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Mosibat Nameh

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بخش ۲۹ - فی الحكایة و التمثیل / Section 29 - The Tale and the Parable

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گفت سقراط حکیم آن مرد پاک
در رهی میشد پیاده دردناک

سائلی گفتش ملوک روزگار
جمله میجویندت و تو بر کنار

معتقد داری بسی اسبی بخواه
تا پیاده رفتنت نبود براه

گفت هم بر پای من بار تنم
به که بار منتی برگردنم

هرچه در عالم طلب دارد یکی
زان بسی بهتر فراغت بیشکی

در سخن گرچه بلاغت باشدم
آن بلاغت در فراغت باشدم

گر شوم سرگشتهٔ هر بی خبر
نه بلاغت ماندم نه شعر تر

گرچه شه را منصب اسکندریست
بنده کردن خویشتن را از خریست

English translation

It is said that Socrates the wise, that pure man, Was walking on a path on foot and in pain. An inquirer told him, 'The kings of the time Are all seeking you, while you remain aloof. You have many believers; ask for a horse, So that you wouldn't have to walk on foot upon the road.' He said, 'My body being a burden upon my own feet Is better than having the burden of obligation upon my neck. Whatever one may seek in the world, Independence is undoubtedly much better than that. Although I may have eloquence in speech, That eloquence comes to me in independence. If I become the wanderer of every ignorant person, Neither eloquence will remain for me, nor fresh poetry. Even if the king holds the rank of Alexander, Enslaving oneself is out of foolishness.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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