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Mosibat Nameh

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بخش ۲ - الحكایة و التمثیل / Section 2 - The Tale and the Parable

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بندهٔ را امتحان میکرد شاه
خواند یک روزیش پیش خود پگاه

گفت این دم دامن من بر سرآر
با من از یک جیب آنگه سربرآر

تا چو با من یک گریبانت بود
هرچه آن من بود آنت بود

چون میان ما یکی حاصل شود
گر خیالست ازدوئی باطل شود

جسم وجانم جسم و جان تو بود
هرچه هست آن من آن تو بود

بندهٔ نادان بجست از جایگاه
کرد بیرون سر ز جیب پادشاه

گشت با شاه جهان هم پیرهن
ذرهٔ نشناخت حد خویشتن

چون برون آورد سر از جیب شاه
خویشتن را سر ندید آنجایگاه

شه چو در بیحرمتی بشناختش
تاکه دم زد سر ز تن انداختش

هرکه پای از حد خود برتر نهد
سر دهد بر بادو دین بر سر نهد

هرکه در بی حرمتی گامی نهاد
در شقاوت خویش را دامی نهاد

بندهٔ را تا ادب نبود نخست
بندگی از وی کجا آید درست

چون بلای قرب دید آدم ز دور
سوی ظلمت آشیان آمد ز نور

دید دنیا کشت زار خویشتن
لاجرم کرد اختیار خویشتن

نیست دنیا بد اگر کاری کنی
بد شود گر عزم دیناری کنی

English translation

A king was testing a servant; He called him to his presence one morning early. He said: 'Now, pull my skirt over your head, And then stick your head out from the same collar. So that when you share a single collar with me, Whatever is mine shall be yours. Once unity is achieved between us, Any illusion of duality will be dispelled. My body and soul will be your body and soul; Whatever exists of mine will be yours.' The foolish servant jumped up from his place, And stuck his head out from the king's collar. He shared the same shirt with the king of the world, Without recognizing his own limits in the slightest. But when he stuck his head out of the king's collar, He saw no head of his own in that place. As the king recognized his disrespect, In a single breath, he chopped off his head. Whoever steps beyond their proper limit, Gives his head to the wind and risks his faith. Whoever takes a step in disrespect, Sets a trap for himself in wretchedness. If a servant does not possess manners first, How can true servitude come from him? When Adam saw from afar the affliction of proximity, He came from the light to the nest of darkness. He saw the world as his own field of cultivation; Consequently, he chose it for himself. The world is not bad if you do work; It becomes bad if you set your mind on a coin.

Updated 2026-07-03

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