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گفت او را کی زدم ای جان و دوست ** من بر آن دیوی زدم کو اندروست
- He (the striker) said, “O (dear) soul and friend, when did I strike him? I struck at the devil that is in him,”
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مادر ار گوید ترا مرگ تو باد ** مرگ آن خو خواهد و مرگ فساد
- If your mother say to you, “Mayst thou die!” she wishes the death of that (evil) nature (of yours) and the death of iniquity.
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آن گروهی کز ادب بگریختند ** آب مردی و آب مردان ریختند
- The folk who fled from correction dishonoured’ their (own) manhood and (true) men.
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عاذلانشان از وغا وا راندند ** تا چنین حیز و مخنث ماندند
- The railers drove them back from the war, so that they remained so infamous and effeminate.
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لاف و غره‌ی ژاژخا را کم شنو ** با چنینها در صف هیجا مرو 4020
- Do not thou hearken to the boasting and roaring of the driveller: do not go into the battle-line with such fellows.
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زانک زاد و کم خبالا گفت حق ** کز رفاق سست برگردان ورق
- Since they would have added to you (naught but) corruption, God said, “Turn the leaf (avert yourself) from pusillanimous comrades,
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که گر ایشان با شما همره شوند ** غازیان بی‌مغز همچون که شوند
- For if they go along with you, the warriors will become pith- less, like straw.
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خویشتن را با شما هم‌صف کنند ** پس گریزند و دل صف بشکنند
- They put themselves in line with you (on the field of battle); then they flee and break the heart of the line.
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پس سپاهی اندکی بی این نفر ** به که با اهل نفاق آید حشر
- Therefore, better a little army without these persons than (that) it should be mustered (reinforced) with the Hypocrites.”
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هست بادام کم خوش بیخته ** به ز بسیاری به تلخ آمیخته 4025
- A few well-sifted almonds are better than a great many (sweet ones) mixed with bitter..