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که یقین دیدم درون تو شهی است ** کاو اولو العزم و رسول آگهی است
- “I see (it) with certainty, within thee is a King who is possessed of firm purpose and is an Apostle endowed with knowledge (of God).
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چون برابر اوفتادم با تو من ** کرد سجده حمل من اندر زمن
- When I happened to meet thee, my burden (the unborn child) bowed in worship, O intelligent one.
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این جنین مر آن جنین را سجده کرد ** کز سجودش در تنم افتاد درد 3605
- This embryo bowed in worship to that embryo, so that pain arose in my body from its bowing.”
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گفت مریم من درون خویش هم ** سجدهای دیدم از این طفل شکم
- Mary said, “I also felt within me a bowing performed by this babe in the womb.”
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اشکال آوردن بر این قصه
- On raising a difficulty as to this story.
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ابلهان گویند کاین افسانه را ** خط بکش زیرا دروغ است و خطا
- The foolish say, “Cancel this tale, because it is false and erroneous.
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ز انکه مریم وقت وضع حمل خویش ** بود از بیگانه دور و هم ز خویش
- Because Mary at the time of her delivery was far away both from strangers and kinfolk.
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از برون شهر آن شیرین فسون ** تا نشد فارغ نیامد خود درون
- Until that woman of sweet address was delivered outside of the town, she indeed came not into it.
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چون بزادش آن گهانش بر کنار ** بر گرفت و برد تا پیش تبار 3610
- When she had given birth to him, she then took him up in her lap and carried him to her kinsfolk.
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مادر یحیی کجا دیدش که تا ** گوید او را این سخن در ماجرا
- Where did the mother of Yahyá see her to speak these words to her about what had happened?”
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جواب اشکال
- The answer to the difficulty.
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این بداند کان که اهل خاطر است ** غایب آفاق او را حاضر است
- Let him (the objector) know that to one who receives ideas (from God) all that is absent in the world is present.