1Cademy - بخش ۹۸ - حکایت پیر آزاده با جوان محتشم زاده / Section 98 - The Tale of the Free-Spirited Old Man and the Wealthy Youth

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Haft Awrang

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بخش ۹۸ - حکایت پیر آزاده با جوان محتشم زاده / Section 98 - The Tale of the Free-Spirited Old Man and the Wealthy Youth

Original content

محتشم زاده از نخوت جاه
می خرامید ظریفانه به راه

به تبختر قدمی برمی داشت
وز تکبر علمی می افراشت

عارفی پشت دو تا در ژنده
دلی از نور الهی زنده

گفت کای تازه جوان تند مرو
پند سنجیده پیران بشنو

این روش نیست چو خوش پیش خدای
بازکش زین روش ناخوش پای

طبع او از سخن پیر آشفت
بانگ برداشت ز نادانی و گفت

کای ز گفتار تو بر من باری
می شناسی که کیم گفت آری

اولت بود یکی قطره آب
که ازان شستن ثوب است ثواب

از شکم تا به کنار آمده ای
از ره بول دو بار آمده ای

و آخرت جیفه افتاده به خاک
کرده پنهان به یکی تیره مغاک

بر تو آن پرده به فرض ار بدرند
چشم نابسته کسان کم گذرند

در میانه که سراسر خوشی است
روز و شب کار تو سرگین کشی است

تنت آراسته از گوهر و در
چون شکنبه شکم از سرگین پر

گر به خود نیست شناساوریت
لب گشادم به شناساگریت

از من این نکته فراموش مکن
مدحت مدحگران گوش مکن

English translation

A wealthy-born youth, out of the pride of his high status, was strutting elegantly along the road. He took steps with vanity, and hoisted a banner of arrogance. A mystic, double-bent, wearing tattered rags, but with a heart alive with divine light, Said: 'O young youth, do not walk so fast; listen to the measured advice of the elders. This way of walking is not pleasing to God; withdraw your foot from this unpleasant manner.' His temperament was perturbed by the old man's words, and he cried out in ignorance and said: 'O you whose speech is a burden to me! Do you know who I am?' The old man said: 'Yes. Your beginning was a drop of water, from which washing one's clothes is a meritorious act. You came from the womb to the lap, and you passed through the passage of urine twice. And your end is a corpse fallen on the dust, hidden in a dark grave. If they were to tear open that veil over you, few people would pass by without closing their eyes. In the intermediate state, which is full of pleasure to you, your work day and night is carrying feces. Your body is adorned with jewels and pearls, yet like tripe, your belly is filled with dung. If you do not have self-knowledge, I have opened my lips to make you known to yourself. Do not forget this point from me, and do not listen to the praise of the flatterers.'

Updated 2026-07-19

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