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گرنه زان گونه طلسمی ساختی ** هر شکم‌خواری بدانجا تاختی
- If he (the magician) had not wrought a spell of that kind, every famishing (animal) would have run thither.
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یک جهان بی‌نوا پر پیل و ارج ** بی‌طلسمی کی بماندی سبز مرج 2615
- (In) a foodless world full of elephants and rhinoceroses how should the meadow have remained verdant without (the protection of) a spell?
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من ترا خود خواستم گفتن به درس ** که چنان هولی اگر بینی مترس
- Truly, I meant to tell you, by way of instruction, not to be afraid if you should see a terrible thing like that;
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لیک رفت از یاد علم آموزیت ** که بدم مستغرق دلسوزیت
- But I forgot to impart (this) knowledge to you, because I was overwhelmed with grief and pity on your account.
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دیدمت در جوع کلب و بی‌نوا ** می‌شتابیدم که آیی تا دوا
- I saw you were ravenously hungry and without food, (therefore) I was making haste so that you might attain to the remedy;
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ورنه با تو گفتمی شرح طلسم ** که آن خیالی می‌نماید نیست جسم
- Otherwise I would have explained the spell to you: it (the lion) presents itself as an apparition, it is not a (real) body.”
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جواب گفتن خر روباه را
- The reply of the ass to the fox.
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گفت رو رو هین ز پیشم ای عدو ** تا نبینم روی تو ای زشت‌رو 2620
- “Hark,” cried the ass, “begone, begone from my presence, O enemy, that I may not see your face, O ugly one!
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آن خدایی که ترا بدبخت کرد ** روی زشتت را کریه و سخت کرد
- That God who made you ill-fated hath made your ugly face detestable and impudent.
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با کدامین روی می‌آیی به من ** این چنین سغری ندارد کرگدن
- With what face do you come to me? The rhinoceros has not such a hard skin (as you have).
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رفته‌ای در خون جانم آشکار ** که ترا من ره‌برم تا مرغزار
- You manifestly attempted to shed my life-blood, saying, ‘I will guide you to the meadow,’