And if he see his face, he shall be guilty of a crime, and the worst punishment shall befall him.
ور ببیند روی او مجرم بود ** آنچ بتر بر سر او آن رود
They (the Israelites) had a greed for the inaccessible countenance, since Man is greedy for that which has been forbidden.
بودشان حرص لقای ممتنع ** چون حریصست آدمی فیما منع
How they summoned the Israelites to the maydán, as a device to prevent the begetting ofMoses, on whom be peace.
به میدان خواندن بنی اسرائیل برای حیله‌ی ولادت موسی علیه السلام
“O captives, go ye to the maydán, for there is hope (for you) of seeing (Pharaoh) and (experiencing) munificence from the King of kings.”855
ای اسیران سوی میدانگه روید ** کز شهانشه دیدن و جودست امید
When the Israelites heard the glad news, they were thirsting and longing exceedingly for that (spectacle).
چون شنیدند مژده اسرائیلیان ** تشنگان بودند و بس مشتاق آن
They swallowed the trick and hastened in that direction and made themselves ready for the (promised) unveiling.
حیله را خوردند و آن سو تاختند ** خویشتن را بهر جلوه ساختند
Story.
حکایت
(’Twas) even as (when) here the crafty Moghul said, “I am seeking a certain one of the Egyptians.
همچنان کاینجا مغول حیله‌دان ** گفت می‌جویم کسی از مصریان
Bring the Egyptians together on this side, in order that he who is wanted may come to hand.”
مصریان را جمع آرید این طرف ** تا در آید آنک می‌باید بکف
Whenever any one came, he said, “’Tis not this one: oh, come in, sir, and sit in that corner,”860
هر که می‌آمد بگفتا نیست این ** هین در آ خواجه در آن گوشه نشین
Till in this fashion they all were assembled, and they (the Moghuls) beheaded them by means of this trick.
تا بدین شیوه همه جمع آمدند ** گردن ایشان بدین حیلت زدند
(Through) the ill-starredness (which they incurred in consequence) of the fact that they would not obey God's summoner (and turn submissively) towards the call to prayer,
شومی آنک سوی بانگ نماز ** داعی الله را نبردندی نیاز