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قصه‌ی عثمان که بر منبر برفت ** چون خلافت یافت بشتابید تفت
- The story (told) of ‘Uthmán is that he mounted the pulpit: when he obtained the Caliphate, he made hot haste (to mount it).
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منبر مهتر که سه‌پایه بدست ** رفت بوبکر و دوم پایه نشست
- (’Twas) the pulpit of the Chief (Mohammed), which had three steps: Abú Bakr went and seated himself on the second step.
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بر سوم پایه عمر در دور خویش ** از برای حرمت اسلام و کیش
- ‘Umar, in his reign, (sat) on the third step in order to show reverence for Islam and the (true) Religion.
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دور عثمان آمد او بالای تخت ** بر شد و بنشست آن محمودبخت 490
- (When) the reign of ‘Uthmán arrived, he, that man of praised (blessed) fortune, went up on to the top of the throne (pulpit) and seated himself.
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پس سالش کرد شخصی بوالفضول ** که آن دو ننشستند بر جای رسول
- Then a person given to idle meddling questioned him, saying, “Those two did not sit in the Prophet's place:
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پس تو چون جستی ازیشان برتری ** چون برتبت تو ازیشان کمتری
- How, then, hast thou sought to be higher than they, when thou art inferior to them in rank?”
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گفت اگر پایه‌ی سوم را بسپرم ** وهم آید که مثال عمرم
- He replied, “If I tread on the third step, it will be imagined that I resemble ‘Umar;
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بر دوم پایه شوم من جای‌جو ** گویی بوبکرست و این هم مثل او
- (And if) I seek a seat on the second step, thou wilt say, ‘’Tis (the seat of) Abú Bakr, and (therefore) this one too is like him.’
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هست این بالا مقام مصطفی ** وهم مثلی نیست با آن شه مرا 495
- This top (of the pulpit) is the place of Mustafá (Mohammed): no one will imagine that I am like that (spiritual) King.”
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بعد از آن بر جای خطبه آن ودود ** تا به قرب عصر لب‌خاموش بود
- Afterwards, (seated) in the preaching-place, that loving man kept silence till near the (time of the) afternoon-prayer.