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بر سر زر تا چهل منزل براند ** تا که زر را در نظر آبی نماند 565
- He rode on gold for the distance of forty stages, till gold had no more esteem in his sight.
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بارها گفتند زر را وا بریم ** سوی مخزن ما چه بیگار اندریم
- (Many) times they said, “Let us take the gold back to the treasury: what a (fruitless) quest are we (engaged) in!
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عرصه‌ای کش خاک زر ده دهیست ** زر به هدیه بردن آنجا ابلهیست
- A spacious land of which the soil is pure gold—to bring gold thither as a gift is folly.”
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ای ببرده عقل هدیه تا اله ** عقل آنجا کمترست از خاک راه
- O thou who hast brought intelligence to God as a gift, there intelligence is less (in value) than the dust of the road.
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چون کساد هدیه آنجا شد پدید ** شرمساریشان همی واپس کشید
- When the worthlessness of the gift became apparent there (in Solomon's kingdom), shamefacedness was drawing them back (towards Bilqís);
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باز گفتند ار کساد و ار روا ** چیست بر ما بنده فرمانیم ما 570
- (But) again they said, “Whether it be worthless or valuable, what matter to us? We are slaves (bound) to (obey) the command.
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گر زر و گر خاک ما را بردنیست ** امر فرمان‌ده به جا آوردنیست
- Whether we have to bring gold or earth, the command of the one who gives the command is to be executed.
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گر بفرمایند که واپس برید ** هم به فرمان تحفه را باز آورید
- If they command you to bring it back (to Bilqís), (then) take the gift back according to the command.”
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خنده‌ش آمد چون سلیمان آن بدید ** کز شما من کی طلب کردم ثرید
- When Solomon beheld that (gift), he laughed, saying, “When did I seek tharíd from you?
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من نمی‌گویم مرا هدیه دهید ** بلک گفتم لایق هدیه شوید
- I do not bid you bestow gifts on me; nay, I bid you be worthy of the gifts (which I bestow);