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بخش ۶۱ - در شرح احسان های یوسف علیه السلام با اهل زندان و تعبیر کردن وی خواب مقربان پادشاه مصر را و وصیت کردن وی مر یکی ازیشان را که وی را پیش پادشاه یاد کند / Section 61 - On Joseph's Acts of Benevolence, Peace Be Upon Him, Toward the People of the Prison; His Interpretation of the Dreams of the Egyptian King's Courtiers; and His Request That One of Them Mention Him Before the King

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ز مادر هر که دولتمند زاید
فروغ دولتش ظلمت زداید

به خارستان رود گلزار گردد
گل از وی نافه تاتار گردد

چو ابر ار بگذرد بر تشنه کشتی
شود از مقدمش خرم بهشتی

چو باد ار در رود در تازه باغی
فروزد از رخ هر گل چراغی

به زندان گر درآید خرم و شاد
کند زندانیان را از غم آزاد

چو زندان بر گرفتاران زندان
شد از دیدار یوسف باغ خندان

همه از مقدم او شاد گشتند
ز بند درد و رنج آزاد گشتند

به گردن غلشان شد طوق اقبال
به پا زنجیرشان فرخنده خلخال

اگر زندانیی بیمار گشتی
اسیر محنت و تیمار گشتی

کمر بستی پی بیمارداریش
خلاصی دادی از تیمارخواریش

وگر جا بر گرفتاری شدی تنگ
سوی تدبیر کارش کردی آهنگ

گشاده رو شدی او را رضا جوی
ز تنگی در گشاد آوردیش روی

وگر بر مفلسی عشرت شدی تلخ
ز ناداری نمودی غره اش سلخ

ز زرداران کلید زر گرفتی
ز عیشش قفل تنگی بر گرفتی

وگر خوابی بدیدی نیکبختی
به گرداب خیال افتاده رختی

شنیدی از لبش تعبیر آن خواب
به خشکی آمدی رختش ز گرداب

دو کس از محرمان شاه آن بوم
ز خلوتگاه قربش مانده محروم

به زندان همدمش بودند و همراز
در آن ماتمکده با وی هم آواز

به یک شب هر یکی دیدند خوابی
کزان در جانشان افتاد تابی

یکی را مژده ده خواب از نجاتش
یکی را مخبر از قطع حیاتش

ولی تعبیر آن زیشان نهان بود
وز آن بر جانشان بار گران بود

به یوسف خواب های خود بگفتند
جواب خواب های خود شنفتند

یکی را گوشمال از دار دادند
یکی را بر در شه بار دادند

جوانمردی که سوی شاه می رفت
به مسندگاه عز و جاه می رفت

چو رو سوی شه مسندنشین کرد
به وی یوسف وصیت اینچنین کرد

که چون در صحبت شه باریابی
به پیشش فرصت گفتار یابی

مرا در مجلسش یاد آوری زود
کزان یادآوری وافر بری سود

بگویی هست در زندان غریبی
ز عدل شاه دوران بی نصیبی

چنینش بی گنه مپسند رنجور
که هست این از طریق معدلت دور

چو خورد آن بهره مند از دولت و جاه
می از قرابه قرب شهنشاه

چنان رفت آن وصیت از خیالش
که بر خاطر نیامد چند سالش

نهال وعده اش مأیوسی آورد
به زندان بلا محبوسی آورد

بلی آن را که ایزد برگزیند
به صدر عز معشوقی نشیند

ره اسباب بر رویش ببندد
رهین این و آنش کم پسندد

نتابد جز سوی خود روی او را
ز هر کس بگسلاند خوی او را

به دست غیر تاراجش نخواهد
به غیر خویش محتاجش نخواهد

نخواهد دست او در دامن کس
اسیر دام خویشش خواهد و بس

English translation

Whoever is born fortunate from his mother, The radiance of his fortune dispels darkness. Should he enter a thorn field, it becomes a rose garden; Through him, the rose becomes a musk pod of Tartary. If, like a cloud, he passes over a thirsty field, At his arrival it becomes a flourishing paradise. If, like the wind, he enters a fresh garden, He kindles a lamp from the face of every flower. If he enters prison cheerful and glad, He frees the prisoners from sorrow. When the prison closed around those held captive, At the sight of Joseph it became a smiling garden. All rejoiced at his arrival And were freed from the bonds of pain and suffering. The fetters upon their necks became collars of good fortune, And the chains upon their feet became auspicious anklets. If a prisoner fell ill And became a captive of affliction and care, He girded himself to nurse him And delivered him from consuming anxiety. If confinement became oppressive for a prisoner, He set about devising a remedy for his plight. With an open countenance, seeking to please him, He brought his face from distress into relief. If pleasure turned bitter for an impoverished man And destitution made the new moon of his joy wane, He took the key of gold from the wealthy And unlocked the constriction upon his happiness. If a fortunate man beheld a dream And cast his goods into the whirlpool of imagination, He heard the dream's interpretation from Joseph's lips And brought his goods safely ashore from the whirlpool. Two men from among the intimates of the king of that land, Deprived of the private chamber of his favor, Were Joseph's companions and confidants in prison, Joining their voices with his in that house of mourning. One night, each of them saw a dream That cast agitation into his soul. One dream brought glad tidings of deliverance; The other foretold the severing of life. But their meanings were hidden from them, And this weighed heavily upon their souls. They told Joseph their dreams And heard from him the answers to them. One was chastened by the gallows; The other was granted admission at the king's door. To the young man who was going to the king, Returning to the seat of honor and rank, When he turned toward the enthroned sovereign, Joseph gave this request: When you are admitted to the king's company And find an opportunity to speak before him, Quickly call me to his remembrance; From that reminder you will gain abundant benefit. Say that there is a stranger in prison Who has received no share of the king's justice. Do not let him suffer thus while innocent, For this is far removed from the path of equity. When that man, favored with fortune and rank, Drank wine from the flask of proximity to the king, That request departed so completely from his mind That for several years it never entered his thoughts. The sapling of his promise bore hopelessness And left Joseph imprisoned in the prison of affliction. Yes, when God chooses someone And seats him in the place of honor as His beloved, He closes the path of worldly means before him And does not approve of leaving him beholden to this one and that. He turns his face toward none but Himself And severs his attachment to everyone else. He will not have him plundered by another's hand, Nor allow him to need anyone but Himself. He does not wish his hand to grasp anyone's hem; He desires him captive in His own snare, and His alone.

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