1Cademy - المقالة الثانیة / The Second Discourse

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Elahi Nameh

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المقالة الثانیة / The Second Discourse

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پسر گفتش گر این شهوت نباشد
میان شوی و زن خلوة نباشد

نباشد خلق عالم را دوامی
نماند در همه گیتی نظامی

اگر این حکمت و ترکیب نبود
بساط ملک را ترتیب نبود

یکی باید هزار و یک تن آراست
که تا یک لقمه بنهی در دهان راست

بحکمت کارفرمایان این راه
ز ماهی کار می رانند تا ماه

زمین از کف فلک تابد ز دودی
که گر چیزی نبایستی نبودی

اگر شهوة نبودی در میانه
نه تو بودی و نه من در زمانه

تو شهوة می براندازی ز مردان
دلم را سر این معلوم گردان

English translation

The son said to him, 'If this lust did not exist, There would be no intimacy between husband and wife. The creation of the world would have no permanence, No order would remain in the entire universe. If this wisdom and composition did not exist, The expanse of the realm would have no arrangement. A thousand and one individuals must be organized, Just so you can properly place a single morsel in your mouth. By the wisdom of the directors of this path, They conduct the work from the cosmic fish to the moon. The earth beneath the heavens is formed from smoke, For if a thing were not necessary, it would not exist. If lust were not in the midst, Neither you nor I would be in the world. You seek to eradicate lust from men; Make the secret of this known to my heart.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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