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حکایت یعقوب و فراق یوسف / The Tale of Jacob and the Separation from Joseph

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چون جدا افتاد یوسف از پدر
گشت یعقوب از فراقش بی بصر

موج می زد بحر خون از دیدگانش
نام یوسف مانده دائم در زفانش

جبرئیل آمد که هرگز گر دگر
بر زفان تو کند یوسف گذر

محو گردانیم نامت بعد ازین
از میان انبیا و مرسلین

چون درآمد امرش از حق آن زمان
گشت محوش نام یوسف از زفان

گر چه نام یوسفش بودی ندیم
نام او در جان خود کشتی مقیم

دید یوسف را شبی در خواب پیش
خواست تا او را بخواند سوی خویش

یادش آمد آنچ حق فرموده بود
تن زد آن سرگشتهٔ فرسوده زود

لکن از بی طاقتی از جان پاک
برکشید آهی به غایت دردناک

چون ز خواب خوش بجنبید او ز جای
جبرئیل آمد که می گوید خدای

گر نراندی نام یوسف بر زفان
لیک آهی برکشیدی آن زمان

در میان آه تو دانم که بود
در حقیقت توبه بشکستی چه سود

عقل را زین کار سودا می کند
عشق بازی بین که با ما می کند

English translation

When Joseph was separated from his father, Jacob lost his sight from the separation. A sea of blood waved from his eyes; Joseph's name remained forever on his tongue. Gabriel came, saying, 'If ever again Joseph passes upon your tongue, We shall erase your name hereafter From among the prophets and apostles.' When His command came from the Truth then, Joseph's name was erased from his tongue. Although Joseph's name was his companion, He kept his name residing in his soul. One night he saw Joseph before him in a dream; He wanted to call him to himself. He remembered what the Truth had commanded; That bewildered, weary one quickly held his tongue. But from lack of endurance, from his pure soul, He drew out an exceedingly painful sigh. When he stirred from his sweet sleep, Gabriel came, saying, 'God says, Though you did not speak Josephs name on your tongue, Yet you drew a sigh at that moment. Inside your sigh, I know who was present; In truth, you broke your repentance, to what avail?' The intellect is driven mad by this affair; Behold the game that love plays with us!

Updated 2026-07-04

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