(They asked), ‘Who could we endow the kingdom after you?
‘And on whose head the crown be replaced and royal canopy entrusted?(10)
‘Whom should we get out of his house?
‘And who should be delegated the power to rule?’(11)
When the King regained the cognisance, opened his both the eyes,
And uttered the words as per his protocol,(12)
‘The one who has no feet, no hands, no eyes and no tongue,
‘Neither shows cleverness, nor zeal, and possesses no fear.(13)
‘He has no anxiety, no wit, no lame excuses and no laziness.
‘Neither he can smell and see, nor can hear from both the ears.(14)
‘One who has such eight traits,
‘Enthrone him to run the righteous kingdom.’(15)
The wise man of the time was surprised to hear this.
To clarify he determined to ask again.(16)
He came in the court, pondered over thoroughly,
And tried to comprehend the (King’s) preposition.(17)
Walking left and right and moving around,
Suddenly, he brought the words out like the arrows from the bow.(18)
‘O, King! You are (man of) unconstrained thinking.
‘I am surprised at whatever you have remarked.(19)
‘If there is any worldly assignment of such magnitude,
‘It is sin to leave that to the world to handle (itself).(20)
‘Oh, the King of the earth and the seas!
‘How do you call these eight drawbacks as the virtues?(21)
‘Neither you have ever shown your back in the fight, nor abused any body.
‘You have never even pointed a finger at (the enemies) writ.(22)
‘Neither you have afflicted the friends, nor the enemies, to enjoy the comforts.
‘You never disappointed the seekers, nor let enemy unthrashed.(23)
‘You never let a scribe to write the vices,
‘And have always given prominence to the truth.(24)
‘You have never given a cause to your teacher to admonish you,
‘Why have you forgotten your good deeds?(25)
‘Be in your faculty. How can a person dispute
the virtues associated with your name?(26)
‘Neither you have given disdainful looks to any woman,
‘Nor you have thought bad of any person’s work.(27)
‘You have not objected to the improper act of any man.
‘You have been always referring to the God, Almighty, in gratitude.’(28)
(The King Replied) ‘Look consciously, the one who is blind,
‘(He) is keeping his vision restrained from other’s vices.(29)
‘(The lame) has no feet to step into bad deeds, and, in the war,
he does not turn back like thousand others.(30)
‘Neither he goes to commit theft to cause distress to dissimilar,
‘Nor he goes out to take alcohol, nor does he execute cheating.(31)
‘(The mute) does not spell out bad words,
‘And does not desire to use ill-inflicting words.(32)
‘(He) does not interfere into other people affairs,
‘It is true, when one has impaired (hands),(33)