Don’t acquire a guide until you become
a traveler on the path to God.
Don’t go searching for God’s love
if you’re still your own slave.
Don’t ask us about the fable
of heaven and hell;
don’t seek any lesson from us other than
the teaching of purity and loving-kindness.
Go to the place where there is
the discourse of love and fidelity.
Avoid the deceit of the carnal self;
don’t associate with the followers of vain desires.
Choose as your companions the travelers
on the path of the Truth.
Don’t go chasing the followers
of falsity and hypocrisy.
Dwell with the residents
of the district of chivalry.
Don’t ever ask the whereabouts
of selfish people.
With valor let go of everything
other than the Friend.
Don’t choose a friend for yourself
other than God.
Like Nurbakhsh, leave behind everything
on the path to the Friend.
Endure the pain of love for the Friend
and don’t seek a remedy.