If you see a beggar approaching your door,
Be merciful to him, his needs do not ignore.
You are no different – we are all great Allah’s slaves,
This man begs for your mercy, a crust of bread he craves.
In this world he’s not the only who miserably fails,
Somebody gets the heads, and somebody the tails.
Power and wealth do not forever last,
Today you may be rich, tomorrow all is in the past.
To this bedraggled beggar be generous and kind,
Of Khyzar Ilyas his white beard should remind.
1910
В оригинале на татарском: Нәсыйхәт
В переводе на русский язык: Наставление (Перевод Р.Морана)