1Cademy - (۱۴) حکایت بشر حافی که نام حق تعالی بمشک بیالود / (14) The Tale of Bishr Hafi Who Perfumed the Name of the Exalted Truth with Musk

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Elahi Nameh

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(۱۴) حکایت بشر حافی که نام حق تعالی بمشک بیالود / (14) The Tale of Bishr Hafi Who Perfumed the Name of the Exalted Truth with Musk

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در اول روز می شد بشر حافی
ز دردی مست اما جانش صافی

مگر یکپاره کاغذ یافت در راه
بر آن کاغذ نوشته نام الله

ز عالم جز جوی حاصل نبودش
بداد و مشک بستد اینت سودش

شبانگه نام حق را مرد حق جوی
بمشک خود معطر کرد وخوش بوی

در آن شب دید وقت صبح خوابی
که کردندی به سوی او خطابی

که ای برداشته نام من از خاک
بحرمت کرده هم خوش بوی و هم پاک

ترا مرد حقیقت جوی کردیم
همت پاک و همت خوش بوی کردیم

خدایا بس که این عطار خوش گوی
بعطر نظم نامت کرد خوش بوی

چه گر عطار ازان خوش گوی بودست
که نامت جاودان خوش بوی بودست

تو هم از فضل خاک آن درش کن
بنام خویشتن نام آورش کن

که جز از فضل تو روئی ندارد
گر از طاعت سر موئی ندار

English translation

Early one day, Bishr Hafi was walking, Intoxicated from dregs, yet his soul was pure. By chance, he found a piece of paper on the path; On that paper was written the name of Allah. From the world, he had earned nothing but a barleycorn; He gave it and bought musk—what a profit he made! At night, that truth-seeking man Perfumed the name of the Truth with his musk and made it fragrant. That night, near dawn, he saw a dream In which he was addressed: 'O you who lifted My name from the dust, And with reverence made it both fragrant and pure! We have made you a seeker of Truth; We have made you both pure and fragrant.' O God, how much has this sweet-speaking Attar Perfumed Your name with the fragrance of poetry! What does it matter if Attar is sweet-spoken? For Your name has eternally been fragrant! By Your grace, make him the dust of that door; By Your own name, make him renowned! For he has no face to show save by Your grace, Even if he has not a hair's breadth of obedience.

Updated 2026-07-03

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