مفلسان.
Satan cannot prevail over the sincere, and a sultan cannot prevail over the penniless.
شیطان با مخلصان برنمیآید و سلطان با مفلسان.
Do not lend to one who does not pray,
Even if his mouth is open from hunger.
وامش مده آن که بی نماز است
گرچه دهنش ز فاقه باز است
Because he does not fulfill God's obligation,
He will also not care about your loan.
کاو فرض خدا نمیگزارد
از قرض تو نیز غم ندارد
Today, make sure he takes no more than two measures of wheat,
Tomorrow he will say, 'Remove the turnips from here.'
امروز دو مرده بیش گیرد مرکن
فردا گوید تربی از اینجا بر کن
Wisdom No. 62: Satan cannot prevail over the sincere, and the sultan (king) cannot prevail over the penniless.
Book: Gulistan