Nasreddin
13th c. AD Persia
Trans RMBullard
Persian/Farsi (Middle Ages)
ملا در خانه خود ختی کاشت
mulla dar khaaneye khod khati kaahsht
[A wise man set up a plant in his house,]
و به ریشه آن شاشید
va be risheye aan shaashid
[And he then proceeded to pee on its roots,]
و گفت آن اول و آخر همین است که میبینی.
va goft "aan aval va aakher hamin ast ke mibini"
[and he said "That's the first and last thing you'll ever see."]
