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ماهی بیچاره را پیش آمد آب ** این نشانها تلک آیات الکتاب
- Water has reached the helpless fish. These signs are (those mentioned in the text) those are the signs of the Book.
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پس نشانیها که اندر انبیاست ** خاص آن جان را بود کاو آشناست
- Hence the signs which are in the prophets are peculiar to (known exclusively by) him who is a friend (knower and lover of God).
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این سخن ناقص بماند و بیقرار ** دل ندارم بیدلم معذور دار 1705
- This discourse remains imperfect and unsettled; I have no heart (understanding), I am out of my mind: excuse me.
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ذرهها را کی تواند کس شمرد ** خاصه آن کاو عشق عقل او ببرد
- How can any one number the motes, especially that one whose understanding has been transported by Love?
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میشمارم برگهای باغ را ** میشمارم بانگ کبک و زاغ را
- Shall I number the leaves of the garden? Shall I number the cries of the partridge and the crow?
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در شمار اندر نیاید لیک من ** میشمارم بهر رشد ممتحن
- They come not into computation, but I enumerate them for the guidance of him that is put to trial.
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نحس کیوان یا که سعد مشتری ** ناید اندر حصر گر چه بشمری
- The sinister influence of Saturn and the auspicious influence of Jupiter come not into computation, though you may enumerate;
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لیک هم بعضی از این هر دو اثر ** شرح باید کرد یعنی نفع و ضر 1710
- But still, some of these two (diverse) effects must be explained—that is, the benefit and injury (which they involve)—
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تا شود معلوم آثار قضا ** شمه ای مر اهل سعد و نحس را
- In order that some little part of the effects of the (Divine) decree may be made known to the good-fortuned and the ill-starred.
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طالع آن کس که باشد مشتری ** شاد گردد از نشاط و سروری
- He whose ascendant (ruling planet) is Jupiter will be rejoiced by vivacity (of disposition) and eminence;