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جرعه‌ای زان جام راهب آن کند ** که هزاران جره و خمدان کند
- One draught from the Christian ascetic's cup has the same effect as thousands of wine-jars and wine-cellars.
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اندر آن می مایه‌ی پنهانی است ** آنچنان که اندر عبا سلطانی است
- In that (Christian's) wine there is a hidden (spiritual) substance, even as (spiritual) sovereignty is (hidden) in the dervish-cloak.
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تو بدلق پاره‌پاره کم نگر ** که سیه کردند از بیرون زر
- Do not regard (merely) the tattered cloak, for they have put black on the outside of the gold.
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از برای چشم بد مردود شد ** وز برون آن لعل دودآلود شد 3450
- On account of the evil eye he (the dervish) becomes (apparently) reprobate, and that (spiritual) ruby is tarnished with smoke on the outside.
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گنج و گوهر کی میان خانه‌هاست ** گنجها پیوسته در ویرانه‌هاست
- When are treasures and jewels (exposed to view) in the rooms of a house? Treasures are always (hidden) in ruins.
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گنج آدم چون بویران بد دفین ** گشت طینش چشم‌بند آن لعین
- Since Adam's treasure was buried in a ruin, his clay became a bandage over the eye of the accursed (Iblís).
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او نظر می‌کرد در طین سست سست ** جان همی‌گفتش که طینم سد تست
- He (Iblís) was regarding the clay with the utmost contempt, (but) the spirit (of Adam) was saying, “My clay is a barrier to thee.”
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دو سبو بستد غلام و خوش دوید ** در زمان در دیر رهبانان رسید
- The slave took two jugs and ran with goodwill: (almost) immediately he arrived at the monastery of the Christian monks.
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زر بداد و باده‌ی چون زر خرید ** سنگ داد و در عوض گوهر خرید 3455
- He paid gold and purchased wine like gold: he gave stones and bought jewels in exchange.
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باده‌ای که آن بر سر شاهان جهد ** تاج زر بر تارک ساقی نهد
- (’Twas) a wine that would fly to the head of kings and put a golden tiara on the crown of the cupbearer's head.