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می‌ندانم که چه خدمت آرمت ** تن زنم یا در عبارت آرمت 705
- I know not what service I shall pay Thee, whether I shall keep silence or express Thee in words.
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این عجب که نیستی از من جدا ** می‌ندانم من کجاام تو کجا
- ’Tis marvellous that Thou art not separate from me, (and yet) where am I, and where Thou, I know not.
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می‌ندانم که مرا چون می‌کشی ** گاه در بر گاه در خون می‌کشی
- I know not how Thou art drawing me: Thou drawest me now into Thy bosom, now into blood.”
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هم‌چنین لب در ندانم باز کرد ** می‌ندانم می‌ندانم ساز کرد
- In this fashion he opened his lips (only) to say “I know not”: he made a tune of “I know not, I know not.”
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چون ز حد شد می‌ندانم از شگفت ** ترک ما را زین حراره دل گرفت
- When (the refrain) “I know not” passed beyond bounds, our Turk was amazed and his heart became sick of this ditty.
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برجهید آن ترک و دبوسی کشید ** تا علیها بر سر مطرب رسید 710
- The Turk leaped up and fetched an iron mace to smite the minstrel's head with it on the spot;
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گرز را بگرفت سرهنگی بدست ** گفت نه مطرب کشی این دم بدست
- (But) an officer seized the mace with his hand, saying, “Nay; ’tis wicked to kill the minstrel at this moment.”
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گفت این تکرار بی حد و مرش ** کوفت طبعم را بکوبم من سرش
- He (the Turk) replied, “This endless and countless repetition of his has pounded my nerves: I will pound his head.
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قلتبانا می‌ندانی گه مخور ** ور همی‌دانی بزن مقصود بر
- O cuckold, (if) you don't know, don't talk nonsense; and if you do know, play (a tune) to the purpose.
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آن بگو ای گیج که می‌دانیش ** می‌ندانم می‌ندانم در مکش
- Tell of that which you know, O crazy fool: don't draw out (repeat continually) ‘I know not, I know not.’