1Cademy - (۱۰) حکایت سفیان ثوری رحمه الله / (10) The Tale of Sufyan Thawri, May God Have Mercy Upon Him

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Elahi Nameh

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(۱۰) حکایت سفیان ثوری رحمه الله / (10) The Tale of Sufyan Thawri, May God Have Mercy Upon Him

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مگر سفیان ثوری چون جوان بود
ز کوژی قامت او چون کمان بود

یکی گفت ای امام آن جهانی
چرا پشتت دو تا شد در جوانی ؟

به صورت وقت این پشت دو تا نیست
که پشت تو چنین دیدن روا نیست

چه افتاده ست ؟ ما را حال برگوی
نشانی ده ، بیانی کن ، خبر گوی

چنین گفت او که استادیم بوده ست
که دایم راه رفته ست و نموده ست

چو وقت مرگ او آمد پدیدار
به بالینش شدم می دیدمش زار

به غایت اضطرابی در درونش
که می جوشید همچون بحر ، خونش

همه جان و دلش پر آتش رشک
به یک یک مژه صد صد دانهٔ اشک

میان جامه در ، لرزیده چون برگ
دل او را امیدی بر در مرگ

بدو گفتم که شیخا این چه حال است ؟
زبان بگشاد که ایمان در وبال است

به پنجه سال در خون گشته ام من
کنون از تیغ مرگ آغشته ام من

خطاب آمد که تو مردود مایی
تو زین در دور شو، ما را نشایی

چو زو بشنیدم این خود را بکشتم
طراقی زان برون آمد ز پشتم

چو قول او چنان وقتی چنین بود
چنین شد پشت من چون روی این بود

نصیب اوستادم چون چنین است
کجا شاگرد را امید دین است ؟

چو شد انجام استاد این درستم
من از شاگردی خود دست شستم

چراغی را که ره بر باد باشد
نمی دانم که چون آزاد باشد

چراغ روح تو چون مرد ناگاه
نیابی سوی او یا بوی او راه

چراغ مرده را چندانکه جویی
نیابی هیچ جایی، چند پویی ؟

چراغ مرده را ماتم مکن تو
که افسوس ست هین مشنو سخن تو

خنک آن سگ که مر دور ست از غم
ولی بیچاره این فرزند آدم

ز مردن غم نصیب کس نبودی
اگر انگیختن از پس نبودی

ازین وادی خاموشان خبر خواه
وگر داری خبر زیشان عبر خواه

به دانش زنده شو یکبار آخر
بمیر ای مرده دل ز اغیار آخر

جهودی را که کارش اوفتاده ست
به خوان مصطفی راهش گشاده ست

ترا گر نیز کار افتد به زودی
درین معنی نه کمتر از جهودی

English translation

Once, when Sufyan Thawri was a young man, His stature was bent like a bow from crookedness. Someone said, 'O Imam of that world, Why has your back doubled over in youth? In appearance, it is not the time for this doubled back, For it is not fitting to see your back like this. What has happened? Tell us the situation, Give a sign, give an explanation, tell the news.' He spoke thus: 'I had a master Who constantly walked the path and showed the way. When the time of his death became apparent, I went to his bedside and saw him in distress, With extreme agitation within him, Such that his blood boiled like the sea. His whole heart and soul were full of the fire of envy, On every single eyelash, a hundred drops of tears. Within his garments, he trembled like a leaf, His heart holding a hope at the door of death. I said to him, "O Sheikh, what is this state?" He opened his tongue, "Faith is in peril! For fifty years I have wallowed in blood, Now I am drenched by the sword of death. An address came: 'You are rejected by Us; Go away from this door, you are not worthy of Us.'" When I heard this from him, I mortified myself; A cracking sound came forth from my back. Since his words at such a time were like this, My back became like this, since this was the prospect. When my master's lot is such as this, How can the disciple have hope for his religion? When my master's end became truly this, I washed my hands of my own discipleship. A lamp whose path is exposed to the wind, I do not know how it can be secure. When the lamp of your soul suddenly dies, You will find no path to it, nor its scent. However much you seek a dead lamp, You will find it nowhere; how much will you run? Do not mourn the dead lamp, For it is a pity; beware, do not listen to idle words. Happy is that dog which is far from sorrow, But wretched is this child of Adam. Sorrow from dying would not be anyone's portion, If there were no resurrection afterwards. Seek news from this valley of the silent, And if you have news of them, seek to learn a lesson. Come alive through knowledge once and for all, Die, O dead-hearted one, to all but God at last. A Jew whose affair has fallen into distress, His path is opened to the table of Mustafa. If you too fall into need soon, In this meaning, you are no less than a Jew.'

Updated 2026-07-03

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