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حدیقة الحقیقه و شریعة الطریقه / Hadiqat al-Haqiqah (The Walled Garden of Truth)

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بخش ۶۰ - فی ذمّ‌الطمع والحرص / Section 60 - In Condemnation of Covetousness and Greed

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دل خود را ز تاب و تابش طمع
تافته و تفته دار چون دل شمع

کان فتیله که بر فروزندش
تا نشد تافته نسوزندش

آن نباشد ولی که چون سرخاب
رود از بهر آبروی بر آب

ولی آنست کو ز خود بجهد
پای بر آب روی خویش نهد

ورنه او آب را هوا دارد
دل او بی کله قبا دارد

گرچه خود را به آب بسپارد
مر هبا را هوا نگهدارد

گر بدو نیک و مهر و کین باشد
هرچه جز دین حجاب دین باشد

در ره دین تنت حجاب تو است
هستی تو برت نقاب تو است

هستی خویش را ز ره برگیر
تا شوی بر نهاد هستی میر

بیخودان را ز خود چه فایده است
عشق و مقصود خویش بیهده است

بی خودی ملک لایزالی دان
ملکتی نسیه نیست حالی دان

هرکه مقصود را طلب کار است
در ره صدق سخن بیکار است

دل ز مقصود خویشتن برگیر
حکم را باش و کارت از سر گیر

نشوی بر نهاد خود سالار
به نماز و به روزهٔ بسیار

زانکه هرچند گرد برگردی
زین دو هر لحظه خواجه تر گردی

گر همی لکهنت کند فربه
سیر خوردن ترا ز لکهن به

صفت دوستان هر جایی
چیست جز تیرگی و رعنایی

دوستان را رسد که در ره راز
تیره رایی کند بر غماز

English translation

Keep your heart from the heat and glow of covetousness, Twisted and burning like the heart of a candle; For that wick which they ignite, Until it is twisted, they do not burn it. He is not a saint who, like rouge, Runs on water for the sake of reputation. A saint is he who leaps out of himself, And places his foot upon his own reputation. Otherwise, he harbors a desire for water, His heart has a cloak but no cap. Even if he entrusts himself to the water, Desire preserves the vain dust. Whether it be good or bad, love or hate, Whatever is other than religion is a veil to religion. On the path of religion, your body is your veil, Your existence is a mask upon you. Remove your own existence from the path, So that you may become a master over the nature of existence. What benefit is there to the selfless from self? One's own love and purpose are in vain. Consider selflessness the eternal kingdom, A kingdom that is not deferred, but present. Whoever is a seeker of the purpose, On the path of truth, his speech is useless. Detach your heart from your own purpose, Abide by the decree and start your work anew. You will not become a master of your own nature, Through much prayer and fasting. For however much you wander around, From these two, you become haughtier every moment. If a stutter makes you fat, Eating garlic is better for you than a stutter. What is the attribute of friends everywhere, Other than obscurity and conceit? It befits friends that on the path of the secret, They act with obscurity towards the talebearer.

Updated 2026-07-03

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