The Romans, Syrians, Hindus too have changed and made a great advance; O son of hills, discern your Self and sharpness of your Self enhance. O Afghan unaware, of your self take much care.

If weather is fine, water quite enough and terrain fertile and plain, but peasant does not water fields, he is odd and can nothing gain. O Afghan unaware, of your self take much care.

That river has no weight at all whose billows do not swell and rise that tempest is too weak and low, whose gales by fury don't surprise. O Afghan unaware, of your Self take much care.

A person, who stire up and down his clay, to Self can find a clue: Kings who possess vast, mighty states, can be ransomed for peasant true. O Afghan unaware, of your self take much care.

Self-respect of unlettered men your ignorance has saved from harm though scholars and savants sell their Faith to keep their bellies warm. O Afghan unaware, of your self have much care.