IX: Every sick person that is impatient with his…

Every sick person that is impatient with his physician,
Bringeth, if thou but consider, affliction upon himself.

The fish existeth in the river; but should it come out thereof,
Can it be comfortable, or at ease, upon the dry land?

Though the bat hideth himself from the light of the sun,
In what manner doth the sun sustain injury therefrom?

'Tis the nature of dogs to howl at the sight of the moon;
And thus, by their yelping, bring disgrace on themselves.

The dung-beetle is distressed by the flower's perfume;
Because its existence is sustained by offensiveness.

That the prophets are evil in the sight of the infidel,
Is, because whatever they do, is with the Devil's advice.

Unfortunate, indeed, is he, who acteth on his enemy's counsel:
Can an opponent and an enemy ever give good advice?

The heron, on the river's bank, is with thirst parched;
For every penurious creature followeth his own avaricious ways.

With the precepts of the Kur'an, Faruk is acquainted:
It pointeth not out the right path to Bu-Lhab, or to Bu-Jhal.

The purity of the Musalman, O Khushhal! is possible;
But no ablutions, no purifications, can make the Gabr clean.