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  • لیک خامش بر حوالی رهش  ** ایستاده مفلسان دیواروش 
  • But the paupers stood in silence, like a wall, on the outskirts of his path,

  • هر که کردی ناگهان با لب سال  ** زو نبردی زین گنه یک حبه مال  3810
  • And any one who suddenly begged with his lips was punished for this offence by not getting from him (even) a mite of money.

  • من صمت منکم نجا بد یاسه‌اش  ** خامشان را بود کیسه و کاسه‌اش 
  • His maxim was “Those of you who keep silence are saved”: his purses and bowls (of food) were (reserved) for the silent.

  • نادرا روزی یکی پیری بگفت  ** ده زکاتم که منم با جوع جفت 
  • One day (it happened) extraordinarily (that) an old man said, “Give me alms, for I am hungry.”

  • منع کرد از پیر و پیرش جد گرفت  ** مانده خلق از جد پیر اندر شگفت 
  • He refused (alms) to the old man, but the old man importuned him: the people were astounded by the old man's importunity.

  • گفت بس بی‌شرم پیری ای پدر  ** پیر گفت از من توی بی‌شرم‌تر 
  • He (the Sadr) said, “You are a very shameless old man, O father.” The old man replied, “Thou art more shameless than I,

  • کین جهان خوردی و خواهی تو ز طمع  ** کان جهان با این جهان گیری به جمع  3815
  • For thou hast enjoyed this world, and in thy greed thou wouldst fain take the other world (to enjoy it) together with this world.”

  • خنده‌اش آمد مال داد آن پیر را  ** پیر تنها برد آن توفیر را 
  • He (the Sadr) laughed and gave the old man some money: the old man alone obtained the bounty.

  • غیر آن پیر ایچ خواهنده ازو  ** نیم حبه زر ندید و نه تسو 
  • Except that old man none of those who begged (aloud) saw half a mite or a single farthing of his money.

  • نوبت روز فقیهان ناگهان  ** یک فقیه از حرص آمد در فغان 
  • On the day when it was the turn of the jurists (to receive alms), a certain jurist, (impelled) by cupidity, suddenly began to whine.

  • کرد زاری‌ها بسی چاره نبود  ** گفت هر نوعی نبودش هیچ سود 
  • He made many piteous appeals, but there was no help (for him); he uttered every kind (of entreaty), but it availed him naught.

  • روز دیگر با رگو پیچید پا  ** ناکس اندر صف قوم مبتلا  3820
  • Next day he wrapped his leg in rags (and stood) in the row of the sufferers (from illness), hanging his head.

  • تخته‌ها بر ساق بست از چپ و راست  ** تا گمان آید که او اشکسته‌پاست 
  • He tied splints on his shank, left and right, in order that it might be supposed that his leg was broken.

  • دیدش و بشناختش چیزی نداد  ** روز دیگر رو بپوشید از لباد 
  • He (the Sadr) saw and recognised him and did not give him anything. Next day he covered his face with a rain-cloak,

  • هم بدانستش ندادش آن عزیز  ** از گناه و جرم گفتن هیچ چیز 
  • (But) the noble lord knew him still and gave him nothing because of the sin and crime (which he had committed) by speaking.

  • چونک عاجز شد ز صد گونه مکید  ** چون زنان او چادری بر سر کشید 
  • When he had failed in a hundred sorts of trickery, he drew a chádar over his head, like women,

  • در میان بیوگان رفت و نشست  ** سر فرو افکند و پنهان کرد دست  3825
  • And went and sat down amongst the widows, and let his head droop and concealed his hands.

  • هم شناسیدش ندادش صدقه‌ای  ** در دلش آمد ز حرمان حرقه‌ای 
  • Still he (the Sadr) recognised him and did not give him any alms: on account of the disappointment a (feeling of) burning grief came into his heart.

  • رفت او پیش کفن‌خواهی پگاه  ** که بپیچم در نمد نه پیش راه 
  • He went early in the morning to a purveyor of grave-clothes, saying, “Wrap me in a felt (shroud) and lay me out on the road.

  • هیچ مگشا لب نشین و می‌نگر  ** تا کند صدر جهان اینجا گذر 
  • Do not open thy lips at all, (but) sit down and look on till the Sadr-i Jahán passes here.

  • بوک بیند مرده پندار به ظن  ** زر در اندازد پی وجه کفن 
  • Maybe he will see (me) and suppose that I am dead and drop some money to cover the cost of the shroud.

  • هر چه بدهد نیم آن بدهم به تو  ** هم‌چنان کرد آن فقیر صله‌جو  3830
  • I will pay thee half of whatever he may give.” The poor man, desiring the (expected) present, did just as he was told.

  • در نمد پیچید و بر راهش نهاد  ** معبر صدر جهان آنجا فتاد 
  • He wrapped him in the felt and laid him out on the road. The Sadr-i Jahán happened to pass that way

  • زر در اندازید بر روی نمد  ** دست بیرون کرد از تعجیل خود 
  • And dropped some gold on the felt (shroud). He (the jurist) put forth his hand in his haste (and fear)

  • تا نگیرد آن کفن‌خواه آن صله  ** تا نهان نکند ازو آن ده‌دله 
  • Lest the purveyor of the grave-clothes should seize the gift of money and lest that perfidious rascal should hide it from him.