take the warning (1)

Wealth has no permanence: it comes in the morning,
kekayaan tidak kekal: ia datang pada pagi hari,

and at night it is scattered to the winds.
dan ketika malam ia terpencar ke dalam angin.

Physical beauty too has no importance,
cantik fizikal juga tidak penting,

for a rosy face is made pale by the scratch of a single thorn.
kerana muka yang manis menjadi pucat kerana garutan duri nan satu.

Noble birth also is of small account,
darah keturunan juga kecil maknanya,

for many become fools of money and horses.
kerana banyak orang yang menjadi tolol wang dan kuda-kuda.

Many a nobleman's son has disgraced his father by his wicked deeds.
banyak anak bangsawan memalukan ayah mereka dengan perlakuan yang hodoh-hodoh.

Don't court a person full of talent either,
jangan percayai dia yang berbakat segala juga,

even if he seems exquisite in that respect:
walaupun ia tampak berbeza dalam hal ini:

take warning from the example of Iblis
ambilllah amaran daripada teladan iblis

Iblis had knowledge, but since his love was not pure,
dia tahu, tetapi kerana tulus cintanya tidak,

he saw in Adam nothing but a figure of clay.
dia melihat adam sebagai lembaga daripada tanah cuma.


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(1) Mathnawi VI: 255-260