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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?
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فتویات این است ای ببریده دست ** کاندر آیی و نگویی امر هست
- Is it your legal opinion, O convicted thief, that you may come (into my orchard) without asking leave?
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این چنین رخصت بخواندی در وسیط ** یا بدست این مسئله اندر محیط 2210
- Have you read such a license in the Wasít, or has this question been (so decided) in the Muhít?”
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گفت حق استت بزن دستت رسید ** این سزای آن که از یاران برید
- “You are right,” he replied; “beat (me): you have got the upper hand. This is the fit penalty for him that parts from friends.”
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رجعت به قصه مریض و عیادت پیغامبر علیه السلام
- Returning to the story of the sick man and the visit paid (to him) by the Prophet, God bless him and grant him peace!