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کانچه میگوید رسول مستنیر ** مر مرا هست آن حقیقت در ضمیر
- Thinking, “I have in my conscience the Truth of that which the illumined Prophet is saying.”
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پرتو اندیشهاش زد بر رسول ** قهر حق آورد بر جانش نزول
- The ray of his thought struck the Prophet: the wrath of God descended on his (the scribe's) soul.
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هم ز نساخی بر آمد هم ز دین ** شد عدوی مصطفی و دین به کین
- He abandoned both his work as a scribe and the Religion (Islam): he became the malignant foe of Mustafá (Mohammed) and the Religion.
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مصطفی فرمود کای گبر عنود ** چون سیه گشتی اگر نور از تو بود 3235
- Mustafá said, “O obstinate miscreant, if the Light was from thee, how shouldst thou have become black (with sin)?
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گر تو ینبوع الهی بودیی ** این چنین آب سیه نگشودیی
- If thou hadst been the Divine fountain (whence the Revelation issued), thou wouldst not have let out such black water as this.”
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تا که ناموسش به پیش این و آن ** نشکند بر بست این او را دهان
- Lest his reputation should be ruined in the sight of all and sundry, this (pride) kept his mouth shut.
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اندرون میسوختش هم زین سبب ** توبه کردن مینیارست این عجب
- His (the scribe's) heart was burning, hence he was unable to repent: this is wonderful.
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آه میکرد و نبودش آه سود ** چون در آمد تیغ و سر را در ربود
- He (the scribe) was crying “Alas,” but “Alas” was of no use to him when the sword came on and took off his head.
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کرده حق ناموس را صد من حدید ** ای بسا بسته به بند ناپدید 3240
- God has made reputation (to be like) a hundred maunds' weight of iron: oh, many a one is bound in the unseen chain!
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کبر و کفر آن سان ببست آن راه را ** که نیارد کرد ظاهر آه را
- Pride and infidelity have barred that Way (of repentance) in such wise that he (the sinner) cannot utter a sigh.