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بخش ۳ - الحكایة ‌و التمثیل / Section 3 - The Tale and the Parable

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کشتئی آورد در دریا شکست
تختهٔ زان جمله بر بالا نشست

گربه و موشی بر آن تخته بماند
کارشان با یکدگر پخته بماند

نه ز گربه بیم بود آن موش را
نه بموش آهنگ آن مغشوش را

هر دو تن از هول دریا ای عجب
در تحیر باز مانده خشک لب

زهرهٔ جنبش نه و یارای سیر
هر دو بیخود گشته نه عین و نه غیر

در قیامت نیز این غوغا بود
یعنی آنجا نه تو و نه ما بود

هیبت این راه کار مشکلست
صد جهان زین سهم پرخون دلست

هرکه او نزدیک تر حیران ترست
کار دوران پارهٔ آسان ترست

English translation

A ship came and was wrecked in the sea A plank from it floated on the surface A cat and a mouse remained on that plank Their fate with one another became bound Neither did the mouse have fear of the cat Nor did that confused one intend for the mouse Both of them, from the terror of the sea, oh wonder! Remained in bewilderment with dry lips Having no courage to move, nor power to travel Both became selfless, neither essence nor other In the Resurrection too, there will be such an uproar Meaning, there will be neither 'you' nor 'we' there The awe of this path is a difficult matter A hundred worlds have hearts full of blood from this dread Whoever is closer is more bewildered The affair of those far away is somewhat easier

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