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حلق و دندانها ازو آمن بود ** حق چو فرماید به دندان در فتد
- The throat and teeth are in no danger from it; (but) when God commands, it attacks the teeth;
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کوه گردد ذرهای باد و ثقیل ** درد دندان داردش زار و علیل 4685
- (And then) a (mere) atom of wind becomes (like) a mountain and heavy, and toothache keeps him (the sufferer) miserable and ill.
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این همان بادست که امن میگذشت ** بود جان کشت و گشت او مرگ کشت
- This is the same wind that used to pass by harmlessly: it was the life of the crops and it became the death of the crops.
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دست آن کس که بکردت دستبوس ** وقت خشم آن دست میگردد دبوس
- The hand of the person who (formerly) kissed thy hand—in the moment of anger that hand becomes a mace.
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یا رب و یا رب بر آرد او ز جان ** که ببر این باد را ای مستعان
- He (who has toothache) cries from his soul, “O Lord! O Lord! Take away this wind, O Thou whose aid is besought (by all)!
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ای دهان غافل بدی زین باد رو ** از بن دندان در استغفار شو
- O mouth, thou wert heedless of this wind: (now) go and betake thyself to asking pardon of God with utter abasement.”
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چشم سختش اشکها باران کند ** منکران را درد اللهخوان کند 4690
- His hard eye (now) sheds tears like rain: (only) pain causes the unbelievers to call unto God.
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چون دم مردان نپذرفتی ز مرد ** وحی حق را هین پذیرا شو ز درد
- Since thou hast not received the breath (inspiration) of (holy) men from a (holy) man, hark, receive the Divine inspiration from pain.
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باد گوید پیکم از شاه بشر ** گه خبر خیر آورم گه شوم و شر
- The wind says, “I am a messenger from the King of mankind: now I bring good news, now calamitous and bad;
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ز آنک مامورم امیر خود نیم ** من چو تو غافل ز شاه خود کیم
- For I am subject to command, I am not in command of myself: when am I forgetful, like thee, of my King?