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دانه کمتر خور مکن چندین رفو ** چون کلوا خواندی بخوان لا تسرفوا
- Eat less of the grain, do not patch (the body) so much (with food): after having recited eat ye, recite (also) do not exceed,
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تا خوری دانه نیفتی تو به دام ** این کند علم و قناعت والسلام
- So that you may eat the grain and (yet) not fall into the trap. Knowledge and contentment effect this. And (now) farewell.
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نعمت از دنیا خورد عاقل نه غم ** جاهلان محروم مانده در ندم
- The wise man gets happiness from the present life, not sorrow, (while) the ignorant are left in disappointment and regret.
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چون در افتد در گلوشان حبل دام ** دانه خوردن گشت بر جمله حرام 1410
- When the trap-cord (of sensuality) falls on their throats, it becomes unlawful (forbidden) to them all to eat the grain.
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مرغ اندر دام دانه کی خورد ** دانه چون زهرست در دام ار چرد
- How should the bird in the trap eat (enjoy) the grain? The grain in the trap is like poison (to him), if he feed (on it).
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مرغ غافل می‌خورد دانه ز دام ** هم‌چو اندر دام دنیا این عوام
- (Only) the heedless bird will eat grain from the trap, as these common folk do in the trap of the present world.
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باز مرغان خبیر هوشمند ** کرده‌اند از دانه خود را خشک‌بند
- Again, the knowing and prudent birds have debarred themselves from the grain;
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که اندرون دام دانه زهرباست ** کور آن مرغی که در فخ دانه خواست
- For the grain in the trap is poisonous food: blind is the bird that desires the grain in the trap.
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صاحب دام ابلهان را سر برید ** وآن ظریفان را به مجلسها کشید 1415
- The Owner of the trap cut off the heads of the foolish ones, and conducted the clever ones to the (exalted) assembly-places;
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که از آنها گوشت می‌آید به کار ** وز ظریفان بانگ و ناله‌ی زیر و زار
- For in the former (only) the flesh is serviceable, but in the clever ones (their) song and warble soft and low.