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بخش ۴۱ - حکایت بر سبیل تمثیل / Section 41 - A Tale by Way of Allegory

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داشت پور سبکتگین دو غلام
گلرخ و لاله روی و سرو خرام

هر دو در پله بها همسنگ
هر دو در حله صفا یکرنگ

با یکی بود شاه را نظری
که نبود آن نظر بدان دگری

زانکه می دید لایحش ز جبین
سر دولت به چشم آخر بین

کس بر آن سر چو اطلاع نداشت
آن تفاوت گزاف می پنداشت

بود صد گفت و گو میان سپاه
که سبب چیست در تفاوت شاه

پیش فهم سلیم و عقل صحیح
کی سزد بی مرجحی ترجیح

دو گهر هر دو حاصل از یک کان
هر دو در قیمت و صفا یکسان

چون یکی شد نشانده در افسر
وان دگر مر قلاده را زیور

هر کسی موجب دگر می گفت
گوهر نکته دگر می سفت

آن یکی گفت شاه بی بدل است
ذات و فعلش منزه از علل است

آن که مقبول شد به قرب و وصول
کان من غیر موجب لقبول

وان که مردود شد به بعد و غضب
کان من غیر علت و سبب

وان دگر داد علم و دانش داد
گفت باشد طریق عشق و وداد

مبتنی بر مناسبت در ذات
یا در اسماء ذات و فعل و صفات

هر کجا این مناسبات افزون
نشئه عشق بیش و جذب درون

وان دگر گفت چند بحث و جدل
ملهمانند صاحبان دول

شاه باشد به رازها ملهم
که بود مر سپاه را مبهم

پیش او هست سر کار عیان
گر ندانند دیگران چه زیان

صد ازین قصه بلکه افزون هم
می گذشت اندر آن سپاه و حشم

وان همه بود از فراست شاه
نقد در کیسه کیاست شاه

هر چه شان در ضمیر می گردید
همه در لوح چهرشان می دید

آنچه نادان به گفت و گو داند
خرده بین از جبین فرو خواند

روز و شب داشت اهتمام تمام
که کند امتحان آن دو غلام

تا شود فاش پیش دشمن و دوست
که در آن قصه حق به جانب اوست

لیک همواره منتظر می بود
تا شود وقت امتحان موجود

پی نبرده به وقت کار نخست
ناید از مرد کار کار درست

زیر ایوان چرخ بوقلمون
کل امر بوقته مرهون

English translation

The son of Sebuktegin had two slaves, Rose-cheeked, tulip-faced, and with a cypress-like gait. Both were equal on the scale of value, Both were uniform in the garment of purity. The king cast a glance upon one That he did not cast upon the other, Because he saw, shining from his forehead, The secret of fortune with a far-seeing eye. Since no one was aware of that secret, They considered that difference an exaggeration. There were a hundred rumors among the army As to what caused the king's differentiation. "Before a sound understanding and sound intellect, How is preference fitting without a preferrer? Two gems, both produced from one mine, Both equal in value and purity— Why is one set in the crown, And the other made an ornament for a collar?" Everyone cited a different reason, And pierced the pearl of a different subtle point. One said, "The peerless king— His essence and action are free from causes. The one who was accepted to proximity and union, That is without a reason for acceptance; And the one who was rejected by distance and wrath, That is without cause and reason." Another did justice to knowledge and wisdom, Saying, "The path of love and friendship Is based on affinity in essence, Or in the names of essence, action, and attributes. Wherever these affinities are greater, The intoxication of love is more and the inner attraction." Yet another said, "Why so much debate and argument? The possessors of fortune are divinely inspired. The king is inspired by secrets That remain obscure to the army. Before him, the secret of the matter is evident; If others do not know, what is the harm?" A hundred such stories, or even more, Passed among that army and retinue. And all of this, from the king's insight, Was cash in the purse of the king's sagacity. Whatever circulated in their minds, He saw entirely on the tablet of their faces. What the ignorant knows through speech and talk, The meticulous observer reads from the forehead. Day and night he had complete dedication, To put those two slaves to the test, So that it would be revealed to friend and foe, That in this matter, the right is on his side. But he was always waiting, Until the time of the test arrived. Without realizing the time of action first, Proper action does not come from the man of action. Beneath the portico of the chameleon-like wheel of heaven, Every affair is bound to its time.

Updated 2026-07-06

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