A mount is meant to bring you comfort,
yet I suffer because of my own horse.
There is absolutely no flesh on its bones;
to tell the truth, it moves like a chess knight.
Explanation: The joke is that the horse is so bony and awkward it lurches like the knight piece in chess, which jumps in an odd L shape instead of moving smoothly.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۲۱
مرکب از بهر راحتی باشد
بنده از اسب خویش در رنجست
گوشت قطعا بر استخوانش نیست
راست خواهی چو اسب شطرنجست