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حکایت بط / The Tale of the Duck

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بط به صد پاکی برون آمد ز آب	در میان جمع با خیرالثیاب
The duck emerged from the water with absolute purity, In the midst of the gathering, wearing the finest of garments.
گفت؛ در هر دو جهان ندهد خبر	کس ز من یک پاک روتر پاک تر
It said, "In both worlds, no one can report, Anyone purer or with a purer face than me.
کرده ام هر لحظه غسلی بر صواب	پس سجاده باز افکنده بر آب
At every moment I perform a proper ablution, Then I spread my prayer rug upon the water.
همچو من بر آب چون استد یکی	نیست باقی در کراماتم شکی
Since someone like me stands upon the water, There remains no doubt about my miracles.
زاهد مرغان منم با رأی پاک	دائمم هم جامه و هم جای، پاک
I am the ascetic of the birds with pure judgment, Forever my garment and my dwelling are pure.
من نیابم در جهان بی آب، سود	زآن که زاد و بود من در آب بود
I find no profit in the world without water, For my birth and my existence were in the water.
گرچ در دل عالمی غم داشتم	شستم از دل کآب همدم داشتم
Although I held a world of sorrow in my heart, I washed it from my heart, for water was my companion.
آب در جوی من ست این جا مدام	من به خشکی چون توانم یافت کام؟
Water is constantly in my stream here, How can I find my desire on dry land?
چون مرا با آب افتادست کار	از میان آب چون گیرم کنار؟
Since my affairs are so entwined with water, How can I withdraw from the midst of the water?
زنده از آب است دائم هرچ هست	این چنین از آب نتوان شست دست
Everything that exists is forever alive through water, Thus, one cannot wash one's hands of water.
من ره وادی کجا دانم برید؟	زآنک با سیمرغ نتوانم پرید
How would I know how to traverse the path of the valley? Because I cannot fly with the Simorgh.
آنک باشد قلهٔ آبش تمام	کی تواند یافت از سیمرغ کام؟
He whose focus is entirely on water, How can he find his desire from the Simorgh?"
هدهدش گفت: ای به آبی خوش شده!	گرد جانت آب چون آتش شده
The hoopoe said to him: "O you who are pleased with water! Around your soul, water has become like fire.
در میان آب خوش خوابت ببرد	قطرهٔ آب آمد و آبت ببرد
Sweet sleep has carried you away amidst the water, A drop of water came and carried your honor away.
آب هست از بهر هر ناشسته روی	گر تو بس ناشسته رویی آب جوی
Water is meant for every unwashed face, If you have an unwashed face, seek water.
چند باشد همچو آب روشنت	روی هر ناشسته رویی دیدنت؟
How long will it be for you, like clear water, To see the face of every unwashed one?"

Updated 2026-09-05

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