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حق همیخواهد که هر میر و اسیر ** با رجا و خوف باشند و حذیر 3615
- God is wishing that every prince and captive should be hopeful and fearful and afraid.
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این رجا و خوف در پرده بود ** تا پس این پرده پرورده شود
- This hope and fear are in the veil (separating the seen from the unseen), that they may be fostered behind this veil.
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چون دریدی پرده کو خوف و رجا ** غیب را شد کر و فری بر ملا
- When thou hast rent the veil, where are fear and hope? The might and majesty belonging to the Unseen are divulged.
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بر لب جو برد ظنی یک فتا ** که سلیمان است ماهیگیر ما
- A young man on the bank of a river thought (to himself), “Our fisherman (here) is Solomon.
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گر وی است این از چه فرد است و خفی است ** ور نه سیمای سلیمانیش چیست
- (But) if this is he, why is he alone and disguised? And if not, why has he the aspect of Solomon?”
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اندر این اندیشه میبود او دو دل ** تا سلیمان گشت شاه و مستقل 3620
- Thus thinking, he remained in two minds until Solomon (once more) became king and absolute ruler.
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دیو رفت از ملک و تخت او گریخت ** تیغ بختش خون آن شیطان بریخت
- The demon departed and fled from his (Solomon's) kingdom and throne: the sword of his fortune shed that devil's blood.
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کرد در انگشت خود انگشتری ** جمع آمد لشکر دیو و پری
- He put the ring upon his finger, the hosts of demons and peris assembled.
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آمدند از بهر نظاره رجال ** در میانشان آن که بد صاحب خیال
- The men came to look, amongst them he who had the fancy (that the fisherman was Solomon in disguise).
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چون در انگشتش بدید انگشتری ** رفت اندیشه و تحری یک سری
- When he saw the ring on his finger, his perplexity and doubt vanished all at once.