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آب روح شاه اگر شیرین بود ** جمله جوها پر ز آب خوش شود
- If the water of the King's spirit be sweet, all the river-beds are filled with the sweet water;
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که رعیت دین شه دارند و بس ** این چنین فرمود سلطان عبس
- For only the King’s law do his subjects have (as their own): so hath the sovereign of ‘Abas declared.
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هر یکی یاری یکی مهمان گزید ** در میان یک زفت بود و بیندید
- Each Companion chose a guest. Amongst them,(the infidels) was one stout and incomparable (in that respect).
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جشم ضخمی داشت کس او را نبرد ** ماند در مسجد چو اندر جام درد 75
- He had a huge body: no one took him along, he remained in the mosque like the dregs in a cup.
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مصطفی بردش چو وا ماند از همه ** هفت بز بد شیرده اندر رمه
- As he was left behind by all, Mustafá (Mohammed) took him away. In the (Prophet's) herd there were seven goats that gave milk,
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که مقیم خانه بودندی بزان ** بهر دوشیدن برای وقت خوان
- For the goats used to stay in the house for milking in preparation for mealtime.
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نان و آش و شیر آن هر هفت بز ** خورد آن بوقحط عوج ابن غز
- That famishing giant son of a Ghuzz Turcoman devoured the bread and (other) food and (drank all) the milk of the seven goats.
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جمله اهل بیت خشمآلو شدند ** که همه در شیر بز طامع بدند
- The whole household became enraged, for they all desired goat's milk.
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معده طبلیخوار همچون طبل کرد ** قسم هژده آدمی تنها بخورد 80
- He made his voracious belly like a drum: he consumed singly the portion of eighteen persons.
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وقت خفتن رفت و در حجره نشست ** پس کنیزک از غضب در را ببست
- At bed-time he went and sat in his room; then the maid angrily shut the door.