صیّادی ضعیف را ماهیِ قوی به دام اندر افتاد، طاقتِ حفظِ آن نداشت. ماهی بر او غالب آمد و دام از دستش در رُبود و برَفت.
شد غلامی که آبِ جوی آرَد
جویِ آب آمد و غلام ببُرد!
دامْ هر بار ماهی آوردی
ماهی این بار رَفت و دام ببُرد
دیگر صیّادان دریغ خوردند و ملامتش کردند که چنین صیدی در دامت افتاد و ندانستی نگاه داشتن. گفت: ای برادران، چه توان کردن؟ مرا روزی نبود و ماهی را همچنان روزی مانده بود. صیّادِ بیروزی در دجله نگیرد و ماهیِ بیاجل بر خشک نمیرد.
A weak fisherman caught a strong fish in his net and not being able to retain it the fish overcame him and pulled the net from his hand.
A boy went to bring water from the torrent. The torrent came and took the boy away. The net brought every time a fish. This time the fish went and carried off the net.
The other fishermen were sorry and blamed him for not being able to retain such a fish which had fallen into his net. He replied: ‘O brothers, what can be done? My day was not lucky but the fish had yet one remaining. ‘Moral: A fisherman cannot catch a fish in the Tigris without a day of luck and a fish cannot die on dry ground without the decree of fate.
Zameen