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Elahi Nameh

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جواب پدر / The Father's Answer

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پدر گفتا که جهلت غالب آمد
دلت این جام را زان طالب آمد

که تا چون واقف آئی از همه راز
شوی برجملهٔ عالم سرافراز

چو خود را بر فلک این جاه بینی
همه خلق زمین در چاه بینی

ز عجب جاه خود از خود شوی پر
بمانی جاودانی در تکبر

اگر در پیش داری جام جمشید
که یک یک ذره می بینی چو خورشید

چه گر زان جام بینی ذره ذره
که چون مرگت نهد بر فرق اره

نداری هیچ حاصل چون جم از جام
که چون جم زار میری هم سرانجام

چو هست این جام در چاه اوفتادن
حرامت باد از راه اوفتادن

English translation

The father said: 'Your ignorance has overcome you, And your heart has desired this cup for that reason, So that when you become aware of every secret, You may become exalted over the entire world. When you see yourself at this high rank in the heavens, You will see all the creatures of the earth in a well. Filled with self-conceit from your own status, You will remain forever in arrogance. Even if you have the Cup of Jamshid in front of you, In which you see every single particle like the sun, What does it matter if you see every speck from that cup, When death places a saw upon your crown? You will gain nothing from the cup, just like Jamshid, For you too will ultimately die miserably like Jamshid. Since having this cup is falling into a well, May straying from the path be forbidden to you.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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