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گوییاش پنهان زنم آتش زنه ** نه به قلب از قلب باشد روزنه
- You may say that you kindle the flame (of rivalry) against him in secret (not openly); but is there not a window between heart and heart?
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آخر از روزن ببیند فکر تو ** دل گواهی میدهد زین ذکر تو
- After all, he sees your thought through the window: your heart gives testimony as to what you are meditating.
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گیر در رویت نمالد از کرم ** هر چه گویی خندد و گوید نعم
- Suppose that, from kindness, he does not rebuke you to your face, (and that) whatever you say, he smiles and says "Yes"
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او نمیخندد ز ذوق مالشت ** او همیخندد بر آن اسگالشت 1590
- He does not smile from pleasure at your stroking (flattering him); he smiles at that (concealed) thought of yours.
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پس خداعی را خداعی شد جزا ** کاسه زن کوزه بخور اینک سزا
- So a deceit is paid with a deceit: strike with a cup, (and you) get struck with a jug—serve you right!
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گر بدی با تو و را خندهی رضا ** صد هزاران گل شکفتی مر ترا
- Were his smile at you one of approval, hundreds of thousands of flowers would blossom for you.
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چون دل او در رضا آرد عمل ** آفتابی دان که آید در حمل
- When his heart works (for you) in approval, deem it (to be) a sun entering Aries,
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زو بخندد هم نهار و هم بهار ** در هم آمیزد شکوفه و سبزهزار
- Because of whom both the day and the spring smile, and blossoms and green fields are mingled together,
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صد هزاران بلبل و قمری نوا ** افکنند اندر جهان بینوا 1595
- And myriads of nightingales and ringdoves pour their song into the unplenished world.
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چون که برگ روح خود زرد و سیاه ** میببینی چون ندانی خشم شاه
- When you see the leaves of your spirit yellow and black; how know you not the anger of the King?