Poem

بخش ۱۶ - حکایت آن می‌پرست که به مراتب کمال پیوست‌؛ از وی سبب آن پرسیدند گفت این از برکت آن یافتم که هرگز جام می بر لب نیاوردم که بر عزیمت آن بوده باشم که به جام دیگر آلوده گردم / Section 16 - The Tale of the Wine-Worshiper Who Attained the Degrees of Perfection; When Asked about the Reason, He Said, 'I Obtained This from the Blessing of Never Bringing the Cup of Wine to My Lips with the Intention of Defiling Myself with Another Cup'

Original content

می پرستی رو به راه توبه کرد
وز گنه جا در پناه توبه کرد

یافت از توبه مقامات بلند
وآمدش صید ولایت در کمند

سال ها در کار می بشتافتی
این کرامت از چه خصلت یافتی ؟

گفت هر گاهی که جام می به لب
می نهادم بهر شادی و طرب

کم گذشتی بر ضمیر من که باز
دست خود آرم به جام می فراز

غیر ازین معنی نگشتی در دلم
کز نشاط می دل خود بگسلم

یمن این نیت مرا توفیق داد
صد در دولت به روی من گشاد

English translation

A wine-worshiper turned to the path of repentance, And from sin, took refuge in the sanctuary of repentance. Through repentance, he attained high spiritual stations, And the prey of saintliness came into his snare. They asked: 'For years you rushed into the work of wine; Through what quality did you obtain this miraculous grace?' He said: 'Whenever I brought the cup of wine to my lips, For the sake of joy and pleasure, It rarely crossed my mind that again I would stretch my hand out to another cup of wine. No other thought but this would pass through my heart, Except that I should sever my heart from the pleasure of wine. The auspiciousness of this intention granted me success, And opened a hundred doors of fortune to my face.'

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