1Cademy - بخش ۸۳ - حکایت آن جوانمرد که چون به روی معشوق که چشم روشنش بود آبله افتاد خود را به نابینایی فرانمود تا معشوق نداند که عیب وی را می بیند / Section 83 - The Tale of That Chivalrous Man Who, When Smallpox Afflicted the Face of His Beloved Who Was the Light of His Eyes, Pretended to Be Blind So That the Beloved Would Not Know That He Saw Her Flaw

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Haft Awrang

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بخش ۸۳ - حکایت آن جوانمرد که چون به روی معشوق که چشم روشنش بود آبله افتاد خود را به نابینایی فرانمود تا معشوق نداند که عیب وی را می بیند / Section 83 - The Tale of That Chivalrous Man Who, When Smallpox Afflicted the Face of His Beloved Who Was the Light of His Eyes, Pretended to Be Blind So That the Beloved Would Not Know That He Saw Her Flaw

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آن جوانمرد زنی زیبا خواست
خانه دل به خیالش آراست

لیک ازان پیش که بینند به هم
وز پی وصل نشینند به هم

آن صنم عارضه ای پیدا کرد
بر سر بستر و بالین جا کرد

زآتش تب به رخش تاب نماند
زآبله در گل او آب نماند

اختر منخسف افزون ز شمار
ماند بر ماه رخش ثابت وار

قرص خورشید رخش پر زده شد
خوان خوبیش به هم بر زده شد

مرد دلداده چو آن قصه شنید
دیده بر بست و به رخ پرده کشید

هر دم از درد فغانی می کرد
دردمندانه بیانی می کرد

که ازین درد که آمد به سرم
مانده از نور سواد بصرم

بعد یکچند برآورد نفیر
که فغان از اثر چرخ اثیر

کز دلم نقد شکیبایی برد
وز کفم گوهر بینایی برد

پس ازان هر دو به هم پیوستند
شاد و ناشاد به هم بنشستند

مرد کورانه معاشی می کرد
زن ز کوریش دریغی می خورد

آن نکو زن چه پس از سالی بیست
که درین دیر پر آفات بزیست

خیمه در عالم تنهایی زد
مرد حالی دم بینایی زد

لب گشادند حریفان به سؤال
شرح جستند ز کیفیت حال

گفت آن روز که آن غیرت حور
ماند از آبله در عین قصور

نظر از جمله جهان در بستم
فارغ از دیدن او بنشستم

تا نداند که من آن می بینم
دامن خاطر ازو می چینم

در دلش ناید ازان اندوهی
به ضمیرش نرسد مکروهی

چون ازین دیر فنا رخت ببست
به سراپرده جاوید نشست

فارغ از وهم غم افزایی خویش
کردم اقرار به بینایی خویش

همه گفتند که احسنت ای مرد
وز حریفان به جوانمردی فرد

غایت دین مروت اینست
حد آیین فتوت اینست

English translation

That chivalrous youth sought a beautiful wife, And adorned the house of his heart with her image. But before they could see one another, And sit together in union, That idol developed an illness, And took to her bed and pillow. From the fire of fever, no radiance remained on her face; From smallpox, no freshness remained in her skin. Eclipsed stars beyond count Remained fixed upon the moon of her face. The sun-disc of her face became scarred, And the feast of her beauty was disrupted. When the enamored man heard that tale, He closed his eyes and drew a veil over his face. Every moment he cried out in pain, Expressing himself sorrowfully, Saying, 'Due to this affliction that has befallen me, I am deprived of the light of my sight.' After a while, he cried out in lamentation, 'Alas from the impact of the celestial sphere! For it has stolen the coin of patience from my heart, And snatched the jewel of sight from my hand.' Thereafter, the two were joined in marriage, And sat together in both joy and sorrow. The man lived his life as if blind, And the woman grieved for his blindness. When that good woman, after twenty years Of living in this world full of calamities, Pitched her tent in the realm of solitude, The man immediately declared his sight. His companions opened their lips to question him, Seeking an explanation of the truth of the matter. He said, 'On the day when that envy of the houris Became utterly flawed due to smallpox, I closed my eyes to the entire world, And sat free from looking upon her, Lest she should know that I see her flaw, And withdraw her affection from me in shame, Lest any sorrow enter her heart because of it, Or any distress reach her mind. Since she has packed her bags from this transient abode, And taken her seat in the eternal pavilion, Free from the illusion of her sorrow-increasing state, I have confessed to my sight.' They all said, 'Bravo, O man! Who stands alone in chivalry among peers! This is the ultimate goal of the creed of magnanimity, This is the boundary of the custom of chivalry.'

Updated 2026-07-19

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