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المقالة الاولی / The First Discourse

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جهان گر دیده ای گم کرده یاری
سراسیمه دلی آشفته کاری

خبر داد از کسی کان کس خبر داشت
که وقتی یک خلیفه شش پسر داشت

همه همت بلند افتاده بودند
ز سر گردن کشی ننهاده بودند

بهر علمی که باشد در زمانه
همه بودند در هر یک یگانه

چو هر یک ذوفنون عالمی بود
چو هر یک در دو عالم آدمی بود

پدر بنشاندشان یک روز با هم
که هر یک واقفید از علم عالم

خلیفه زاده اید و پادشاهید
شما هر یک ز عالم می چه خواهید

اگر صد آرزو دارید و گر یک
مرا فی الجمله برگوئید هر یک

چو از هر یک بدانم اعتقادش
بسازم کار هر یک بر مرادش

بنطق آورد اول یک پسر راز
که نقلست از بزرگان سرافراز

که دارد شاه پریان دختری بکر
که نتوان کرد مثلش ماه را ذکر

به زیبایی عقل و لطف جانست
نکو روی زمین و آسمانست

اگر این آرزو یابم تمامت
مرادم بس بود این تا قیامت

کسی با این چنین صاحب جمالی
ورای این کجا جوید کمالی

کسی کو قربت خورشید دارد
بقرب ذره کی امید دارد

مراد اینست وگر اینم نباشد
بجز دیوانگی دینم نباشد

English translation

If you have seen the world, it is a lost companion, A bewildered heart, a troubled affair. One who had knowledge related a story, That once a Caliph had six sons. All of them were high-minded, They had not set aside their pride and loftiness. In every science that existed in their time, They were all unique and peerless. Since each was a master of various arts in the world, And each was a complete human in both worlds. One day, the father sat them down together, Saying, 'Each of you is well-versed in the knowledge of the world. You are sons of the Caliph and you are kings, What does each of you desire from this world? Whether you have a hundred desires or only one, Tell me, in brief, each one of you. Once I know the inclination and belief of each, I shall arrange the affairs of each according to his wish.' First, one son spoke of his secret desire, Which is related by noble elders: 'The King of the Fairies has a virgin daughter, Whose beauty makes it impossible to mention the moon. In the beauty of intellect and grace of soul she is supreme, She is the fairest on earth and in heaven. If I fully achieve this desire, This will suffice as my goal until the Resurrection. Who, with such a possessor of beauty, Would seek perfection anywhere beyond her? One who has proximity to the sun, How could he hope for the proximity of a speck? This is my desire, and if I do not have this, My religion will be nothing but madness.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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