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نیست عاقل تا که دریابد چون ما ** گر بگویم کز خطر سوی من آ
- It is not intelligent, that it should apprehend, like us, if I say, ‘Come to me (and escape) from the danger.’
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هم اشارت را نمی‌داند به دست ** ور بداند نشنود این هم به دست 2660
- Moreover, it does not understand signs made by the hand; or if it should understand, it will not hearken: this too is bad (useless).
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بس نمودم شیر و پستان را بدو ** او همی گرداند از من چشم و رو
- Many times have I shown to it the milk and the teat, (but) it always turns its eyes and face away from me.
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از برای حق شمایید ای مهان ** دستگیر این جهان و آن جهان
- For God's sake—(since) ye, O noble ones, are those who give succour in this world and that (other) world—
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زود درمان کن که می‌لرزد دلم ** که بدرد از میوه‌ی دل بسکلم
- Quickly apply the remedy, for my heart is trembling lest I be torn painfully from the fruit of my heart.”
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گفت طفلی را بر آور هم به بام ** تا ببیند جنس خود را آن غلام
- He (‘Alí) said, “Take another child up to the roof, in order that the boy may see his congener,
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سوی جنس آید سبک زان ناودان ** جنس بر جنس است عاشق جاودان 2665
- And come nimbly from the water-spout to his congener: congener is ever in love with congener.”
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زن چنان کرد و چو دید آن طفل او ** جنس خود خوش خوش بدو ورد آورد
- The woman did so, and when her child saw its congener, it turned its face towards it with delight
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سوی بام آمد ز متن ناودان ** جاذب هر جنس را هم جنس دان
- And came from the ridge of the water-spout to the roof: know that a congener attracts every congener.
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غژغژان آمد به سوی طفل طفل ** وا رهید او از فتادن سوی سفل
- The child came crawling along to the (other) child: it was saved from falling to (the ground) below.