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دفتر سوم - بخش ۲۰ - چرب کردن مرد لافی لب و سبلت خود را هر بامداد به پوست دنبه و بیرون آمدن میان حریفان کی من چنین خورده‌ام و چنان / Book Three - Section 20 - The Boastful Man Greasing His Lips and Mustache Every Morning with a Sheep-Tail Skin and Coming Out Among His Companions Saying 'I Have Eaten Such and Such'

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پوست دنبه یافت شخصی مستهانهر صباحی چرب کردی سبلتان
A wretched person found a fat sheep's-tail skin;
Every morning he would grease his mustache with it.
در میان منعمان رفتی که منلوت چربی خورده ام در انجمن
He would go among the wealthy saying: "I
Have eaten rich fatty food at the gathering."
دست بر سبلت نهادی در نویدرمز، یعنی سوی سبلت بنگرید
He would lay his hand upon his mustache as a hint,
A signal meaning: look at my mustache—
کین گواه صدق گفتار منستوین نشان چرب و شیرین خوردنست
For this is witness to the truth of my words,
And this is the sign of eating rich and sweet food.
اشکمش گفتی جواب بی طنینکه اباد الله کید الکاذبین
His belly would answer without a sound:
"May God confound the schemes of liars!
لاف تو ما را بر آتش بر نهادکان سبال چرب تو بر کنده باد
Your boasting has set us upon the fire—
May that greasy mustache of yours be torn out!
گر نبودی لاف زشتت ای گدایک کریمی رحم افکندی به ما
Had it not been for your ugly boasting, O beggar,
Some generous person would have taken pity on us.
ور نمودی عیب و کژ کم باختییک طبیبی داروی او ساختی
Had you shown your flaw and played less crookedly,
Some physician would have prepared a remedy for it."
گفت حق که کژ مجنبان گوش و دمینفعن الصادقین صدقهم
God said: "Do not twitch ear and tail crookedly—
'Their truthfulness shall benefit the truthful.'"
گفت اندر کژ مخسپ ای محتلمآنچ داری وا نما و فاستقم
He said: "Do not sleep in crookedness, O dreamer—
Show what you have and 'be steadfast.'
ور نگویی عیب خود باری خمشاز نمایش وز دغل خود را مکش
Or if you will not speak your flaw, at least be silent—
Do not torment yourself with display and deceit.
گر تو نقدی یافتی مگشا دهانهست در ره سنگهای امتحان
If you have found some coin, do not open your mouth—
Along the way there are stones of trial.
سنگهای امتحان را نیز پیشامتحانها هست در احوال خویش
Before even the stones of trial,
There are trials within one's own states."
گفت یزدان از ولادت تا بحینیفتنون کل عام مرتین
God said: "From birth until now,
'They are tried every year once or twice.'"
امتحان در امتحانست ای پدرهین به کمتر امتحان خود را مخر
Trial upon trial, O father—
Beware, do not sell yourself short at a lesser trial.

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