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  • تو نیایی و نگویی مر مرا ** که خرت را می‏برند ای بی‏نوا
  • (And seeing this) you would not come and say to me, ‘They are taking away your ass, O poor man!’

  • تا خر از هر که بود من واخرم ** ور نه توزیعی کنند ایشان زرم‏ 555
  • So that I might buy back the ass from (the purchaser) whoever he is, or else they might divide my money (amongst themselves and return the ass to me).

  • صد تدارک بود چون حاضر بدند ** این زمان هر یک به اقلیمی شدند
  • There were a hundred ways of mending (the injury) when they (the Súfís) were present, (but) now each one is gone to a (different) clime.

  • من که را گیرم که را قاضی برم ** این قضا خود از تو آمد بر سرم‏
  • Whom should I seize? Whom should I take to the Cadi? ’Tis from you in sooth that this judgement has come upon me.

  • چون نیایی و نگویی ای غریب ** پیش آمد این چنین ظلمی مهیب‏
  • How wouldn't you come and say (to me), ‘O stranger, such a terrible outrage has occurred’?”

  • گفت و الله آمدم من بارها ** تا ترا واقف کنم زین کارها
  • “By God,” said he, “I came several times to inform you of these doings,

  • تو همی‏گفتی که خر رفت ای پسر ** از همه گویندگان با ذوق‏تر 560
  • (But) you were always saying, ‘The ass is gone, O son,’ with more gusto than all (the others) who said it.

  • باز می‏گشتم که او خود واقف است ** زین قضا راضی است مردی عارف است‏
  • (So) I was (always) going back, (thinking), ‘He himself is aware; he is satisfied with this (Divine) judgement: he is a man that knows (God)’.”

  • گفت آن را جمله می‏گفتند خوش ** مر مرا هم ذوق آمد گفتنش‏
  • The Súfí said, “They all were saying (it) merrily, (so) I also took delight in saying it.

  • مر مرا تقلیدشان بر باد داد ** که دو صد لعنت بر آن تقلید باد
  • Blind imitation of them has brought me to ruin: two hundred curses be on that imitation!