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مشورت در کارها واجب شود ** تا پشیمانی در آخر کم بود
- It becomes necessary to take counsel concerning things to be done, so that there may not be repentance in the end.
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گفت امت مشورت با کی کنیم ** انبیا گفتند با عقل امیم
- The community said, “With whom shall we take counsel?” The prophets answered, “With intellect, (which is) the Imám (leader).”
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گفت گر کودک در آید یا زنی ** کاو ندارد عقل و رای روشنی 2270
- He (the questioner) said, “(But) if a child should come in, or a woman who has no clear understanding or judgement.”
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گفت با او مشورت کن و انچه گفت ** تو خلاف آن کن و در راه افت
- “Take counsel with her,” said he (the prophet), “and do the contrary of what she bids (thee), and go thy way.”
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نفس خود را زن شناس از زن بتر ** ز انکه زن جزوی است نفست کل شر
- Know that your fleshly soul is woman and worse than woman, because woman is a part (of evil), but your fleshly soul is evil entire.
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مشورت با نفس خود گر میکنی ** هر چه گوید کن خلاف آن دنی
- If you take counsel with your fleshly soul, oppose that vile one (in) whatsoever she may say.
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گر نماز و روزه میفرمایدت ** نفس مکار است مکری زایدت
- If she bid you pray and fast-the fleshly soul is a great plotter, she will bring some plot against you to birth.
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مشورت با نفس خویش اندر فعال ** هر چه گوید عکس آن باشد کمال 2275
- (When you take) counsel with your fleshly soul concerning (your) actions––whatsoever she tells (you to do), the reverse of that is perfectly right.
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بر نیایی با وی و استیز او ** رو بر یاری بگیر آمیز او
- (If) you cannot cope with her and her contumacy, go to a friend and mix with him.
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عقل قوت گیرد از عقل دگر ** نی شکر کامل شود از نیشکر
- Mind gains strength from another mind: the sugar-cane is made perfect by the sugar-cane.