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اسپ را بفروخت چون بشنید مرد ** پیش سگ شد آن خروسش رویزرد
- When the man heard (this speech), he sold the horse. That cock of his was disgraced in the eyes of the dog.
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روز دیگر همچنان نان را ربود ** آن خروس و سگ برو لب بر گشود 3315
- Next day the cock carried off the bread in the same fashion (as before), and the dog opened his lips at him,
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کای خروس عشوهده چند این دروغ ** ظالمی و کاذبی و بی فروغ
- Saying, “O beguiling cock, how long (will you tell) these lies? You are unrighteous and false and without lustre.
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اسپ کش گفتی سقط گردد کجاست ** کور اخترگوی و محرومی ز راست
- Where is the horse that you said would die? You are (like) a blind man who tells of the stars and you are deprived of truth.”
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گفت او را آن خروس با خبر ** که سقط شد اسپ او جای دگر
- That knowing cock said to him, “His horse died in another place.
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اسپ را بفروخت و جست او از زیان ** آن زیان انداخت او بر دیگران
- He sold the horse and escaped from loss: he cast the loss upon others;
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لیک فردا استرش گردد سقط ** مر سگان را باشد آن نعمت فقط 3320
- But to-morrow his mule will die: that will be good fortune for the dogs, (so say) no more.”
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زود استر را فروشید آن حریص ** یافت از غم وز زیان آن دم محیص
- The covetous man immediately sold the mule and at that instant obtained deliverance from grief and loss.
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روز ثالث گفت سگ با آن خروس ** ای امیر کاذبان با طبل و کوس
- On the third day the dog said to the cock, “O prince of liars with your drums and kettledrums!”
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گفت او بفروخت استر را شتاب ** گفت فردایش غلام آید مصاب
- He (the cock) said, “He sold the mule in haste, (but),” said he, “to-morrow his slave will be stricken down,
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چون غلام او بمیرد نانها ** بر سگ و خواهنده ریزند اقربا
- And when his slave dies, the next of kin will scatter pieces of bread upon the dogs and beggars.”
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این شنید و آن غلامش را فروخت ** رست از خسران و رخ را بر فروخت 3325
- He (the master) heard this and sold his slave: he was saved from loss and his face was lit up (with joy).
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شکرها میکرد و شادیها که من ** رستم از سه واقعه اندر زمن
- He was giving thanks and making merry, saying, “I have been saved from three calamities in the world.
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تا زبان مرغ و سگ آموختم ** دیدهی س القضا را دوختم
- Since I learned the language of the fowl and the dog I have pierced the eye of evil destiny.”
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روز دیگر آن سگ محروم گفت ** کای خروس ژاژخا کو طاق و جفت
- Next day the disappointed dog said, “O drivelling cock, where are the sundries (you promised me)?
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خجل گشتن خروس پیش سگ به سبب دروغ شدن در آن سه وعده
- [How the cock became abashed before the dog on account of being false in those three promises.]
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چند چند آخر دروغ و مکر تو ** خود نپرد جز دروغ از وکر تو
- How long, pray, how long (will) your falsehood and deceit (continue)? Truly, nothing but falsehood flies out of your nest.”
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گفت حاشا از من و از جنس من ** که بگردیم از دروغی ممتحن 3330
- He said, “Far be it from me and from my kind that we should become afflicted with falsehood.
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ما خروسان چون مذن راستگوی ** هم رقیب آفتاب و وقتجوی
- We cocks are veracious like the muezzin: we are observers of the sun as well as seekers of the (right) time.
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پاسبان آفتابیم از درون ** گر کنی بالای ما طشتی نگون
- We are watchers of the sun inwardly, though you may turn a basin upside down over us.”
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پاسبان آفتابند اولیا ** در بشر واقف ز اسرار خدا
- The watchers of the Sun (of Reality) are the saints: in the flesh (they are) acquainted with the Divine mysteries.
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اصل ما را حق پی بانگ نماز ** داد هدیه آدمی را در جهاز
- “God gave our family as a gift to Man to call (him) to the ritual prayer (and) in preparation (for that purpose).
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گر بناهنگام سهویمان رود ** در اذان آن مقتل ما میشود 3335
- If a mistake be committed by us in (giving) the call to prayer at the wrong time, it will become the cause of our being killed.
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گفت ناهنگام حی عل فلاح ** خون ما را میکند خوار و مباح
- To say at the wrong time ‘Come to welfare’ will make our blood of no account and licit (liable to be shed with impunity).”
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آنک معصوم آمد و پاک از غلط ** آن خروس جان وحی آمد فقط
- ’Tis only the (spiritual) cock, the Soul of (Divine) inspiration, that is protected (by God from sin) and purged of error.
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آن غلامش مرد پیش مشتری ** شد زیان مشتری آن یکسری
- His (the master's) slave died in the house of the purchaser: that was the purchaser's loss entirely.