1Cademy - بخش ۱۰۲ - رحم اللاه مرئا عرف قدره و لم یتجاوز طوره / Section 102 - May God Have Mercy on a Man Who Knows His Measure and Does Not Exceed His Bounds

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بخش ۱۰۲ - رحم اللاه مرئا عرف قدره و لم یتجاوز طوره / Section 102 - May God Have Mercy on a Man Who Knows His Measure and Does Not Exceed His Bounds

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فرخ آن کس که وار خود بشناخت
کار خود را به وار خود پرداخت

شد به حکمت بلند آوازه
گام بیرون نزد ز اندازه

متقارب نهاد در ره گام
متجانب ز طفره نظام

هر که زد طفره از سر صرفه
تا به مقصد رسد به یک طرفه

نرسیدش به پای مقصد دست
گردن و پشت هر دو خرد شکست

مرغ نورس نگشته نیرومند
می پرد ز اوج آشیان بلند

می زند پر شر و بال و بال
می کند چرب گربه را چنگال

ور تو گویی که همت عالی
کز هوا و هوس بود خالی

طلب مقصد بلند کند
میل مقصود ارجمند کند

از امور دنی به بیهوده
نکند دامن خود آلوده

خوش نباشد که باز شه پرور
به هوای مگس گشاید پر

بد نماید که شیر آهو جوی
به شکار شکال آرد روی

گویم آری ولی حکیم ازل
که بود حکم او بری ز خلل

بهر هر مقصدی رهی بنمود
سوی هر خانه ای دری بگشود

طالبان را به لطف کرد خطاب
گفت فأتوا البیوت من ابواب

گر تو از در روی مبارک باد
تاج فضلت کلاه تارک باد

ور گذاری در و ز بام روی
هدف طعن خاص و عام شوی

طشت رسوائیت فتد از بام
دیگ اندیشه تو ماند خام

من نمی گویمت به کعبه مرو
همت خود مکن به کعبه گرو

می روی زادگیر و راحله جوی
روز و شب در قفای قافله پوی

ور نه غولی شوی بیابانی
هم ز کعبه هم از وطن مانی

بلکه فرسوده پای و خونین دل
باز گردی ز اولین منزل

English translation

Blessed is the one who recognized his own measure, And attended to his work according to his capacity. He became highly renowned in wisdom, And never took a step beyond his proper limit. He paced his steps closely on the path, Avoiding any sudden leap from the established order. Whoever made a sudden leap out of expediency, To reach the destination in a single instant, His hand did not reach the base of his goal; Rather, his neck and back were both utterly broken. The young bird, before growing strong, Flies from the heights of its lofty nest; It flaps its wings in struggle, Only to make the cat's claws fat. And if you say that high spiritual aspiration, Which is free from passion and desire, Seeks a lofty destination, And inclines toward an honorable goal, Uselessly refraining from staining its skirt With low, worldly affairs— Saying that it is not fitting for a royal-bred falcon To spread its wings in pursuit of a fly, Or that it looks bad for a gazelle-hunting lion To turn its face to hunting jackals— I say: Yes, but the Eternal Wise One, Whose decree is free from any defect, Showed a specific path for every destination, And opened a door to every house. In His grace, He addressed the seekers, And said: 'Enter houses through their doors.' If you enter through the door, may it be blessed, And may the crown of your virtue be the cap upon your head. But if you abandon the door and go by the roof, You will become the target of blame by elite and commoners. The basin of your disgrace will fall from the roof, And the pot of your contemplation will remain raw. I do not tell you: 'Do not go to the Kaaba,' Nor do I tell you: 'Do not pledge your aspiration to the Kaaba.' If you are going, gather provisions and seek a mount, And pursue the path day and night behind the caravan. Otherwise, you will become a wilderness ghoul, Deprived of both the Kaaba and your homeland, And indeed, with worn-out feet and a bleeding heart, You will return from the very first station.

Updated 2026-07-07

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