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مدتی زن شد مراقب هر دو را ** تاکشان فرصت نیفتد در خلا 2165
- For a long time the wife watched them both, lest an opportunity should occur for their being alone (together)—
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تا در آمد حکم و تقدیر اله ** عقل حارس خیرهسر گشت و تباه
- Until the decree and fore-ordainment of God arrived: (then) the watchman, Reason, became giddy-headed and good-for-nothing.
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حکم و تقدیرش چو آید بیوقوف ** عقل کی بود در قمر افتد خسوف
- When His decree and fore-ordainment arrives unawares, who is Reason? Eclipse overtakes (even) the moon.
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بود در حمام آن زن ناگهان ** یادش آمد طشت و در خانه بد آن
- The wife was at the (public) bath: suddenly she remembered the wash-basin and (that) it was (had been left) at home.
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با کنیزک گفت رو هین مرغوار ** طشت سیمین را ز خانهی ما بیار
- She said to the maid, “Hark, go like a bird and fetch the silver basin from our house.”
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آن کنیزک زنده شد چون این شنید ** که به خواجه این زمان خواهد رسید 2170
- On hearing this, the maid came to life, for (she knew that) now she would obtain (a meeting with) the master,
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خواجه در خانهست و خلوت این زمان ** پس دوان شد سوی خانه شادمان
- (Since) the master was then at home and alone. So she ran joyously to the house.
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عشق شش ساله کنیزک را بد این ** که بیابد خواجه را خلوت چنین
- For six years the maid had been longing to find the master alone like this.
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گشت پران جانب خانه شتافت ** خواجه را در خانه در خلوت بیافت
- She flew off and hastened towards the house: she found the master at home and alone.
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هر دو عاشق را چنان شهوت ربود ** که احتیاط و یاد در بستن نبود
- Desire took possession of both the lovers so (mightily) that they had no care or thought of bolting the door.