In Section 7 of Jami's Baharestan, Aristotle is quoted comparing the ideal king to a vulture that surveys the carrion lying around it, rather than to carrion surrounded by vultures who sharpen their beaks to feed on it for their own gain. The metaphor teaches that a legitimate ruler must remain vigilantly aware of the affairs of those around him while they remain unaware of his knowledge — never the reverse, in which the ruler is passive and uninformed while his courtiers and subjects exploit him. The passage frames superior situational awareness and vigilance over one's surroundings as an essential attribute of sound kingship.

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<p>ارسطاطالیس گوید: بهترین پادشاهان آن است به کرگس ماند گرداگرد او مردار، نه آن که به مردار ماند گرداگرد او کرگس، یعنی می باید که وی از حال حوالی خود آگاه باشد و حوالی وی غافل، نه وی از حال حوالی خود غافل باشد و حوالی وی از حال وی آگاه.<br />
پادشه باید که باشد همچو کرگس با خبر</p>
<p>زانچه افتاده ست گرداگرد او مردارها<br />
نی چو مرداری که گردش صف کشیده کرگسان</p>
<p>تیز کرده بهر نفع خود بر او منقارها</p>

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## English translation
Aristotle says: The best of kings is he who is like a vulture around whom lies carrion, not one who is like carrion around whom the vultures gather; that is, he must be aware of the state of his surroundings while his surroundings remain unaware of him, and not be unaware of the state of his surroundings while they are aware of his state.
The king must be, like the vulture, well-informed
Of the carrion that has fallen all around him;
Not like a carrion around which the vultures have ranged in ranks,
Sharpening their beaks upon him for their own gain.

بخش ۷ / Section 7

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