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538-547

  • By way of imitation that Súfí began (to sing) in (tones of) impassioned feeling this same (phrase), “The ass is gone.”
  • از ره تقلید آن صوفی همین ** خر برفت آغاز کرد اندر حنین‏
  • When the pleasure and excitement and music and dancing were over, day dawned and they all said, “Farewell!”
  • چون گذشت آن نوش و جوش و آن سماع ** روز گشت و جمله گفتند الوداع‏
  • The monastery was deserted, and the Súfí remained (alone): that traveller set about shaking the dust from his baggage. 540
  • خانقه خالی شد و صوفی بماند ** گرد از رخت آن مسافر می‏فشاند
  • He brought out the baggage from his cell, in order that he might tie it on the ass, (for he was) desirous of (finding) people to travel with.
  • رخت از حجره برون آورد او ** تا به خر بر بندد آن همراه جو
  • He was hurrying that he might overtake his fellow-travellers; he went into the stable but did not find the ass.
  • تا رسد در همرهان او می‏شتافت ** رفت در آخر خر خود را نیافت‏
  • He said, “The servant has taken it (the ass) to water, because it drank little water last night.”
  • گفت آن خادم به آبش برده است ** ز انکه خر دوش آب کمتر خورده است‏
  • The servant came, and the Súfí said to him, “Where is the ass?” “Look at your beard,” replied the servant, and a quarrel arose.
  • خادم آمد گفت صوفی خر کجاست ** گفت خادم ریش بین جنگی بخاست‏
  • He (the Súfí) said, “I have entrusted the ass to you, I have put you in charge of the ass. 545
  • گفت من خر را به تو بسپرده‏ام ** من ترا بر خر موکل کرده‏ام‏
  • Discuss (the matter) with propriety, don't argue: deliver back to me what I delivered to you.
  • از تو خواهم آن چه من دادم به تو ** باز ده آن چه فرستادم به تو
  • I demand from you what I gave to you: return that which I sent to you.
  • بحث با توجیه کن حجت میار ** آن چه بسپردم ترا واپس سپار