بخش 81 - صبرکردن لقمان چون دید کی داود حلقه‌ها می‌ساخت از سوال کردن با این نیت کی صبر از سوال موجب فرج باشد

Luqmán went to David, the pure of heart, and observed that he was making rings of iron,

(And) that the exalted King was casting all the steel rings into each other.

He had not seen the armourer's handicraft (before), (so) he remained in astonishment and his curiosity increased—

“What can this be? I will ask him what he is making with the interfolded rings.”

Again he said to himself, “Patience is better: patience is the quickest guide to the object of one's quest.”

When you ask no question, the sooner will it (the secret) be disclosed to you: the bird, patience, flies faster than all (others);

And if you ask, the more slowly will your object be gained: what is easy will be made difficult by your impatience.

When Luqmán kept silence, straightway that (work of making rings) was finished by David's craftsmanship.

Then he fashioned a coat of mail and put it on in the presence of the noble and patient Luqmán.

“This,” he said, “is an excellent garment, O young man, for warding off blows on the battle-field and in war.”

Luqmán said, “Patience too is of good effect, for it is the protection and defence against pain everywhere.”

He (God) hath joined sabr (patience) with haqq (the real and permanent): O reader, recite attentively the end of (the Súra) Wa’l-‘asr.

God created hundreds of thousands of elixirs, (but) Man hath not seen an elixir like patience.