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گفت او بفروخت استر را شتاب ** گفت فردایش غلام آید مصاب
- He (the cock) said, “He sold the mule in haste, (but),” said he, “to-morrow his slave will be stricken down,
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چون غلام او بمیرد نانها ** بر سگ و خواهنده ریزند اقربا
- And when his slave dies, the next of kin will scatter pieces of bread upon the dogs and beggars.”
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این شنید و آن غلامش را فروخت ** رست از خسران و رخ را بر فروخت 3325
- He (the master) heard this and sold his slave: he was saved from loss and his face was lit up (with joy).
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شکرها می‌کرد و شادیها که من ** رستم از سه واقعه اندر زمن
- He was giving thanks and making merry, saying, “I have been saved from three calamities in the world.
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تا زبان مرغ و سگ آموختم ** دیده‌ی س القضا را دوختم
- Since I learned the language of the fowl and the dog I have pierced the eye of evil destiny.”
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روز دیگر آن سگ محروم گفت ** کای خروس ژاژخا کو طاق و جفت
- Next day the disappointed dog said, “O drivelling cock, where are the sundries (you promised me)?
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خجل گشتن خروس پیش سگ به سبب دروغ شدن در آن سه وعده
- [How the cock became abashed before the dog on account of being false in those three promises.]
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چند چند آخر دروغ و مکر تو ** خود نپرد جز دروغ از وکر تو
- How long, pray, how long (will) your falsehood and deceit (continue)? Truly, nothing but falsehood flies out of your nest.”
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گفت حاشا از من و از جنس من ** که بگردیم از دروغی ممتحن 3330
- He said, “Far be it from me and from my kind that we should become afflicted with falsehood.
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ما خروسان چون مذن راست‌گوی ** هم رقیب آفتاب و وقت‌جوی
- We cocks are veracious like the muezzin: we are observers of the sun as well as seekers of the (right) time.
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پاسبان آفتابیم از درون ** گر کنی بالای ما طشتی نگون
- We are watchers of the sun inwardly, though you may turn a basin upside down over us.”