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بخش ۳۹ / Section 39

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اعرابیی شتری گم کرد، بانگ زد که هر که شتر مرا به من آرد مر او راست دو شتر با وی. گفتند: هیهات این چه کار است که سرباری مه از خروار است؟ گفت: شما لذت یافت و حلاوت وجدان نچشیده اید، معذورید!
گمشده گرچه حقیر است مگوی

که عنان از طلبش تافته به
هست در قاعده خرده شناس

لذت یافتن از یافته به

English translation

A Bedouin lost a camel and cried out that whoever brought his camel back to him would receive, along with it, two camels. They said: Alas, what sort of dealing is this, in which the surcharge is greater than the whole load? He replied: You have not tasted the pleasure of finding nor the sweetness of discovery—so you are excused!

Though the lost thing be trifling, do not say that turning the rein away from seeking it is better; In the rule of the one who discerns fine points, the pleasure of finding is better than the thing found.

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