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بخش ۱۱۱ - سؤال و جواب راهب / Section 111 - The Monk's Question and Answer

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راهبی راه بی غبار گرفت
دامن کوه و کنج غار گرفت

نگشادش گره ز هیچ گروه
از قناعت نهاد پشت به کوه

مرد را کوه خوش هم آوازیست
پر دل و بردبار همرازیست

تیغ تیزش اگر نهند به سر
ننهد پا ز جای خویش بدر

نقد کان بسته بر کمر دایم
در مقام کرم بود قایم

همچو اوتاد بس قوی حال است
روز و شب مستقر ابدال است

حق تعالی که کرد خلق جبال
پی اظهار کبریا و جلال

قال فیها هدی و ارشادا
و جعلنا الجبال اوتادا

راهب القصه به کوه فشرد
نقد اوقات خود به کوه سپرد

ننهادی ز کوه بیرون پای
بلکه بودی چو کوه پا بر جای

روزی از صوب شهر عرصه دشت
راز جویی به سوی کوه گذشت

گفت کای کان حلم و کوه شکوه
چند باشی چو کان نهان در کوه

قدم از کان خویش بیرون نه
گوهر خویش را رواجی ده

تا گهر جای کرده در کان است
قیمت او ز خلق پنهان است

چون ز کان جلوه گر شود به دکان
قیمت او شود به شهر عیان

گفت دارم کشیده تنگ به بر
سگکی خویش از پلنگ بتر

نا معلم سگی که روز شکار
کند از بهر خویش ورزشکار

می کند پوست از وفاکیشان
می درد پوستین درویشان

کرده ام بند در بن غارش
تا رهد عالمی ز آزارش

خورد این سگ به کوه زخم پلنگ
به که آرد به زخم خلق آهنگ

نیست اندر اصول دینداری
هیچ بدتر ز مردم آزاری

باشد آزار خلق غم فرسود
خار و خاشاک کشتزار وجود

پاک شو پاک کین خس و خاشاک
ندمد جز ز طینت ناپاک

گفت با سگ کسی که ای ز جهان
گشته قانع به یک دو لقمه نان

خیر و شر جهان شناخته ای
با بد و نیک خلق ساخته ای

به چه خصلت حرامزاده تو را
می شود از حلالزاده جدا

گفت چون در رهیم پیش آید
بی سبب دست جور بگشاید

از چپ و راست چوب و سنگ کند
گه به چوبم گهی به سنگ زند

ای که همت به سوی آن داری
که شوی شهره در نکوکاری

غیر ازینت مباد اندیشه
که کم آزاریت شود پیشه

نه کم آزاریی بدان آیین
که به بی غیرتی کشد در دین

حکم خلاق را نهی یک سوی
به رضای خلایق آری روی

شوی اندر جریده اشرار
بنده راضی کند خدا آزار

بل کم آزاریی طبیعت کوب
به خرد نیک و در شریعت خوب

اگر آزار ور کم آزاریست
چون به وفق شریعت باریست

برساند به گنج امیدت
برهاند ز رنج جاویدت

ور نباشد به وفق شرع خدای
باشد انده فزای و محنت زای

اندهی موجب هزار ندم
محنتی مثمر هزار الم

English translation

A monk took a dustless path, He chose the mountain's skirt and the corner of a cave. No knot was untied for him by any group of people, Out of contentment, he backed against the mountain. For a man, the mountain is a pleasant companion in voice, A courageous and patient confidant. Even if a sharp sword is placed on its head, It does not step away from its place. The treasure of the mine is always bound to its waist, It stands firm in the station of generosity. Like the pegs, it is of very strong state, Day and night, it is the dwelling place of the substitute saints. The Truth, Exalted be He, Who created the mountains, To manifest His grandeur and majesty, Said concerning them, for guidance and instruction: 'And We made the mountains as pegs.' In short, the monk pressed on toward the mountain, And entrusted the precious cash of his times to the mountain. He would not set foot outside the mountain, Rather, he stood steadfast like a mountain. One day, from the direction of the city across the plain, A seeker of secrets passed toward the mountain. He said: 'O mine of forbearance and mountain of grandeur! How long will you remain hidden in the mountain like a treasure?' 'Step out of your mine, And give currency to your jewel.' 'As long as the jewel is placed inside the mine, Its price remains hidden from the people.' 'When it shines forth from the mine to the shop, Its price becomes manifest in the city.' He said: 'I hold tightly clasped to my bosom, A little dog of mine, worse than a leopard.' 'An untrained dog which, on the day of hunt, Exerts itself only for its own sake.' 'It flays the skin of the faithful, And tears the cloaks of the dervishes.' 'I have bound it at the bottom of the cave, So that the world may be delivered from its harm.' 'It is better for this dog to suffer a leopard's wound in the mountain, Than to strike against the people with its wound.' 'In the principles of religiosity, there is nothing Worse than harming people.' 'Harming people is a grief-consuming act, The thorns and weeds of the field of existence.' 'Become pure, pure, for these thorns and weeds Grow from nothing but an impure nature.' Someone said to the dog: 'O you who from the world Are content with one or two morsels of bread,' 'You have recognized the good and evil of the world, And have coped with the bad and good of creation.' 'By what trait is the base-born Distinguished from the noble-born for you?' It said: 'When we are on the path, he comes forward, And without cause, stretches out the hand of oppression.' 'From left and right he gathers sticks and stones, Sometimes hitting me with a stick, sometimes with a stone.' O you who have the ambition To become famous for doing good! Have no thought other than this: That avoiding harm to others should be your profession. Not a harmlessness of such a manner That leads to a lack of zeal in religion, Setting aside the Creator's command, And turning your face to please the creation, Entering the register of the wicked: Pleasing the servant while offending God. Rather, a harmlessness that subdues the ego, Good in the view of intellect, and excellent in the divine law. Whether it is harming or harmlessness, If it is in accordance with the Sharia of the Creator, It will bring you to the treasure of your hope, And deliver you from eternal suffering. And if it is not in accordance with God's law, It will be grief-increasing and affliction-breeding. A grief causing a thousand regrets, An affliction bearing a thousand pains.

Updated 2026-07-07

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