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شش جهت عالم همه اکرام اوست ** هر طرف که بنگری اعلام اوست
- The whole world of six directions is (filled with) His bounty: wheresoever thou lookest, it is making Him (His bounty) known.
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چون کریمی گویدت آتش در آ ** اندر آ زود و مگو سوزد مرا
- When a generous man bids thee come into the fire, come in quickly and do not say, “It will burn me.”
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حکایت مندیل در تنور پر آتش انداختن انس رضی الله عنه و ناسوختن
- The story of Anas, may God be pleased with him: how he cast a napkin into a fiery oven, and it was not burnt.
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از انس فرزند مالک آمدست ** که به مهمانی او شخصی شدست 3110
- It has come (down to us) concerning Anas son of Málik that a certain person became his guest.
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او حکایت کرد کز بعد طعام ** دید انس دستارخوان را زردفام
- He (that person) related that after the meal Anas saw the table-napkin (was) yellow in hue,
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چرکن و آلوده گفت ای خادمه ** اندر افکن در تنورش یک‌دمه
- Dirty and stained; and said, “O maid-servant, throw it into the oven at once.”
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در تنور پر ز آتش در فکند ** آن زمان دستارخوان را هوشمند
- Thereupon the intelligent (maid) threw it into the oven, which was full of fire.
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جمله مهمانان در آن حیران شدند ** انتظار دود کندوری بدند
- All the guests were astounded thereat: they were in expectation of (seeing) the smoke of the (burning) napkin.
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بعد یکساعت بر آورد از تنور ** پاک و اسپید و از آن اوساخ دور 3115
- After a short time she took it out of the oven, clean and white and purged of that filth.
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قوم گفتند ای صحابی عزیز ** چون نسوزید و منقی گشت نیز
- The party (of guests) said, “O venerable Companion (of the Prophet), how didn't it burn, and how too did it become cleansed?”
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گفت زانک مصطفی دست و دهان ** بس بمالید اندرین دستارخوان
- He replied, “Because Mustafá (Mohammed) often rubbed his hands and lips on this napkin.”