1Cademy - بخش ۱۱۲ - عقد سی و پنجم در دولتخواهی سلاطین که عدل ایشان سرمایه آبادانی است و ظلم ایشان پیرایه ویرانی / Section 112 - The Thirty-Fifth Knot: On Well-Wishing for Sovereigns, That Their Justice is the Capital of Prosperity and Their Oppression is the Ornament of Ruin

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بخش ۱۱۲ - عقد سی و پنجم در دولتخواهی سلاطین که عدل ایشان سرمایه آبادانی است و ظلم ایشان پیرایه ویرانی / Section 112 - The Thirty-Fifth Knot: On Well-Wishing for Sovereigns, That Their Justice is the Capital of Prosperity and Their Oppression is the Ornament of Ruin

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ای بلند از قدمت پایه تخت
تاج را گوهر تو مایه بخت

کرده از صبح ازل همرهیت
سایه وش دولت ظل اللهیت

منصب خسرویت داده خدای
کاوری قاعده عدل بجای

عرش را قائمه این قاعده است
شرع را فایده زین مائده است

شه که از عدل نه فرخنده پی است
خسروی واسطه خسر وی است

نامه جاه فنا انجام است
آنچه جاوید بماند نام است

جم ازین بزم شد و جام نماند
وز جم و جام بجز نام نماند

بد که بشکست ز مردن گهرش
نام بد هست شکست دگرش

نیک اگرچه ز فنا گشته گم است
نام نیکوش بقای دوم است

رشته عمر سراسر پیچ است
با درازی چو شد آخر هیچ است

زیر این دایره دیر مدار
مدت نوع شد افزون ز هزار

لیکن امروز هزاران سال است
که جدا مانده ازان اقبال است

گنج شاهی که خدا داد تو را
قیمت ملک بقا داد تو را

عدل یک ساعته ات را به قیاس
شصت ساله عمل خیر شناس

خود ده انصاف که این پایه که راست
بهر سود ابد این مایه که راست

گر بدین مایه زیانکار شوی
وای آن روز که هشیار شوی

روی در صحبت دینداران دار
که خراب است ز بی دینان کار

سفلگانی که سرافراخته اند
بهر دنیای تو دین باخته اند

جاهلانند همه جاه طلب
خویشتن را علما کرده لقب

چشمه هایند درین تیره مغاک
گشته از جیفه دنیا ناپاک

جستن پاکی ازین قوم خطاست
ز آب ناپاک طهارت نه رواست

بیخ ظلم از دل خود پاک بکن
شاخ ظالم به سیاست بشکن

بلکه آن بیخ چو برکنده شود
شاخ ناچار سرافکنده شود

تیشه بر بیخ چو رانی گستاخ
تازه بر جای کجا ماند شاخ

حیف باشد که در آن روز گران
از تو پرسند گناه دگران

تیغ بر کس مکش از کینه وری
به که باشد دلت از کینه بری

خشم و کین چشم خرد را رمد است
نارمنده ز رمد بی خرد است

چون کشد آتش خشم تو علم
آب عفوش بزن از بحر کرم

تا نسوزی گهی از دشمن خویش
مشو آتش فکن خرمن خویش

خشم کز غیرت دین شعله کش است
روشنی جستن ازان شعله خوش است

گرچه در چشم خسان شعله نماست
بر لب خضروشان آب بقاست

مکن اندر کشش خلق شتاب
که تأنیست درین کار صواب

هر که شد سر به زمین افکنده
نشود جز به قیامت زنده

وان که زنده ست خود از خوی درشت
هر گهش خواهی بتوانی کشت

گوی با داد طلب نرم نه تیز
عاجزان را نبود تاب ستیز

نرم باران به زراعت دهد آب
چون رسد سیل شود کشت خراب

گر ستمدیده ای از کشور تو
دادخواهان برسد بر در تو

با تو مظلومی خود عرض کند
بر تو فریادرسی فرض کند

بین که آن ظلم ز ظالم به مثل
گر رود با تو چه آری به عمل

سختی روز جزا آسان کن
از برای دگران هم آن کن

با اسیران به محنت شده بند
آنچه با خود نپسندی مپسند

گوش بر قصه محتاجان دار
کار حاجت طلبان زود گزار

تا بود حاجت حاجتمندان
نیست خوش طاعت دیگر چندان

همچو طاووس خودآرای مباش
در خودآرایی خودرای مباش

افسر فرق تو بس عز سجود
زیور دست تو زر بخشی و جود

بر میانت کمر طاعت بس
بند کم شو به کمربندی کس

کله از عدل و قبا پوش ز داد
بر تو این نکته فراموش مباد

زانکه آبادی ملک از عدل است
وز غم آزادی ملک از عدل است

تا رعیت ز ملک شد نشد
ملک از سعی وی آباد نشد

English translation

O you, the base of whose throne is elevated by your step, The jewel of your essence is the source of the crown's good fortune. Since the dawn of eternity, your companion has been The shadow-like state of your shadow-of-God authority. God has granted you the rank of sovereignty So that you may establish the rule of justice. This rule is the pillar of the Divine Throne; From this banquet, the Sharia derives its benefit. The king whose path is not blessed with justice— Sovereignty is but the cause of his loss. The register of glory is destined to end in annihilation; That which remains forever is a good name. Jamshid departed from this banquet, and his Cup remained not; Of Jamshid and the Cup, nothing but a name remains. The wicked person whose gem was broken by death— An evil name is another ruin for him. The good person, though lost to annihilation, His good name is a second eternal life. The thread of life is entirely full of twists; Despite its length, when it ends, it is nothing. Beneath this ancient, revolving dome, The span of humanity exceeded a thousand years. But today it has been thousands of years That humanity has been separated from that fortune. The royal treasure that God has bestowed upon you Has given you the price of the eternal kingdom. Consider your one hour of justice, by comparison, As equivalent to sixty years of righteous deeds. Judge fairly for yourself: who possesses such a high status? Who has such capital for eternal benefit? If you become a loser with this capital, Woe unto that day when you awaken! Direct your countenance to the company of the religious, For affairs are ruined by the irreligious. The base individuals who have raised their heads Have bartered away religion for the sake of your worldly life. They are all seekers of status, though ignorant, Who have labeled themselves as religious scholars. They are springs in this dark pit, Made polluted by the carcass of the world. Seeking purity from this group is an error; Purification is not permissible with impure water. Uproot the root of oppression from your own heart; Break the branch of the oppressor with political retribution. Indeed, when that root is pulled up, The branch will inevitably hang its head. When you boldly drive the axe into the root, How can the branch remain fresh in its place? It would be a pity if, on that heavy Day of Judgment, They ask you about the sins of others. Do not draw the sword against anyone out of animosity; It is better that your heart be free of malice. Anger and malice are a disease of the intellect's eye; He who is not afflicted by this disease is unwise. When the fire of your anger raises its banner, Pour the water of forgiveness upon it from the ocean of generosity, Lest you be burned at times by your enemy; Do not set fire to your own harvest. The anger that flares up from the zeal of religion— Seeking light from that flame is pleasant. Though it appears as a flame in the eyes of the base, It is the water of life on the lips of those like Khidr. Do not hasten in executing people, For deliberation in this matter is correct. Whoever is laid low in the earth Will not rise again until the Resurrection. While he who is alive, though of harsh disposition, You can put him to death whenever you wish. Seek justice gently, not harshly; The weak do not have the strength to contend. Gentle rain gives water to the agriculture; When a flood comes, the harvest is ruined. If there is an oppressed person in your land, And seekers of justice arrive at your door, If the oppressed one presents his grievance to you, Succoring him becomes an obligation upon you. See, if that oppression from the oppressor, by analogy, Were done to you, how would you act? Ease the hardship of the Day of Recompense; Do the same for others as well. With those who are bound in the fetters of misery, Do not approve of what you would not approve for yourself. Keep your ear to the story of the needy; Settle the affairs of those seeking help quickly. So long as there is the need of the needy, Other acts of devotion are not so pleasing. Do not be self-adorned like a peacock; Do not be self-willed in your self-adornment. The crown upon your head is enough glory in prostration; The ornament of your hand is the granting of gold and generosity. A belt of obedience around your waist is enough; Do not bind yourself to the belt of anyone else. Wear a hat of justice and a robe of equity; Let this point not be forgotten by you. For the prosperity of the kingdom is from justice, And freedom from sorrow for the realm is from justice. Until the subject was satisfied by the king, The kingdom was not made prosperous by his efforts.

Updated 2026-07-19

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