پهلوان در ناله آمد کای سنی ** مر مرا کشتی چه صورت می‌‌زنی‌‌

And the hero fell a-moaning—“O illustrious one, you have killed me: what figure are you tattooing?”

گفت آخر شیر فرمودی مرا ** گفت از چه عضو کردی ابتدا

“Why,” said he, “you bade me do a lion.” “What limb (of the lion),” asked the other, “did you begin with?”

گفت از دمگاه آغازیده‌‌ام ** گفت دم بگذار ای دو دیده‌‌ام‌‌ 2990

“I have begun at the tail,” said he. “O my dear friend,” he cried, “leave out the tail!

از دم و دمگاه شیرم دم گرفت ** دمگه او دمگهم محکم گرفت‌‌

My breath is stopped by the lion's tail and rump: his rump has tightly closed (choked) my windpipe.

شیر بی‌‌دم باش گو ای شیر ساز ** که دلم سستی گرفت از زخم گاز

Let the lion be without a tail, O lion-maker, for my heart is faint from the blows of the prong (the tattooer's needle).”

جانب دیگر گرفت آن شخص زخم ** بی‌‌محابا بی‌‌مواسا بی‌‌ز رحم‌‌

That person commenced to prick in (the blue) on another part (of the man's shoulder) without fear, without favour, without mercy.

بانگ کرد او کاین چه اندام است از او ** گفت این گوش است ای مرد نکو

He yelled—“Which of his members is this?” “This is his ear, my good man,” the barber replied.

گفت تا گوشش نباشد ای حکیم ** گوش را بگذار و کوته کن گلیم‌‌ 2995

“O Doctor,” said he, “let him have no ears: omit the ears and cut the frock short.”

جانب دیگر خلش آغاز کرد ** باز قزوینی فغان را ساز کرد

The barber began to insert (his needle) in another part: once more the man of Qazwín set out to wail,

کاین سوم جانب چه اندام است نیز ** گفت این است اشکم شیر ای عزیز

Saying, “What is the member (you are pricking in) now on this third spot?” He replied, “This is the lion's belly, my dear sir.”