1Cademy - بخش ۳۲ - تمثیل در نمودهای بی‌بود / Section 32 - A Parable on the Appearances of Non-Being

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بخش ۳۲ - تمثیل در نمودهای بی‌بود / Section 32 - A Parable on the Appearances of Non-Being

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بنه آیینه ای اندر برابر
در او بنگر ببین آن شخص دیگر

یکی ره باز بین تا چیست آن عکس
نه این است و نه آن پس کیست آن عکس

چو من هستم به ذات خود معین
ندانم تا چه باشد سایهٔ من

عدم با هستی آخر چون شود ضم
نباشد نور و ظلمت هر دو با هم

چو ماضی نیست مستقبل مه و سال
چه باشد غیر از آن یک نقطهٔ حال

یکی نقطه است وهمی گشته ساری
تو آن را نام کرده نهر جاری

جز از من اندر این صحرا دگر کیست
بگو با من که تا صوت و صدا چیست

عرض فانی است جوهر زو مرکب
بگو کی بود یا خود کو مرکب

ز طول و عرض و از عمق است اجسام
وجودی چون پدید آمد ز اعدام

از این جنس است اصل جمله عالم
چو دانستی بیار ایمان و فالزم

جز از حق نیست دیگر هستی الحق
هوالحق گو و گر خواهی انا الحق

نمود وهمی از هستی جدا کن
نه ای بیگانه خود را آشنا کن

English translation

Place a mirror in front of yourself, Look into it and see that other person. Look once again to see what that reflection is; It is neither this nor that, so who is that reflection? Since I am determined in my own essence, I do not know what my shadow could be. How can non-being and being be joined together? Light and darkness cannot exist together. Since the past is gone, and the future months and years do not yet exist, What is there besides that single point of the present moment? It is a single point that has become flowing through illusion, And you have named it a running river. Who else is in this desert besides me? Tell me, what then is this sound and echo? The accident is fleeting, and substance is composed of it; Tell me, when did it exist, or where indeed is the compound? Bodies are made of length, width, and depth; How did existence emerge from non-existences? Of this nature is the origin of the entire universe; When you have known this, bring faith and hold fast to it. In truth, there is no other existence besides the Truth. Say 'He is the Truth,' or if you wish, 'I am the Truth.' Separate the illusory appearance from true existence, You are not a stranger, make yourself familiar.

Updated 2026-07-05

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