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(۱۰) حکایت روباه که در دام افتاد / (10) The Tale of the Fox That Fell into a Trap

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بدام افتاد روباهی سحرگاه
بروبه بازی اندیشید در راه

که گر صیاد بیند همچنینم
دهد حالی بگازر پوستینم

پس آنگه مرده کرد او خویشتن را
ز بیم جان فرو افکند تن را

چو صیاد آمد او را مرده پنداشت
نمی یارست روبه را کم انگاشت

ز بن ببرید حالی گوش او لیک
که گوش او بکار آید مرا نیک

بدل روباه گفتا ترک غم گیر
چو زنده ماندهٔ یک گوشه کم گیر

یکی دیگر بیامد گفت این دم
زبان او بکار آید مرا هم

زبانش را برید آن مرد ناگاه
نکرد از بیم جان یک ناله روباه

دگر کس گفت ما را از همه چیز
بکار آید همی دندان او نیز

نزد دم تا که آهن درفکندند
بسختی چند دندانش بکندند

بدل روباه گفتا گر بمانم
نه دندان باش ونه گوش و زبانم

دگر کس آمد و گفت اختیارست
دل روبه که رنجی را بکارست

چو نام دل شنید از دور روباه
جهان برچشم او شد تیره آنگاه

بدل می گفت با دل نیست بازی
کنون باید بکارم حیله سازی

بگفت این و بصد دستان و تزویر
بجست از دام همچون از کمان تیر

حدیث دل حدیثی بس شگفتست
که دو عالم حدیثش درگرفتست

روا داری که در خونم نشانی؟
حدیث دل مگو دیگر تو دانی

چو دل خون شد بگو از دل چه گویم
ز دل با مردم غافل چه گویم

دلم آنجا که معشوقست آنجاست
من آنجا کی رسم این کی شود راست

دل من گم شد از من ناپدیدار
نه من از دل نه دل از من خبردار

چو دائم از دل خود بی نشانم
نشانی کی بود از دلستانم

English translation

A fox fell into a trap at dawn, It thought of a fox's trick on the way,

That if the hunter sees me like this, He will immediately give my pelt to the tanner.

So then it played dead, From fear for its life, it cast down its body.

When the hunter came, he thought it was dead, He did not consider the fox to be of little worth.

He immediately cut off its ear from the base, however, Saying, 'Its ear will be of good use to me.'

To its heart, the fox said, 'Leave sorrow aside, Since you have remained alive, consider one ear gone.'

Another came and said at this moment, 'Its tongue is useful to me too.'

That man suddenly cut off its tongue, The fox did not make a single moan out of fear for its life.

Another person said, 'Above all things, Its teeth are useful to us as well.'

It did not breathe a word as they applied the iron, And forcefully pulled out some of its teeth.

To its heart, the fox said, 'If I survive, Let there be no teeth, ear, or tongue of mine.'

Another came and said, 'It is an excellent thing, The heart of a fox, which is useful for an ailment.'

When the fox heard the name of the heart from afar, The world then grew dark before its eyes.

To its heart it said, 'There is no playing with the heart, Now I must employ trickery.'

It said this and with a hundred wiles and deceits, It leaped from the trap like an arrow from a bow.

The tale of the heart is a very wondrous tale, For its tale has encompassed both worlds.

Do you find it acceptable to drown me in blood? Speak no more of the tale of the heart; you know best.

Since the heart turned to blood, tell me, what should I say of the heart? What should I say of the heart to heedless people?

My heart is there where the beloved is, When will I reach there? When will this come true?

My heart is lost from me and invisible, Neither am I aware of the heart, nor the heart of me.

Since I am constantly without a sign of my heart, How can there be a sign of my heart-stealer?

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Updated 2026-07-03

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