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(۵) حکایت یعقوب و یوسف علیهما السلام / (5) The Tale of Jacob and Joseph, Peace Be Upon Them

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چو یعقوب و چو یوسف آن دو دلدار
بهم دیگر رسیدند آخر کار

پدر گفتش که ای چشم و چراغم
چو از گریه بپالودی دماغم

مرا در کلبهٔ احزان نشاندی
جهانی آتشم در جان فشاندی

بچندین گاه خوش دم درکشیدی
تو گوئی هرگزم روزی ندیدی

چرا کردی چنین بیدادی آخر
بمن یک نامه نفرستادی آخر

پدر در درد چندین گاه از تو
دلت می داد، بی آگاه از تو

بخادم گفت یوسف ای تناور
برو آن نامها نزد من آور

شد آن مرد و برفتن کرد آهنگ
هزاران نامه بیش آورد یکرنگ

نوشته جمله بسم الله بر سر
ولی چون برف آن باقی دیگر

پدر را گفت ای شمع بهشتم
من این جمله بسوی تو نوشتم

ز شرح حال و احوال سلامت
چو من بنوشتمی جمله تمامت

بجز نام خدا بالای نامه
نماندی خط ز سر تا پای نامه

همه نامه برنگ برف گشتی
که بی خط ماندی و بی حرف گشتی

رسیدی جبرئیل آنگه ز جبار
که نفرستی بدو یک نامه زنهار

که گر نامه فرستی سوی آن پیر
شود خط چو قیر نامه چون شیر

کنون عذر من مشتاق این بود
که نامه نافرستادن چنین بود

اگرچه خواستم من حق نمی خواست
ازان کاری بدست من نشد راست

اگر مهر پسر حاصل کنی تو
چگر خوردن بسی در دل کنی تو

پسر گرچه چو یوسف خوب باشد
ترا غم خوردن یعقوب باشد

که خواهد یافت فرزندی چو یوسف
بسی یعقوب خورد از وی تأسف

پدر هرگز نباشد همچو یعقوب
بسی خون خورد بی آن یوسف خوب

اگر هستی پسر جانت پدر سوخت
وگر هستی پدر چشمت پسر دوخت

ترا حجت درین کنه ولایت
تمامست ای پسر این یک حکایت

English translation

When Jacob and Joseph, those two beloveds, Finally reunited at the end of the affair, The father told him, 'O my eye and my light, Since you exhausted my mind with weeping, You seated me in the Hut of Sorrows, You scattered a world of fire into my soul. For so long you happily remained silent, As if you had never seen me for a single day. Why did you commit such cruelty in the end? Why did you never send me a single letter? Your father was in pain for so long because of you; How could your heart endure leaving him unaware of you?' Joseph said to his servant, 'O stout one, Go and bring those letters to me.' That man departed and set off on his way, He brought back over a thousand uniform letters. All had 'In the Name of God' written at the top, But the rest was blank like snow. He said to his father, 'O candle of my paradise, I wrote all of these to you. Of the explanation of my condition and state of well-being, When I would write them entirely complete, Except for the name of God at the top of the letter, Not a line would remain from the top to the bottom. The whole letter would turn the color of snow, For it would remain without a line and without a word. Then Gabriel would arrive from the Almighty, [Saying], Beware, do not send him a single letter! For if you send a letter to that old man, The pitch-black script on the letter will turn white as milk.' Now, the excuse of this yearning one is this: That the reason for not sending letters was such. Although I wanted to, the Truth (God) did not want it; Therefore, the task could not be accomplished by my hand.' If you harbor the love of a son, You will suffer much heartache within. Even if the son is as good as Joseph, You will have to suffer the sorrow of Jacob. Who will find a child like Joseph? Yet Jacob suffered much sorrow because of him. A father will never be like Jacob; He suffered greatly without that good Joseph. If you are a son, your father burned your soul; And if you are a father, the son has fixed your eyes (in waiting). As a proof for you in this essence of dominion, O son, this one tale is entirely sufficient.

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Updated 2026-07-03

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