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1901-1910

  • Oh, happy he that espies your face or suddenly lights upon your abode.
  • ای خنک آن را که بیند روی تو ** یا در افتد ناگهان در کوی تو

  • O you whom the pure spirit hath praised, how many foolish and idle words have I spoken to you!
  • ای روان پاک بستوده ترا ** چند گفتم ژاژ و بی‏هوده ترا

  • O lord and emperor and amír, I spoke not, my folly spoke: do not punish that (offence).
  • ای خداوند و شهنشاه و امیر ** من نگفتم جهل من گفت آن مگیر

  • If I had known a tittle of this matter, how could I have spoken foolish words?
  • شمه‏ای زین حال اگر دانستمی ** گفتن بی‏هوده کی تانستمی‏

  • I should have spoken much praise of you, O man of good qualities, if you had given me a single hint as to the (actual) case; 1905
  • بس ثنایت گفتمی ای خوش خصال ** گر مرا یک رمز می‏گفتی ز حال‏

  • But you, keeping silence, showed perturbation and silently continued to beat me on the head.
  • لیک خامش کرده می‏آشوفتی ** خامشانه بر سرم می‏کوفتی‏

  • My head became dizzy, the wits flew out of my head— especially as this head has (but) little brain.
  • شد سرم کالیوه عقل از سر بجست ** خاصه این سر را که مغزش کمتر است‏

  • Pardon, O man of goodly countenance and goodly behaviour: let pass that which I said in frenzy.”
  • عفو کن ای خوب روی خوب کار ** آن چه گفتم از جنون اندر گذار

  • He answered, “If I had uttered a hint of it, your gall would instantly have turned to water.
  • گفت اگر من گفتمی رمزی از آن ** زهره‏ی تو آب گشتی آن زمان‏

  • Had I told you the qualities of the snake, terror would have made you give up the ghost.” 1910
  • گر ترا من گفتمی اوصاف مار ** ترس از جانت بر آوردی دمار