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  • بو مسیلم را لقب کذاب ماند ** مر محمد را اولو الالباب ماند
  • (But) to Bú Musaylim remained the title of Kadhdháb (Liar), to Mohammed remained (the title of) Ulu ’l-albáb (Endowed with understanding).

  • آن شراب حق ختامش مشک ناب ** باده را ختمش بود گند و عذاب‌‌
  • The wine of God, its seal (last result) is pure musk, (but) as for (the other) wine, its seal is stench and torment

  • داستان آن پادشاه جهود که نصرانیان را می‌‌کشت از بهر تعصب
  • Story of the Jewish king who for bigotry's sake used to slay the Christians.

  • بود شاهی در جهودان ظلم ساز ** دشمن عیسی و نصرانی گداز
  • Amongst the Jews there was a king who wrought oppression, an enemy of Jesus and a destroyer of Christians.

  • عهد عیسی بود و نوبت آن او ** جان موسی او و موسی جان او 325
  • ’Twas the epoch of Jesus and the turn was his: he was the soul of Moses, and Moses the soul of him;

  • شاه احول کرد در راه خدا ** آن دو دمساز خدایی را جدا
  • (But) the squint-eyed (double-seeing) king separated in the way of God those two Divine (prophets) who were (really) in accord (with each other).

  • گفت استاد احولی را کاندر آ ** رو برون آر از وثاق آن شیشه را
  • The master said to a squint-eyed (pupil), “Come on; go, fetch that bottle out of the room.”

  • گفت احول ز ان دو شیشه من کدام ** پیش تو آرم بکن شرح تمام‌‌
  • Said the squint-eyed one: “Which of the two bottles shall I bring to you? Explain fully.”

  • گفت استاد آن دو شیشه نیست رو ** احولی بگذار و افزون بین مشو
  • “There are not two bottles,” replied the master; “go, leave off squinting and do not be seeing more (than one).”

  • گفت ای استا مرا طعنه مزن ** گفت استا ز ان دو یک را در شکن‌‌ 330
  • “O master,” said he, “don't chide me.” Said the master, “Smash one of those two.”

  • شیشه یک بود و به چشمش دو نمود ** چون شکست او شیشه را دیگر نبود
  • The bottle was one, though in his eyes it seemed two; when he broke the bottle, there was no other.