1Cademy - (۱۸) حکایت بهلول / (18) The Tale of Bahlool

Learn Before

Elahi Nameh

Poem

(۱۸) حکایت بهلول / (18) The Tale of Bahlool

Original content

یکی می رفت در بغداد بر رخش
تو گفتی بود در دعوی جهان بخش

پس و پیشش بسی سرهنگ می شد
بمردم بر ازو ره تنگ می شد

ز هر سوئی خروش طرقوا بود
که بردابرد او از چارسو بود

مگر بهلول مشتی خاک برداشت
بشد وان خفیه اش پیش نظر داشت

که چندین کبر از خاکی روا نیست
که گر فرعون شد خواجه خدا نیست

بدین ترتیب رو تا اهل بازار
همه بنهاده دام از بهر مردار

چو مطلوب کسی مردار باشد
کجا با سر قدسش کار باشد

English translation

A man was riding his steed in Baghdad, You would say in his claim, he was the bestower of the world. Many commanders marched before and behind him, The path grew narrow for the people because of him. From every side, there was the shout of 'Make way!', For his cries of 'Move aside!' came from all directions. It happened that Bahlool picked up a handful of dust, He went and kept that secret before his sight, [Saying], 'Such immense arrogance from a creature of dust is not fitting, For even if the master has become a Pharaoh, he is not God. Go on in this manner, down to the people of the bazaar, All have set their traps to catch a corpse. When a person's object of desire is a corpse, How can he have any business with the secret of holiness?'

Updated 2026-07-03

Contributors are:

Who are from:

References