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ور بگفتی هست نانها بینمک ** ور بگفتی عکس میگردد فلک 4030
- Or if she said, “The loaves have no salt (savour)”; or if she said, “The heavenly sphere is going round in the contrary direction”;
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ور بگفتی که به درد آمد سرم ** ور بگفتی درد سر شد خوشترم
- Or if she said, “My head aches”; or if she said, “My headache is better”—
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گر ستودی اعتناق او بدی ** ور نکوهیدی فراق او بدی
- If she praised, ’twas his (Joseph's) caresses (that she meant); and if she blamed, ’twas separation from him (that she meant).
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صد هزاران نام گر بر هم زدی ** قصد او و خواه او یوسف بدی
- If she piled up a hundred thousand names, her meaning and intention was always Joseph.
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گرسنه بودی چو گفتی نام او ** میشدی او سیر و مست جام او
- Were she hungry, as soon as she spoke his name she would be filled (with spiritual food) and intoxicated by his cup.
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تشنگیش از نام او ساکن شدی ** نام یوسف شربت باطن شدی 4035
- Her thirst would be quenched by his name: the name of Joseph was a sherbet to her soul;
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ور بدی دردیش زان نام بلند ** درد او در حال گشتی سودمند
- And if she were in pain, her pain would immediately be turned into profit by that exalted name.
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وقت سرما بودی او را پوستین ** این کند در عشق نام دوست این
- In cold weather it was a fur to her. This, this (is what) the Beloved's name can do (when one is) in love.
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عام میخوانند هر دم نام پاک ** این عمل نکند چو نبود عشقناک
- The vulgar are always pronouncing the Holy Name, (but) it does not do this work (for them) since they are not endowed with (true) love.
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آنچ عیسی کرده بود از نام هو ** میشدی پیدا ورا از نام او
- That (miracle) which Jesus had wrought by (pronouncing) the Name of Hú (God) was manifested to her through the name of him (Joseph).