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روز دیگر وقت دیوان و لقا ** پس سلیمان گفت عزراییل را
- Next day, at the time of conference and meeting, Solomon said to Azrael:
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کان مسلمان را بخشم از چه چنان ** بنگریدی تا شد آواره ز خان 965
- “Didst thou look with anger on that Moslem in order that he might wander (as an exile) far from his home?”
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گفت من از خشم کی کردم نظر ** از تعجب دیدمش در رهگذر
- Azrael said, “When did I look (on him) angrily? I saw him as I passed by, (and looked at him) in astonishment,
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که مرا فرمود حق که امروز هان ** جان او را تو به هندستان ستان
- For God had commanded me, saying, ‘Hark, to-day do thou take his spirit in India.’
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از عجب گفتم گر او را صد پر است ** او به هندستان شدن دور اندر است
- From wonder I said (to myself), ‘(Even) if he has a hundred wings, ’tis a far journey for him to be in India (to-day).’”
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تو همه کار جهان را همچنین ** کن قیاس و چشم بگشا و ببین
- In like manner judge of all the affairs of this world and open your eye and see!
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از که بگریزیم از خود ای محال ** از که برباییم از حق ای وبال 970
- From whom shall we flee? From ourselves? Oh, absurdity! From whom shall we take (ourselves) away? From God? Oh, crime!
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باز ترجیح‌‌نهادن شیر جهد را بر توکل و فواید جهد را بیان کردن
- How the lion again declared exertion to be superior to trust in God and expounded the advantages of exertion.
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شیر گفت آری و لیکن هم ببین ** جهدهای انبیا و مومنین
- “Yes,” said the lion; “but at the same time consider the exertions of the prophets and the true believers.
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حق تعالی جهدشان را راست کرد ** آن چه دیدند از جفا و گرم و سرد
- God, exalted is He, prospered their exertion and what they suffered of oppression and heat and cold.
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حیله‌‌هاشان جمله حال آمد لطیف ** کل شی‌‌ء من ظریف هو ظریف
- Their plans were excellent in all circumstances: everything done by a goodly man is goodly.