1Cademy - بخش ۱۵ - در عدل پادشاه و صفت آن / Section 15 - On the Justice of the King and Its Attributes

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بخش ۱۵ - در عدل پادشاه و صفت آن / Section 15 - On the Justice of the King and Its Attributes

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عدل کن زانکه در ولایت دل
در پیغمبری زند عادل

در شبانی چو عدل کرد کلیم
داد پیغمبریش اله کریم

تا شبانی نکرد بر حیوان
کی شبان گشت بر سر انسان

عدل در دست آنکه دادگرست
ناوک مرگ را قوی سپرست

مرگ را هیچ ناید از عادل
زانکه دارد ز عدل عادل دل

شاه پر دل ستیزه کار بود
شاه بد دل همیشه خوار بود

شاه عادل میان نیک و بدست
تیز و ظالم هلاک خلق و خودست

بر میانه بود شه عادل
نبود شیرخو نه اشتر دل

ملک را شاه ظالم پر دل
به ز سلطان عاجز عادل

داد کس شاه عاجز با داد
نتواند ستد نه یارد داد

شاه جایر ز ملک و دین تنهاست
جان به انصاف طبع در تنهاست

دل شه چون ز عجز خونابه ست
او نه شاهست نقش گرمابه ست

عدل شه نعمت خداوندست
جور او پای خلق را بندست

شاه عادل چو کشتی نوحست
که ازو امن و راحت روحست

شاه جایر چو موج طوفانست
زو خرابی خانه و جانست

باشد اندر خراب و آبادان
عدل شه غیث و جور شه طوفان

طالب شاه عادلست جهان
تو نیت خوب کن جهان بستان

هرکه دارد به داد و دین عالم
به خدا ار بود ز مهدی کم

کو نه مهدی به سست عهدی شد
او بدین و به داد مهدی شد

تو بری شو ز جور و بدعهدی
کافرم گر نخوانمت مهدی

فر انصاف و زیب شید یکیست
بیخ بیداد و شاخ بید یکیست

ساختن راست شید بر گردون
سوختن راست بید بر هامون

با ستم سور مملکت شوریست
بی الف نقش داوری دوریست

پادشاه مسلط و مغرور
از خدای و ز خلق باشد دور

از خدای و اجل بی آگاهی
ایمن از ناوک سحرگاهی

ای بسا تاج و تخت مرجومان
لخت لخت از دعای مظلومان

ای بسا رایت عدو شکنان
سرنگون از دعای پیرزنان

ای بسا تیرهای گنجوران
شاخ شاخ از دعای رنجوران

ای بسا نیزه های جباران
پار پار از دعای غم خواران

ای بسا باد و بوش تکسینان
ترت و مرت از دعای مسکینان

ای بسا بادگیر و طارم و تیم
زیر و بالا ز آب چشم یتیم

ای بسا رفته ملک پر هنران
زار زار از دعای بی پدران

آنچه یک پیرزن کند به سحر
نکند صد هزار تیر و تبر

English translation

Act with justice, because in the realm of the heart, the just person knocks on the door of prophethood. When Moses acted with justice in his shepherding, the Generous God gave him prophethood. Until he shepherded animals, how could he become a shepherd over human beings? Justice in the hand of one who is fair is a strong shield against the arrow of death. Death can do nothing to the just person, because the just person has a heart enlivened by justice. A bold king is contentious, while a cowardly king is always humiliated. The just king stands between good and bad; a sharp and oppressive one destroys both the people and himself. The just king stays in the middle path; he is neither of a lion-like nature nor camel-hearted. For the kingdom, an oppressive but bold king is better than a weak just ruler. A helpless king, even if just, cannot secure justice for anyone nor can he give it. An oppressive king is alienated from both kingdom and religion; his soul, by nature, is left alone in injustice. When the king's heart is filled with bloody tears due to helplessness, he is not a king but merely a painting on a bathhouse wall. The king's justice is a blessing from God; his oppression is a fetter on the feet of the people. A just king is like Noah's Ark, from which comes safety and comfort of the soul. An oppressive king is like the waves of the tempest, bringing destruction of home and life. Whether in ruins or prosperity, the king's justice is rain, and his oppression is a tempest. The world seeks a just king; purify your intention and take the world. Anyone who keeps the world with justice and religion, by God, is no less than the Mahdi. For he did not become the Mahdi through weak covenants; he became the Mahdi through religion and justice. Rid yourself of oppression and bad faith, and I would be an infidel if I did not call you the Mahdi. The glory of justice and the beauty of the sun are one; the root of injustice and the branch of the willow tree are one. Creating light belongs to the sun in the heavens; burning down belongs to the willow tree on the plains. With oppression, the feast of the kingdom is chaos; without the letter 'alif' (meaning uprightness), the design of judgment is merely a cycle. A dominant and arrogant king is far from God and far from the people. Ignorant of God and of his appointed time of death, yet feeling secure from the arrow of dawn. O how many crowns and thrones of stoned rulers have been shattered piece by piece by the prayers of the oppressed! O how many banners of enemy-conquerors have been overturned by the prayers of old women! O how many arrows of the treasurers have been broken into splinters by the prayers of the suffering! O how many spears of tyrants have been torn to pieces by the prayers of the sorrowful! O how many pride and vanity of the mighty have been scattered and ruined by the prayers of the needy! O how many wind-catchers, domes, and caravanserais have been turned upside down by the tears of orphans! O how many kingdoms of talented rulers have perished miserably through the prayers of the fatherless! What a single old woman does at dawn cannot be done by a hundred thousand arrows and axes.

Updated 2026-07-03

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