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دفتر ششم - بخش ۴۸ - طیره شدن قاضی از سیلی درویش و سرزنش کردن صوفی قاضی را / Book Six - Section 48 - The Qadi becoming irate at the dervish's slap and the Sufi reproaching the Qadi

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گشت قاضی طیره صوفی گفت هی
حکم تو عدلست لاشک نیست غی

آنچ نپسندی به خود ای شیخ دین
چون پسندی بر برادر ای امین

این ندانی که می من چه کنی
هم در آن چه عاقبت خود افکنی

من حفر بئرا نخواندی از خبر
آنچ خواندی کن عمل جان پدر

این یکی حکمت چنین بد در قضا
که ترا آورد سیلی بر قفا

وای بر احکام دیگرهای تو
تا چه آرد بر سر و بر پای تو

ظالمی را رحم آری از کرم
که برای نفقه بادت سه درم

دست ظالم را ببر چه جای آن
که بدست او نهی حکم و عنان

تو بدان بز مانی ای مجهول داد
که نژاد گرگ را او شیر داد

English translation

The Qadi became irate; the Sufi said, 'Hey! Your judgment is justice, without doubt, it is not transgression. What you do not approve for yourself, O Sheikh of religion, How do you approve it for a brother, O trusted one? Do you not know that if you dig a well, You will eventually throw yourself into that very well? Have you not read from the tradition: He who digs a well...? Act upon what you have read, dear father! This was just one of your wisdoms in judgment, Which brought a slap to the back of your neck! Woe upon your other judgments! What will they bring upon your head and feet? You show mercy to an oppressor out of kindness, So that you may receive three dirhams for an allowance. Cut off the oppressor's hand! What place is it for this, That you place judgment and the reins in his hand? You are like that goat, O one ignorant of justice, Who gave milk to the breed of a wolf.'

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