Do not sell the bow and armor and sword of the warriors

For weapons are not fitting for anyone except the warriors

What can a servant do with the mere appearance of the belt of the love of God?

What can a poor woman do with a shield and mace and spear?

When there is no waist, where will the belt be fastened?

For it has broken the waist from carrying stones

Gold and silver and pearls and jewels are not what it is, but a deceptive stone

For carrying stones, it has made the soul like a donkey

Do not sit with two or three fools, lest you remain behind from such a path

Seek the quality of the soul and the world from the men of God

Look towards that eye that is intoxicated with divine manifestation

For in that eye you will find the essence and the manifestation of the pearl

Place your head in that shade that makes the tree green

For in that place are the channels of all safety and security

Pass over the sleep of brotherhood in the dark night like a star

For in the night one must seek the homeland of the hidden friend

Look with the gaze of the bestower, make it more eloquent than the nightingale with wine

Travel towards that distant place, what do you do with the cycle of time?

Shoot the arrow of your gaze, give effect to the one who causes the effect

Consider the body as the bow following the arrow of the gaze

When your enemy becomes your friend, when kindness becomes your bond

When certainty becomes your prey, tear apart the net of doubt

When you hasten towards the truth, you will shine like the sun

When you find such a profit, what do you do with profit and loss?

Listen, O you who are sour like a plum, hear the call of "Come hither"

For the eternal moon has opened its mouth in invitation

I have closed my lips from this opening, seek the rest from him

Who filled the mouth of the reciter of the opening with jewels