1Cademy - بخش ۸ - الحكایة و التمثیل / Section 8

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Mosibat Nameh

Poem

بخش ۸ - الحكایة و التمثیل / Section 8 - The Tale and the Parable

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یافت پیری یک درم سیم سیاه
گفت بر باید گرفت این را ز راه

هرکه او محتاج تر خواهد فتاد
این درم اکنون بدو خواهیم داد

کرد بسیاری ز هر سویی نگاه
کس نبد محتاج تر از پادشاه

از قضا آن روز روز بار بود
پادشه در حکم گیر و دار بود

پیر رفت و پیش او بنهاد سیم
شاه شد در خشم و گفتش ای لئیم

چون منی را کی بدین باشد نیاز
گفت ای خسرو مکن قصه دراز

زانکه من بر کس نیفکندم نظر
در همه عالم ز تو محتاج تر

هیچ مسجد نی و بازار ای سلیم
کز برای تو نمی خواهند سیم

هر زمانت قسمتی دیگر بود
هر دمت چیزی دگر درخور بود

از همه درها گدایی می کنی
تا زمانی پادشاهی می کنی

با خود آی آخر دلت از سنگ نیست
خود تو را زین نامداری ننگ نیست

English translation

An old man found a black silver dirham He said, "I must pick this up from the road. Whoever happens to be the most needy, I shall give this dirham to him right now." He looked extensively in every direction, No one was more needy than the king. By chance, that day was a day of public audience, The king was commanding with power and authority. The old man went and laid the silver before him, The king became angry and said to him, "O vile one! When would someone like me have a need for this?" He said, "O king, do not make the story long, For I have cast my gaze upon no one In all the world more needy than you. There is no mosque or marketplace, O simple one, From which they do not demand silver for your sake. Every moment you demand another portion, Every breath another thing is desired by you. You are begging at all doors, So that you may rule as a king for a time. Come to your senses at last, your heart is not of stone; Are you not ashamed of this kind of fame?"

Updated 2026-07-03

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