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تانیاید هر دو خصم اندر حضور ** حق نیاید پیش حاکم در ظهور
- Until both litigants come into the presence, the truth does not come to light before the judge.
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خصم تنها گر بر آرد صد نفیر ** هان و هان بی خصم قول او مگیر
- If the (one) litigant alone raise a hundred clamours, beware, beware! Do not accept his word without (hearing) his adversary.’
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من نیارم رو ز فرمان تافتن ** خصم خود را رو بیاور سوی من 4650
- I dare not avert my face from the (Divine) command. Go, bring thy adversary before me.”
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گفت قول تست برهان و درست ** خصم من بادست و او در حکم تست
- It (the gnat) said, “Thy words are an argument (conclusive) and sound. My adversary is the Wind, and he is in thy jurisdiction.”
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بانگ زد آن شه که ای باد صبا ** پشه افغان کرد از ظلمت بیا
- The King shouted, “O East-wind, the gnat complains of thy injustice: come!
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هین مقابل شو تو و خصم و بگو ** پاسخ خصم و بکن دفع عدو
- Hark, come face to face with thy adversary and reply to thy adversary and rebut thy opponent.”
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باد چون بشنید آمد تیز تیز ** پشه بگرفت آن زمان راه گریز
- When the Wind heard (the summons), he came very rapidly: the gnat at once took to flight.
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پس سلیمان گفت ای پشه کجا ** باش تا بر هر دو رانم من قضا 4655
- Then Solomon said, “O gnat, where (art thou going)? Stop, that I may pass judgement on (you) both.”
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گفت ای شه مرگ من از بود اوست ** خود سیاه این روز من از دود اوست
- It (the gnat) answered, “O King, my death is from his being: verily, this day of mine is black from his smoke.
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او چو آمد من کجا یابم قرار ** کو بر آرد از نهاد من دمار
- Since he has come, where shall I find rest? for he wrings the (vital) breath out of my body.”