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دفتر ششم - بخش ۹ - قصه‌ای هم در تقریر این / Book Six - Section 9 - A Tale Also in Explanation of This

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شرفه ای بشنید در شب معتمد
برگرفت آتش زنه که آتش زند

دزد آمد آن زمان پیشش نشست
چون گرفت آن سوخته می کرد پست

می نهاد آنجا سر انگشت را
تا شود استارهٔ آتش فنا

خواجه می پنداشت کز خود می مرد
این نمی دید او که دزدش می کشد

خواجه گفت این سوخته نمناک بود
می مرد استاره از تریش زود

بس که ظلمت بود و تاریکی ز پیش
می ندید آتش کشی را پیش خویش

این چنین آتش کشی اندر دلش
دیدهٔ کافر نبیند از عمش

چون نمی داند دل داننده ای
هست با گردنده گرداننده ای

چون نمی گویی که روز و شب به خود
بی خداوندی کی آید کی رود

گرد معقولات می گردی ببین
این چنین بی عقلی خود ای مهین

خانه با بنا بود معقول تر
یا که بی بنا بگو ای کم هنر

خط با کاتب بود معقول تر
یا که بی کاتب بیندیش ای پسر

جیم گوش و عین چشم و میم فم
چون بود بی کاتبی ای متهم

شمع روشن بی ز گیراننده ای
یا بگیرانندهٔ داننده ای

صنعت خوب از کف شل ضریر
باشد اولی یا بگیرایی بصیر

پس چو دانستی که قهرت می کند
بر سرت دبوس محنت می زند

پس بکن دفعش چو نمرودی به جنگ
سوی او کش در هوا تیری خدنگ

هم چو اسپاه مغل بر آسمان
تیر می انداز دفع نزع جان

یا گریز از وی اگر توانی برو
چون روی چون در کف اویی گرو

در عدم بودی نرستی از کفش
از کف او چون رهی ای دست خوش

آرزو جستن بود بگریختن
پیش عدلش خون تقوی ریختن

این جهان دامست و دانه آرزو
در گریز از دامها روی آر زو

چون چنین رفتی بدیدی صد گشاد
چون شدی در ضد آن دیدی فساد

پس پیمبر گفت استفتوا القلوب
گرچه مفتیتان برون گوید خطوب

آرزو بگذار تا رحم آیدش
آزمودی که چنین می بایدش

چون نتانی جست پس خدمت کنش
تا روی از حبس او در گلشنش

دم به دم چون تو مراقب می شوی
داد می بینی و داور ای غوی

ور ببندی چشم خود را ز احتجاب
کار خود را کی گذارد آفتاب

English translation

A trusted man heard a rustling sound in the night, He picked up the flint to strike a fire. A thief came at that moment and sat before him; When it caught, he would press down that tinder. He was placing his fingertip there, So that the spark of fire would be extinguished. The master of the house thought that it was dying out by itself, He did not see that the thief was killing it. The master said, 'This tinder was damp, Its spark dies quickly from its wetness.' Because there was so much gloom and darkness before him, He did not see the extinguisher of the fire before himself. Such an extinguisher of fire is within his heart, The eye of the infidel does not see it due to his blindness. Since the knowing heart does not know That with the revolving there is a Revolver. Why do you not say that day and night by themselves, Without a Lord, how do they come and how do they go? You revolve around rational things, behold Such unreason of yours, O greatest one! Is a house with a builder more rational, Or without a builder? Speak, O you of little skill! Is a line of writing with a writer more rational, Or without a writer? Reflect, O son! The letter jim of the ear and the 'ayn of the eye and the mim of the mouth, How can they be without a Writer, O accused one? A bright candle without an enkindler, Or with a knowing enkindler? A fine craft from the paralyzed hand of a blind man, Is it more fitting, or from a seeing possessor of grip? So when you knew that He overpowers you, And strikes the mace of affliction upon your head, Then repel Him like Nimrod in battle, Shoot a poplar arrow towards Him in the air! Like the army of the Mongols towards the sky, Shoot arrows to repel the agony of soul! Or flee from Him if you can, go! How can you go, since you are a hostage in His hand? You were in non-existence, you did not escape from His hand; How can you escape from His hand, O subdued one? To pursue desire is to flee, Shedding the blood of piety before His justice. This world is a trap and the bait is desire; In fleeing from the traps, turn your face towards Him. When you went thus, you saw a hundred openings; When you went in the opposite direction, you saw corruption. Therefore the Prophet said, 'Seek a fatwa from the hearts, Even if the muftis outwardly tell you matters.' Abandon desire so that His mercy may come, You have tested that it must be so. Since you cannot leap away, then serve Him, So that you may go from His prison into His rose-garden. Moment by moment, as you become watchful, You see justice and the Judge, O misguided one! And if you close your eyes due to veiling, When does the sun abandon its work?

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