1Cademy - (۱۲) حکایت شبلی رحمة الله علیه / (12) The Tale of Shibli, May God Have Mercy Upon Him

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Elahi Nameh

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(۱۲) حکایت شبلی رحمة الله علیه / (12) The Tale of Shibli, May God Have Mercy Upon Him

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چو شبلی را زیادت گشت شورش
فرو بستند در قیدی به زورش

گروهی پیش او رفتند ناگاه
به نظاره باستادند در راه

به ایشان گفت شبلی سخن ساز
که چه قومید ؟ بر گویید هین راز

همه گفتند خیل دوستانیم
که ره جز دوستی تو ندانیم

چو بشنید این سخن شبلی ز یاران
بر ایشان کرد حالی سنگ باران

همه یاران او چون سنگ دیدند
ز بیم سنگ از پیشش رمیدند

زبان بگشاد شبلی گفت آنگاه
که ای جمله به هم کذاب و گمراه

چو لاف از دوستی تان بود با من
نبودید ای خسیسان پاک دامن

که بگریزد ز زخم دوست آخر ؟
که زخم او نه، رحم اوست آخر

چو زخم دوست دید ابلیس نگریخت
ولی از زخم او صد مرهم آمیخت

به جان بپذیر هر زخمی که او زد
که گر او زخم بر جان زد نکو زد

اگر یک ذره عشق آمد پدیدار
به صد جان زخم را گردی خریدار

تو پنداری که زخمش رایگان است
هزاران ساله طاعت نرخ آن است

هزاران ساله گرچه طاعتش بود
بهای لعنت یک ساعتش بود

قوی شایسته باشی در خدایی
اگر گویند تو ما را نشایی

عزیزا قصهٔ ابلیس بشنو
زمانی ترک کن ، تلبیس بشنو

گر این مردی ترا بودی زمانی
ز تو زنده شدی هر دم جهانی

اگرچه رانده و ملعون راه ست
همیشه در حضور پادشاه ست

چه لعنت می کنی او را شب و روز
ازو باری مسلمانی درآموز

English translation

When Shibli's spiritual ecstasy grew intense, They bound him in chains by force. A group of people suddenly went to him, And stood in the path to watch him. Shibli spoke to them, saying: 'What people are you? Tell me this secret!' They all said: 'We are the crowd of your friends, For we know no path but friendship with you.' When Shibli heard this talk from the friends, He immediately rained stones upon them. When all his friends saw the stones, They fled from before him out of fear of the stones. Shibli then spoke and said: 'O you who are all liars and astray! Since you boasted of your friendship with me, You were not sincere, O wretched ones. For who indeed flees from the wound of a friend? For his wound is not a wound, but his mercy in the end. When Iblis saw the Beloved's wound, he did not flee, But rather mixed a hundred salves from His wound. Accept with your soul every wound He inflicts, For if He strikes a wound upon the soul, He strikes it well. If a single atom of love appears, You would purchase the wound with a hundred lives. Do you think His wound is free? Thousands of years of devotion is its price. Although he had thousands of years of devotion, It was the price of His curse for a single hour. You would be truly worthy of the Divine If they say: 'You are not fit for us.' O dear one, listen to the story of Iblis, Leave aside deception for a moment, and listen. If you possessed this courage for a moment, A world would be brought to life by you at every instant. Although he is banished and cursed on the path, He is always in the presence of the King. Why do you curse him night and day? Learn true submission from him at least!'

Updated 2026-07-03

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