Also by Him (No. 8)

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Also by Him (No. 8)

They kept telling me, again and again, about the master's many favors toward me, but I never saw a single trace of that favor show up in my life, for better or worse. Perhaps, in the belief of these great men, the name and the thing it names are one and the same.
Explanation: The final couplet is a satirical jab: the great men treat the mere word 'favor' as if it were the favor itself, so the promised kindness never actually materializes.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۸ - ایضا له

عنایتهای خواجه در حق من فراوان نقل می کردند امّا
ندیدم زان عنایت هیچ تاثیر که ظاهر گشت در نیک و بدِ ما
مگر در اعتقاد این بزرگان یکی بودست خود اسم و مسمّا