Question

جسته و گریخته

Answer 1

haphazard

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/haphazard

here and there

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/here+and+there

desultory

http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/desultory

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/desultory

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/desultory

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Nice +1

Answer 2

I think the nearest word ( if you're searching for A word ) is this :

1. desultory

 http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/desultory

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/desultory

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/desultory

but I think that Persian pharase could have more than one synonym in English that are different depending on the usage or the situation anyway let's wait for other answers , maybe some other members have better ideas to share !

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Answer 3

shifting/rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic

Answer 4

Also fitful and patchy