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(۷) حکایت لیث بوسنجه / (7) The Tale of Layth of Busanj

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برون شد لیث بوسنجه به بازار
قفائی خورد از ترکی ستمگار

یکی گفتش که ای ترک این قفا چیست
مگر تو خود نمی دانی که اوکیست

فلانست او چو خورشیدی همه نور
که وصلش پیش سلطان خوشتر از سور

شنیده بود ترک آوازهٔ او
چو آگه شد ازان اندازهٔ او

پشیمان گشت و چون صاحب گناهان
به پیش پیر آمد عذر خواهان

که پشتم از گناه خویش بشکست
ندانستم غلط کردم بدم مست

جوابش داد آن پیر دلفگار
که فارغ باش ای سرهنگ ازین کار

که گر این از تو بینم جز سقط نیست
ولی ز آنجا که رفت آنجا غلط نیست

ز خضرت بین همه چیزی ولیکن
مشو از بندگی یک لحظه ساکن

نمی دانی که مردودی تو یانی
ز حکم رفته مسعودی تو یانی

ولی دانی که تا جان برقرارست
ترا بر امر رفتن عین کارست

تو این می دانی و آن می ندانی
یقین نتوان فکندن بر گمانی

خداوندی کبیرست و کریمست
ترا با بندگی کاریست پیوست

English translation

Layth of Busanj went out to the bazaar, And received a slap on the neck from a cruel Turk. Someone said to him: 'O Turk, what is this slap? Do you not know who he is? He is such-and-such, like a sun all light, Whose union is sweeter to the Sultan than a feast.' The Turk had heard of his fame, And when he became aware of his grand stature, He repented and, like a sinner, Came before the Elder offering apologies, Saying: 'My back is broken by my sin, I did not know, I made a mistake, I was drunk.' The sorrowful Elder replied to him: 'Be free of worry, O officer, from this deed. For if I see this from you, it is nothing but an offense, But from where it went, there is no error. See everything as coming from His Presence, but Do not be still from servitude for a single moment. You do not know whether you are rejected or not, Or whether you are prosperous by the past decree. But you know that as long as the soul remains, To walk according to the command is your very work. You know this, and you do not know that, One cannot cast certainty upon doubt. The Lord is Great and Generous, Your duty is ever to be in servitude.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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