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6
708-717

  • هم‌چنین لب در ندانم باز کرد  ** می‌ندانم می‌ندانم ساز کرد 
  • In this fashion he opened his lips (only) to say “I know not”: he made a tune of “I know not, I know not.”

  • چون ز حد شد می‌ندانم از شگفت  ** ترک ما را زین حراره دل گرفت 
  • When (the refrain) “I know not” passed beyond bounds, our Turk was amazed and his heart became sick of this ditty.

  • برجهید آن ترک و دبوسی کشید  ** تا علیها بر سر مطرب رسید  710
  • The Turk leaped up and fetched an iron mace to smite the minstrel's head with it on the spot;

  • گرز را بگرفت سرهنگی بدست  ** گفت نه مطرب کشی این دم بدست 
  • (But) an officer seized the mace with his hand, saying, “Nay; ’tis wicked to kill the minstrel at this moment.”

  • گفت این تکرار بی حد و مرش  ** کوفت طبعم را بکوبم من سرش 
  • He (the Turk) replied, “This endless and countless repetition of his has pounded my nerves: I will pound his head.

  • قلتبانا می‌ندانی گه مخور  ** ور همی‌دانی بزن مقصود بر 
  • O cuckold, (if) you don't know, don't talk nonsense; and if you do know, play (a tune) to the purpose.

  • آن بگو ای گیج که می‌دانیش  ** می‌ندانم می‌ندانم در مکش 
  • Tell of that which you know, O crazy fool: don't draw out (repeat continually) ‘I know not, I know not.’

  • من بپرسم کز کجایی هی مری  ** تو بگویی نه ز بلخ و نه از هری  715
  • (Suppose) I ask, ‘Where do you come from, hypocrite, eh?’ you will say, ‘Not from Balkh, and not from Herát,

  • نه ز بغداد و نه موصل نه طراز  ** در کشی در نی و نی راه دراز 
  • Not from Baghdád and not from Mosul and not from Tiráz’: you will draw out a long journey in (saying) ‘not’ and ‘not.’

  • خود بگو من از کجاام باز ره  ** هست تنقیح مناط اینجا بله 
  • Just say where you come from and escape (from further discussion): in this case it is folly to elaborate the point at issue.