1Cademy - بخش ۴۱ - حکایت نظام الملک و منجم موصلی / Section 41 - The Tale of Nizam al-Mulk and the Astrologer of Mosul

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بخش ۴۱ - حکایت نظام الملک و منجم موصلی / Section 41 - The Tale of Nizam al-Mulk and the Astrologer of Mosul

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بود در دولت نظام الملک
آن فلک بحر فضل او را فلک

موصلی نسبتی به نیشاپور
به نجوم و اصول آن مشهور

پشت او چون کمان به قبضه شیب
متصل در کمانش سهم الغیب

هر چه از آسمان خبر دادی
تیر حکمش خطا نیفتادی

بود در شهر خادم خواجه
در سفرها ملازم خواجه

ضعف پیری بر او چو زور آورد
روی در عالم سرور آورد

خواست روزی ز خواجه اذن و نهاد
در نشاپور روی از بغداد

خواجه وقت وداع با او گفت
کای دلت گنج رازهای نهفت

کی بود وقت رخت بستن من
یا صدف پر گهر شکستن من

گفت چون من روم پس از شش ماه
رخت بندی ازین نشیمنگاه

دستت از کار و بار بسته شود
صدفت بر گهر شکسته شود

خواجه این راز را نگه می داشت
چشم بر واصلان ره می داشت

از نشاپور هر که را دیدی
خبر موصلی بپرسیدی

هر که از صحتش خبر گفتی
همچو گل از نشاط بشگفتی

موصلی را به نامه کردی یاد
خاطرش را ز تحفه کردی شاد

زین حکایت گذشت سالی چند
بود خواجه به حال خود خرسند

ناگهان قاصدی رسید از راه
از نشاپور و اهل آن آگاه

خواجه احوال موصلی پرسید
گفت مسکین به خواجه جان بخشید

زان خبر وقت خواجه درهم شد
دل شادش نشانه غم شد

بحلی خواست از ستمزدگان
شادمان ساخت جان غمزدگان

وقف ها کرد و وقفنامه نوشت
تخم چندین هزار نیکی کشت

بندگان را ز بند کرد آزاد
ساخت ز آزادنامه هاشان شاد

کرد ادا آنقدر که وامش بود
وامداران شدند ازو خوشنود

به وصایازباندرازی کرد
بس کسان را که کارسازی کرد

دست از کار و بار و دنیا بست
دیده بر راه انتظار نشست

تا به تیغ جماعت بی باک
لوح جانشان ز حرف ایمان پاک

کرد جا در حظیره شهدا
روح الله روحه ابدا

English translation

During the state of Nizam al-Mulk, that heaven, whose sea of virtue was the heaven itself, There was an astrologer linked to Nishapur, renowned for astrology and its principles. His back was bent like a bow by the grip of age, yet the Arrow of the Unseen was ever connected to his bow. Whatever news he gave of the heavens, the arrow of his judgment never missed. In the city, he was a servant of the Master, and in travels, a companion of the Master. When the weakness of old age overpowered him, he turned his face toward the realm of joy. One day he requested permission from the Master, and turned his face toward Nishapur from Baghdad. The Master, at the time of farewell, said to him: 'O you whose heart is a treasury of hidden secrets, When will be the time of my packing up, or the breaking of my pearl-filled shell?' He said: 'When I pass away, after six months, you shall pack your belongings from this nesting place. Your hand will be bound from work and affairs, and your shell will be broken from its pearl.' The Master kept this secret, and kept his eyes on those arriving from the path. Whomever he saw from Nishapur, he would ask for news of the Mosulian. Whoever gave news of his health, he would bloom like a flower from joy. He would remember the Mosulian in letters, and make his heart glad with gifts. Several years passed after this event, and the Master was content with his state. Suddenly, a messenger arrived from the road, aware of Nishapur and its people. The Master asked about the state of the Mosulian; he said: 'The poor man gave his soul to the Lord.' From that news, the Master's state was disrupted, and his happy heart became a target of sorrow. He sought absolution from the oppressed, and made the souls of the sorrowful happy. He made endowments and wrote endowment deeds, and sowed the seeds of several thousand good deeds. He freed slaves from their bonds, and made them glad with their freedom papers. He paid whatever debt he owed, and the creditors became pleased with him. He spoke at length in his testaments, and managed affairs for many people. He withdrew his hand from business and the world, and sat waiting with his eyes on the road. Until by the sword of a reckless group, whose tablet of soul was clean of the letter of faith, He took his place in the enclosure of martyrs; May God sanctify his soul forever.

Updated 2026-07-07

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