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1719-1728

  • گفت بهر مصلحت فرموده است ** نه برای بخل و نه تنگی دست
  • He (the steward) said, “He has ordered (so) for a good object, not on account of stinginess or close-fistedness.”
  • گفت دهلیزیست والله این سخن ** پیش شه خاکست هم زر کهن 1720
  • “By God,” he replied, “this is a canard: even old gold is as dust in the king’s eyes.”
  • مطبخی ده گونه حجت بر فراشت ** او همه رد کرد از حرصی که داشت
  • The steward raised up manifold arguments: he rejected them all because of the greed which he had (in him).
  • چون جری کم آمدش در وقت چاشت ** زد بسی تشنیع او سودی نداشت
  • When, at the time of the forenoon meal, his (usual) allowance was reduced, he uttered much revilement, (but) it was of no avail.
  • گفت قاصد می‌کنید اینها شما ** گفت نه که بنده فرمانیم ما
  • He said, “Ye are doing these things on purpose.” “Nay,” said the other, “we obey the (royal) command.
  • این مگیر از فرع این از اصل گیر ** بر کمان کم زن که از بازوست تیر
  • Do not regard this (as proceeding) from the branch (sub ordinate): regard it (as proceeding) from the root (principal); do not strike at the bow, for the arrow is (really) from the arm.
  • ما رمیت اذ رمیت ابتلاست ** بر نبی کم نه گنه کان از خداست 1725
  • (The words) thou didst not throw when thou threwest are a trial (of men’s understandings): do not lay the fault on the Prophet, for that (throwing) is (an act which proceeded) from God.
  • آب از سر تیره است ای خیره‌خشم ** پیشتر بنگر یکی بگشای چشم
  • The water is turbid from the source: O thou who art angry in vain, look farther on, open thine eye once!”
  • شد ز خشم و غم درون بقعه‌ای ** سوی شه بنوشت خشمین رقعه‌ای
  • (Moved) by anger and resentment he went into a certain place and wrote an angry letter to the king.
  • اندر آن رقعه ثنای شاه گفت ** گوهر جود و سخای شاه سفت
  • In that letter he lauded the king and threaded the pearl of (descanted e on) the king’s munificence and generosity,