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2082-2091

  • That king of Wa ’l-Najm and that sultan of ‘Abas bit his lip (in anger) and said to the silly prater, “Enough!”
  • آن شه والنجم و سلطان عبس ** لب گزید آن سرد دم را گفت بس
  • He was putting his hand on his (the objector's) mouth to prevent him, (as though to say), “How long wilt thou speak in the presence of one who knows the occult?”
  • دست می‌زند بهر منعش بر دهان ** چند گویی پیش دانای نهان
  • Thou hast brought dry ordure to one endowed with vision, saying, “Buy this instead of a musk-bag.”
  • پیش بینا برده‌ای سرگین خشک ** که بخر این را به جای ناف مشک
  • O thou of stinking brain and stinking marrow, thou placest camel's dung beneath thy nose and sayest, “Oh, delicious!” 2085
  • بعر را ای گنده‌مغز گنده‌مخ ** زیر بینی بنهی و گویی که اخ
  • O squinting crazy fool, thou hast exclaimed in delight, “Oh, oh,” that thy bad wares may find a ready sale,
  • اخ اخی برداشتی ای گیج گاج ** تا که کالای بدت یابد رواج
  • And that thou mayst deceive that pure organ of (spiritual) smell, that which pastures in the celestial rose-garden.
  • تا فریبی آن مشام پاک را ** آن چریده‌ی گلشن افلاک را
  • Though his (the saint's) forbearance has feigned to be stupid, one must know one's self a little.
  • حلم او خود را اگر چه گول ساخت ** خویشتن را اندکی باید شناخت
  • If to-night the mouth of the cooking-pot is left open, yet the cat must have discretion.
  • دیگ را گر باز ماند امشب دهن ** گربه را هم شرم باید داشتن
  • If that glorious one (the saint) has feigned to be asleep, he is (really) very much awake: do not carry off his turban. 2090
  • خویشتن گر خفته کرد آن خوب فر ** سخت بیدارست دستارش مبر
  • How long, O contumacious man devoid of (spiritual) excellence, wilt thou utter these Devil's enchantments in the presence of God's elect one?
  • چند گویی ای لجوج بی‌صفا ** این فسون دیو پیش مصطفی