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گر نبودی او نتیجه مرتدان ** کی چنین گفتی برای خاندان
- If he had not been the issue of apostates, how should he have spoken thus as regards (the Prophet's) House?
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خواند افسونها شنید آن را فقیه ** در پیش رفت آن ستمکار سفیه 2200
- He used spells (guileful words), and the jurist hearkened to them. (Then) that insolent bully went after him (the Sharíf).
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گفت ای خر اندر این باغت که خواند ** دزدی از پیغمبرت میراث ماند
- He said, “O ass, who invited you into this orchard? Has robbery been left to you as an inheritance by the Prophet?
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شیر را بچه همیماند بدو ** تو به پیغمبر به چه مانی بگو
- The lion's cub resembles him (the lion): in what do you resemble the Prophet? Tell (me that)!”
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با شریف آن کرد مرد ملتجی ** که کند با آل یاسین خارجی
- The man (the gardener) who had sought refuge (in craft) did to the Sharíf that which a Khárijite would do to the Family of Yá-sín (Mohammed).
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تا چه کین دارند دایم دیو و غول ** چون یزید و شمر با آل رسول
- (I marvel) what hatred devils and ghouls like Yazíd and Shimr always have towards the Prophet's Family.
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شد شریف از زخم آن ظالم خراب ** با فقیه او گفت ما جستیم از آب 2205
- The Sharíf was devastated by the blows of that ruffian. He said to the jurist, “W have jumped out of the water.
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پای دار اکنون که ماندی فرد و کم ** چون دهل شو زخم میخور بر شکم
- Do thou stand fast, now that thou art left alone and deprived (of our support). Be as a drum, suffer blows on the belly!
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گر شریف و لایق و هم دم نیام ** از چنین ظالم تو را من کم نیام
- If I am not a Sharíf and worthy (of thee) and a (true) bosom-friend, (at any rate) I am no worse for thee than such a ruffian as this.”
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شد از او فارغ بیامد کای فقیه ** چه فقیهی ای تو ننگ هر سفیه
- He (the gardener) finished with him (the Sharíf), and came up, saying, “O jurist, what (sort of) jurist are you, O you disgrace to every fool?