Be Thou Wise and Thoughtful

Be thou wise and thoughtful, e'en as qalender in mind be free;
Nor a faithless, graceless paynim, nor a bigot Muslim be.

Be not vain of wisdom, though thou be the Plato of the age;
Be a school-child when a learned man and righteous thou dost see

Like the world-adorning sun, rub thou thy face low 'midst the dust;
Overwhelm earth with thy planet, yet without a planet be.

Fret not after Khizar, rather go, and, like to Nef'î's heart,
At the channel of Life's Stream of grace drink full contentedly.