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445-454

  • چو زنخ را بست خواهند ای صنم  ** آن به آید که زنخ کمتر زنم  445
  • Since my jaw will (ultimately) be bound up, O worshipful one, ’tis better that I should jaw little (now).

  • ای بزربفت و کمر آموخته  ** آخرستت جامه‌ی نادوخته 
  • O thou who hast learned to wear a gold-embroidered robe and a belt, at the last there is (only) the unsewn garment for thee (to wear).

  • رو به خاک آریم کز وی رسته‌ایم  ** دل چرا در بی‌وفایان بسته‌ایم 
  • We shall turn our faces to the earth whence we have sprung: why (then) have we fixed our hearts on creatures devoid of constancy (permanence)?

  • جد و خویشانمان قدیمی چار طبع  ** ما به خویشی عاریت بستیم طمع 
  • The four ‘natures’ are our ancestors and kinsfolk from of old, (yet) we have fixed our hopes on a borrowed (temporary) kinship.

  • سالها هم‌صحبتی و هم‌دمی  ** با عناصر داشت جسم آدمی 
  • During (many) years the body of Man had companionship and intimacy with the elements.

  • روح او خود از نفوس و از عقول  ** روح اصول خویش را کرده نکول  450
  • His spirit, indeed, is from the (world of) souls and intelligences, (but) the spirit has forsaken its origins.

  • از عقول و از نفوس پر صفا  ** نامه می‌آید به جان کای بی‌وفا 
  • From the pure souls and intelligences there is coming to the spirit a letter, saying, ‘O faithless one,

  • یارکان پنج روزه یافتی  ** رو ز یاران کهن بر تافتی 
  • Thou hast found (some) miserable five-day friends and hast turned thy face away from thy friends of old.’

  • کودکان گرچه که در بازی خوشند  ** شب کشانشان سوی خانه می‌کشند 
  • Although the children are happy in their play, (yet) at nightfall they are dragged off and taken home.

  • شد برهنه وقت بازی طفل خرد  ** دزد از ناگه قبا و کفش برد 
  • At play-time the little child strips: suddenly the thief carries off his coat and shoes.