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پس همینجا دست و پایت در گزند ** بر ضمیر تو گواهی می‌دهند 2455
- Even here, then, your hands and feet, in (doing) harm, bear witness to your conscience.
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چون موکل می‌شود برتو ضمیر ** که بگو تو اعتقادت وا مگیر
- Since your (evil) conscience becomes (as) an overseer to you and says, “Speak! Do not keep back your belief,”
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خاصه در هنگام خشم و گفت و گو ** می‌کند ظاهر سرت را مو بمو
- And, especially at times of anger and quarrelling, makes manifest your secret thought, hair by hair;
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چون موکل می‌شود ظلم و جفا ** که هویدا کن مرا ای دست و پا
- Since wrong and injustice become your overseer and say, “Display me, O hands and feet,”
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چون همی‌گیرد گواه سر لگام ** خاصه وقت جوش و خشم و انتقام
- And since the (evil conscience which bears) witness to the secret thought seizes the reins—in particular at times of emotion and anger and revenge—
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پس همان کس کین موکل می‌کند ** تا لوای راز بر صحرا زند 2460
- That One, then, who appoints this (conscience) as overseer, that ‘it may unfurl the banner of the secret on the field—
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پس موکلهای دیگر روز حشر ** هم تواند آفرید از بهر نشر
- (Surely), then, He can also create, on the Day of Judgement, other overseers for the purpose of unfolding (the secret thoughts).
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ای بده دست آمده در ظلم و کین ** گوهرت پیداست حاجت نیست این
- O thou who hast entered most recklessly upon (a course of) injustice and malice, thy true nature is evident: this (advertisement of it) is not needed.
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نیست حاجت شهره گشتن در گزند ** بر ضمیر آتشینت واقف‌اند
- It is not necessary to become celebrated for (doing) harm: they (who possess discernment) are acquainted with thy fiery (hellish) conscience.
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نفس تو هر دم بر آرد صد شرار ** که ببینیدم منم ز اصحاب نار
- Thy fleshly soul every moment emits a hundred sparks, saying, “Behold me! I am of the people of the Fire.