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652-661

  • تیر را بگشاد آن خواجه ز شست ** زد بر آن حیوان که تا افتاد پست
  • The Khwája loosed the arrow from the thumbstall and shot at the animal, so that it fell to the ground.
  • اندر افتادن ز حیوان باد جست ** روستایی های کرد و کوفت دست
  • In falling, wind escaped from the animal: the countryman uttered a wail and beat his hands,
  • ناجوامردا که خرکره‌ی منست ** گفت نه این گرگ چون آهرمنست
  • (Crying), “O ungenerous (wretch), it is my ass-colt!” “Nay,” said he, “this is the devilish wolf.
  • اندرو اشکال گرگی ظاهرست ** شکل او از گرگی او مخبرست 655
  • The features of wolfishness are apparent in it; its form makes (one) acquainted with its wolfishness.”
  • گفت نه بادی که جست از فرج وی ** می‌شناسم همچنانک آبی ز می
  • “Nay,” he said, “I know the wind that escaped from its arse as well as (I know) water from wine.
  • کشته‌ای خرکره‌ام را در ریاض ** که مبادت بسط هرگز ز انقباض
  • Thou hast killed my ass-colt in the meadows—mayst thou never be released from anguish!”
  • گفت نیکوتر تفحص کن شبست ** شخصها در شب ز ناظر محجبست
  • “Make a better investigation,” he replied; “it is night, and at night material objects are screened from the beholder.
  • شب غلط بنماید و مبدل بسی ** دید صایب شب ندارد هر کسی
  • Night causes many a thing to appear wrong and changed (from its proper aspect): not every one has the (power of) seeing correctly by night.
  • هم شب و هم ابر و هم باران ژرف ** این سه تاریکی غلط آرد شگرف 660
  • (Now there is) both night and clouds and heavy rain withal: these three darknesses produce great error.”
  • گفت آن بر من چو روز روشنست ** می‌شناسم باد خرکره‌ی منست
  • He said, “To me ’tis as (manifest as) bright day: I know (it), it is the wind of my ass-colt.