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نقب‌زن زد نقب در مخزن رسید ** هر یکی از مخزن اسبابی کشید
- The tunneller made a tunnel and reached the treasury: every one carried off some goods from the treasury.
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بس زر و زربفت و گوهرهای زفت ** قوم بردند و نهان کردند تفت
- The band took away much gold and gold-embroidered cloth and big pearls and quickly concealed them.
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شه معین دید منزل‌گاهشان ** حلیه و نام و پناه و راهشان
- The King saw distinctly their lodging-place and (noticed) their personal appearance and names and (where they took) refuge and (what) way (they went).
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خویش را دزدید ازیشان بازگشت ** روز در دیوان بگفت آن سرگذشت
- He stole away from them and returned (to the palace), and (next) day related his adventure (to the ministers) in council.
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پس روان گشتند سرهنگان مست ** تا که دزدان را گرفتند و ببست 2850
- Thereupon furious officers rushed away to arrest and pinion the thieves.
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دست‌بسته سوی دیوان آمدند ** وز نهیب جان خود لرزان شدند
- They (the thieves) came handcuffed into the council-chamber, and they were trembling in fear for their lives.
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چونک استادند پیش تخت شاه ** یار شبشان بود آن شاه چو ماه
- When they stood before the King's throne, that moon-like King was their (last) night's companion.
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آنک چشمش شب بهرکه انداختی ** روز دیدی بی شکش بشناختی
- He (the thief) who could without hesitation recognise by day any one on whom he had cast his eye by night
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شاه را بر تخت دید و گفت این ** بود با ما دوش شب‌گرد و قرین
- Saw the King on the throne and said, “This man was going about with us last night and was our comrade.
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آنک چندین خاصیت در ریش اوست ** این گرفت ما هم از تفتیش اوست 2855
- He who has such a great talent in his beard—our arrest is the result of his enquiry.”