1Cademy - (۹) حکایت آن مرغ که در سالی چهل روز بیضه نهد / (9) The Tale of the Bird That Lays Eggs for Forty Days in a Year

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Elahi Nameh

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(۹) حکایت آن مرغ که در سالی چهل روز بیضه نهد / (9) The Tale of the Bird That Lays Eggs for Forty Days in a Year

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یکی مرغیست اندر کوه پایه
که در سالی نهد چل روز خایه

به حد شام باشد جای او را
به سوی بیضه نبود رای او را

چو بنهد بیضه در چل روز بسیار
شود از چشم مردم ناپدیدار

یکی بیگانه مرغی آید از راه
نشیند بر سر آن بیضه آنگاه

چنان آن بیضها زیر پر آرد
که تا روزی ازو بچه برآرد

چنانشان پرورد آن دایه پیوست
که ندهد هیچکس را آن قدر دست

چو جوقی بچهٔ او پر برآرند
بیک ره روی در یکدیگر آرند

درآید زود مادرشان بپرواز
نشیند بر سر کوهی سرافراز

کند بانگی عجب از دور ناگاه
که آن خیل بچه گردند آگاه

چو بنیوشند بانگ مادر خویش
شوند از مرغ بیگانه برخویش

بسوی مادر خود بازگردند
وزان مرغ دگر ممتاز گردند

اگر روزی دو سه ابلیس مغرور
گرفتت زیر پر هستی تو معذور

که چون گردد خطاب حق پدیدار
بسوی حق شوی ز ابلیس ناچار

چنان شو تو که گر آید اجل پیش
تنت مانده بود جان رفته بی خویش

اگر پیش از اجل مرگیت باشد
ز مرگ جاودان برگیت باشد

چراغی در بیابانست جانت
که مشکات تن آمد سد آنت

چو این مشکات برخاست آن بیابان
شود جاوید چون خورشید تابان

عجایب در دلت بیش از شمارست
تو گر آگه شوی بسیار کارست

بنو هر دم تو در دین پیش می آی
ز خود میرو همی با خویش می آی

که درهر بیخودی و در خودی تو
کنی از پس جهانی پر بدی تو

که تا از هر بدی اندر ره راز
جهانی نیکوئی یابی عوض باز

بهرچت او دهد دلشاد می باش
وگر ندهد خوش و آزاد می باش

از آنجا هرچه آید باز ندهی
وگر بد آیدت آواز ندهی

English translation

There is a bird at the foot of the mountain That lays eggs for forty days a year.

Its dwelling is in the borders of Syria, It has no inclination towards its eggs.

When it lays many eggs over forty days, It disappears from the sight of people.

A strange bird arrives from the road, And then sits upon those eggs.

It gathers the eggs under its wings in such a way, That eventually, it hatches chicks from them.

That nurse raises them continually in such a manner, That no one else could manage such care.

When a flock of its chicks grows feathers, All at once they gather together.

Their mother quickly takes flight, And sits upon a lofty mountain.

Suddenly, she makes a wondrous call from afar, So that the flock of chicks becomes aware.

When they hear the call of their own mother, They turn away from the strange bird and come to themselves.

They return to their own mother, And become separated from that other bird.

If for a few days the proud Iblis (Satan) Takes you under his wing, you are excused.

For when the call of the Truth (God) becomes apparent, You will inevitably leave Iblis and go towards the Truth.

Become such that if death comes forth, Your body remains, while your soul departs selflessly.

If you experience death before your destined time, You will have provisions against eternal death.

Your soul is a lamp in the desert, And the niche of the body has become its barrier.

When this niche is removed, that desert Becomes eternally radiant like the shining sun.

Wonders in your heart are beyond count, If you become aware, there is much to be done.

At every moment, advance anew in the faith; Constantly leave yourself and come back to yourself.

For in every state of selflessness and selfhood, You leave behind a world full of evil.

So that for every evil on the path of the secret, You may receive a world of goodness in return.

Be happy with whatever He gives you, And if He doesn't give, be joyful and free.

Whatever comes from there, do not reject it; And if bad comes to you, do not complain.

Updated 2026-07-03

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