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Mosibat Nameh

Poem

بخش ۶ - الحكایة ‌و التمثیل / Section 6 - The Tale and the Parable

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بود صاحب عزلتی در گوشه ای
از جهان نه زادی و نه توشه ای

بر توکل روز و شب بنشسته بود
رشتهٔ دل در قناعت بسته بود

چون نمی پیچید هیچ از راه حق
بود گستاخیش با درگاه حق

گرسنه از ره رسیدندش دو کس
واو نداشت از دخل و خرج الا نفس

چون نشستند آن دو کس تا دیرگاه
در نیامد هیچ معلومی ز راه

چون بسی گشت آن دو تن را انتظار
شیخ شد از شرم ایشان شرمسار

عاقبت برجست از جای آن زمان
کرد چون دیوانه سر بر آسمان

گفت آخر من چه دارم بیش و کم
میهمانم می فرستی دم به دم

چون فرستادی دو روزی خواره را
روزنی باید من بیچاره را

گر فرستادی مرا روزی کنون
وارهی از جنگ هر روزی کنون

ورنه زین چوبی نهم بر گردنم
جملهٔ قندیل مسجد بشکنم

چون بگفت این مرد دل برخاسته
شد زره خوانی پدید آراسته

در زمان آمد غلامی همچو ماه
کرد خدمت خوان نهاد آن جایگاه

چون شنودند آن دو تن گفتار او
در تعجب آمدند از کار او

هر دو گفتندش که گستاخی عظیم
می نیارد هیچ گستاخیت بیم

گفت دندانی بدو باید نمود
تا که ننمائی، ندارد هیچ سود

عاشقانش پاک از نقص آمدند
چون درختان جمله در رقص آمدند

پاک همچون شاخ در گل می شدند
لاجرم در قرب کامل می شدند

English translation

There was a solitary man in a corner, With neither provisions nor supplies from the world. He sat day and night in reliance on God, The thread of his heart tied to contentment. Since he never turned away from the path of Truth, He was bold with the court of Truth. Two hungry people arrived from the road, And he had no income or expense except his breath. When those two people sat until late, No known provision arrived from the road. When the wait became long for those two, The sheikh became ashamed out of embarrassment before them. Finally, he jumped up from his place at that moment, And like a madman, he raised his head to the sky. He said, 'After all, what do I have, more or less? You send me guests constantly! Since You sent two eaters of daily bread, There must be an opening for poor me. If You send me provision right now, You will be freed from the daily quarrel right now. Otherwise, I will place a wooden stick on my neck, And break all the lamps of the mosque!' When this bold-hearted man spoke this, An adorned tray of food appeared from the road. At once, a servant beautiful as the moon arrived; He served, and placed the tray in that place. When those two people heard his words, They were amazed by his actions. Both said to him, 'Such immense boldness! Does your boldness bring you no fear?' He said, 'One must show Him a tooth [i.e., stand firm], Until you show it, it has no benefit.' His lovers are completely free from defect, Like trees, they all began to dance. Pure, like branches in the mud they became, Inevitably, they were attaining perfect proximity.

Updated 2026-07-03

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