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از تو میخواهند هم تا وارهند ** زین غرض باطل گواهی میدهند 645
- Also, they are suing to be delivered from you: by reason of this self-interest the testimony they give is worthless.”
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جمله اهل محکمه گفتند ما ** هم بر ادبار و بر افلاسش گوا
- All the people belonging to the court of justice said, “We bear witness both to his (moral) degeneracy and his insolvency.”
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هر که را پرسید قاضی حال او ** گفت مولا دست ازین مفلس بشو
- Every one whom the Cadi questioned about his condition said, “My lord, wash thy hands of this insolvent.”
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گفت قاضی کش بگردانید فاش ** گرد شهر این مفلس است و بس قلاش
- The Cadi said, “March him round the city for all to see, (and cry), ‘This man is an insolvent and a great rogue.’
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کو به کو او را مناداها زنید ** طبل افلاسش عیان هر جا زنید
- Make proclamations concerning him, street by street; beat the drum (as an advertisement) of his insolvency everywhere in open view.
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هیچ کس نسیه بنفروشد بدو ** قرض ندهد هیچ کس او را تسو 650
- Let no one sell to him on credit, let no one lend him a farthing.
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هر که دعوی آردش اینجا به فن ** بیش زندانش نخواهم کرد من
- Whosoever may bring here a claim against him for fraud, I will not put him in prison any more.
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پیش من افلاس او ثابت شده است ** نقد و کالا نیستش چیزی به دست
- His insolvency has been proven to me: he has nothing in his possession, (neither) money nor goods.”
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آدمی در حبس دنیا ز آن بود ** تا بود کافلاس او ثابت شود
- Man is in the prison of this world in order that peradventure his insolvency may be proven.
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مفلسی دیو را یزدان ما ** هم منادی کرد در قرآن ما
- Our God has also proclaimed in our Qur’án the insolvency of the Devil,