1Cademy - بخش ۶۱ - اندر بیان حال صوفی و ستایش صوفیان فرماید علامة اصحاب التصوّف ان لایسأل ولا ینهر ولا یدّخر / Section 61 - In Explaining the State of the Sufi and Praising the Sufis; He Says: The Sign of the Companions of Sufism is That They Do Not Ask, Do Not Repel, and Do Not Hoard

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بخش ۶۱ - اندر بیان حال صوفی و ستایش صوفیان فرماید علامة اصحاب التصوّف ان لایسأل ولا ینهر ولا یدّخر / Section 61 - In Explaining the State of the Sufi and Praising the Sufis; He Says: The Sign of the Companions of Sufism is That They Do Not Ask, Do Not Repel, and Do Not Hoard

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تازه اندر بهار حق صوفیست
سرو بر جویبار حق صوفیست

صورت سرو چیست زی عامه
راست قد تازه روی و خوش کامه

صوفیانی که کاسه پردازند
چشم تحقیق را همه گازند

مرد صوفی تصلفی نبود
خود تصوف تکلفی نبود

صوفیانی که اهل اسرارند
در دل نار و بر سر دارند

صوفی آنست کز تمنی و خواست
گشت بیزار و یک ره برخاست

سه نشانست مرد صوفی را
خواه بصری و خواه کوفی را

اول آن کو سؤال خود نکند
بد بود خود سؤال بد نکند

دوم آنک ار کسی ازو خواهد
ماحضر بدهدش که می شاید

نکند باطل آن به من و اذی
که بیابد عوض به روز جزا

سیوم آن کز جهان شود بیرون
نبود مدخر ورا افزون

ساز تجهیز او ز نیک و ز بد
هیچ گونه معد نباشد خود

شادمانه بود به گاه رحیل
نبود خوار همچو مرد معیل

بود آزاد از آنچه بگریزد
وآنچه بدهند خلق نپذیرد

هرچه باید ز کردگار جهان
خواهد و خلق ازو بود به امان

بود از بند جاه و مال آزاد
رخ به سوی جهان بی فریاد

همه بی خان و مان و بی زن و جفت
نه مقام نشست و معدن خفت

همه بی بارنامه و دلشاد
همه کوتاه جامه و آزاد

English translation

The Sufi is fresh in the spring of Truth, the Sufi is the cypress by the stream of Truth. What is the form of the cypress to the common folk? A straight stature, a fresh face, and a happy disposition. Those Sufis who merely empty the bowls are all a pair of shears to the eye of research. For the true Sufi man, there is no boasting, and Sufism itself is not about pretense. Those Sufis who are the people of secrets are in the heart of the fire, yet on top of the gallows. The Sufi is one who, from desire and wishing, became weary and stood up once and for all. There are three signs for the Sufi man, whether he be from Basra or Kufa: First, that he does not make requests for himself; even if conditions are bad, he does not make an inappropriate request. Second, that if someone asks of him, he gives him whatever is at hand, as is proper, and does not void his charity with boasting and injury, so that he may receive his reward on the Day of Reckoning. Third, that when he departs from this world, he has no hoarded wealth or excess stored away. His provisions, whether good or bad, are not prepared in advance at all. He is joyful at the time of departure, and is not wretched like a man burdened with many dependents. He is free from whatever he flees, and what people give him, he does not accept. Whatever he needs, from the Creator of the world he requests, and humanity is safe from him. He is free from the bonds of status and wealth, turning his face toward the world free of clamor. All are without home, without wife or mate, having no place to sit or spot to sleep. All are without credentials, yet joyful; all wearing short garments, and entirely free.

Updated 2026-07-03

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