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1231-1240

  • چون به جد حاکم بدو گفت این بکن ** گفت آری بر کنم روزیش من‏
  • When the Governor said to him with earnestness, “Dig this up,” he replied, “Yes, I will dig it up some day.”

  • مدتی فردا و فردا وعده داد ** شد درخت خار او محکم نهاد
  • For a long while he promised (to dig it up) to-morrow and to-morrow; (meantime) his thorn bush became robust in constitution.

  • گفت روزی حاکمش ای وعده کژ** پیش آ در کار ما وا پس مغژ
  • One day the Governor said to him, “O false promiser, go forward with my affair, do not creep back.”

  • گفت الایام یا عم بیننا ** گفت عجل لا تماطل دیننا
  • He replied, “O uncle, the days are between us.” “Make haste,” said he, “do not put off payment of my debt.”

  • تو که می‏گویی که فردا این بدان ** که به هر روزی که می‏آید زمان‏ 1235
  • You who say “To-morrow,” be aware of this, that with every day that time is coming (and going),

  • آن درخت بد جوان‏تر می‏شود ** وین کننده پیر و مضطر می‏شود
  • That evil tree is growing younger, while this digger is waxing old and sorely distressed.

  • خار بن در قوت و برخاستن ** خار کن در پیری و در کاستن‏
  • The thorn bush (is) in (process of gaining) strength and (in) ascent; its digger (is) in (process of) aging and decline.

  • خار بن هر روز و هر دم سبز و تر ** خار کن هر روز زار و خشکتر
  • The thorn bush every day and every moment is green and fresh; its digger is every day more sickly and withered.

  • او جوانتر می‏شود تو پیرتر ** زود باش و روزگار خود مبر
  • It is growing younger, you older: be quick and do not waste your time!

  • خار بن دان هر یکی خوی بدت ** بارها در پای خار آخر زدت‏ 1240
  • Know that every single bad habit of yours is a thorn bush: many a time, after all, have its thorns pierced your foot.