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این همه بشنید آن خاک نژند ** زان گمان بد بدش در گوش بند
- The wretched Earth heard all this (counsel), (but) in her ear was a plug arising from that evil suspicion.
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باز از نوعی دگر آن خاک پست ** لابه و سجده همیکرد او چو مست
- Once more in another fashion the lowly Earth made entreaty and prostrated herself, like a drunken man.
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گفت نه برخیز نبود زین زیان ** من سر و جان مینهم رهن و ضمان
- He said, “Nay, arise! There is no loss (to thee) from this (thing), I lay my head and life as a pledge and guarantee.
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لابه مندیش و مکن لابه دگر ** جز بدان شاه رحیم دادگر 1675
- Do not think of entreating (me), do not make further entreaty except to that merciful and justice-dealing King.
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بنده فرمانم نیارم ترک کرد ** امر او کز بحر انگیزید گرد
- I am a slave to (His) command, I dare not neglect His command which raised dust from the sea.
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جز از آن خلاق گوش و چشم و سر ** نشنوم از جان خود هم خیر و شر
- Save from the Creator of ear and eye and head I will hear (accept) neither good nor evil—not even from my own soul.
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گوش من از گفت غیر او کرست ** او مرا از جان شیرین جانترست
- My ear is deaf to all words but His: He is dearer to me than my sweet soul.
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جان ازو آمد نیامد او ز جان ** صدهزاران جان دهم او رایگان
- The soul came from Him, not He from the soul: He bestows a hundred thousand souls free of cost.
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جان کی باشد کش گزینم بر کریم ** کیک چه بود که بسوزم زو گلیم 1680
- Who is the soul that I should prefer her to the Gracious (God)? What is a flea that I should burn the blanket on account of it?
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من ندانم خیر الا خیر او ** صم و بکم و عمی من از غیر او
- I know no good but His good: I am deaf and dumb and blind to all but Him.