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1981-1990

  • بدگمان باشد همیشه زشت‌کار  ** نامه‌ی خود خواند اندر حق یار 
  • The evil-doer is always thinking ill (of others): he reads his own book as referring to his neighbour.

  • آن خسان که در کژیها مانده‌اند  ** انبیا را ساحر و کژ خوانده‌اند 
  • The wretches who have remained (sunk) in (their own) unrighteous qualities have called the prophets magicians and unrighteous;

  • وآن امیران خسیس قلب‌ساز  ** این گمان بردند بر حجره‌ی ایاز 
  • And those base Amírs, (who were) forgers of falsehood, conceived this evil thought about the chamber of Ayáz,

  • کو دفینه دارد و گنج اندر آن  ** ز آینه‌ی خود منگر اندر دیگران 
  • (Supposing) that he kept there a buried hoard and treasure. Do not look at others in the mirror of thyself!

  • شاه می‌دانست خود پاکی او  ** بهر ایشان کرد او آن جست و جو  1985
  • The King, indeed, knew his innocence: (only) on their account was he making that investigation,

  • کای امیر آن حجره را بگشای در  ** نیم شب که باشد او زان بی‌خبر 
  • Saying, “O Amír, open the door of the chamber at midnight, when he (Ayáz) will be unaware of it,

  • تا پدید آید سگالشهای او  ** بعد از آن بر ماست مالشهای او 
  • In order that his (secret) thoughts may come to light: afterwards it rests with me to punish him.

  • مر شما را دادم آن زر و گهر  ** من از آن زرها نخواهم جز خبر 
  • I bestow the gold and jewels upon you: of those riches I desire naught but the information (concerning them).”

  • این همی‌گفت و دل او می‌طپید  ** از برای آن ایاز بی ندید 
  • Thus he spoke, while his heart was throbbing on account of the incomparable Ayáz,

  • که منم کین بر زبانم می‌رود  ** این جفاگر بشنود او چون شود  1990
  • (Thinking), “Is it I who am uttering this (command)? How (grieved) he will be if he hear of this injustice!”