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حکایت عاشقی که خفته بود و معشوق بر او عیب گرفت / The Tale of the Lover Who Slept and the Beloved Reprimanded Him

متن و ترجمه / Text and Translation

عاشقی از فرط عشق آشفته بودبر سر خاکی بزاری خفته بود
A lover was distraught from the excess of love,
Sleeping miserably upon the dust.
رفت معشوقش به بالینش فرازدید او را خفته وز خود رفته باز
His beloved came right up to his pillow,
And saw him sleeping, once again senseless.
رقعه ای بنبشت چست و لایق اوبست آن بر آستین عاشق او
She wrote a note, quick and fitting for him,
And tied it to her lover's sleeve.
عاشقش از خواب چون بیدار شدرقعه برخواند و برو خون بار شد
When the lover awoke from sleep,
He read the note, and wept tears of blood.
این نوشته بود کای مرد خموشخیز اگر بازارگانی سیم کوش
It was written: 'O silent man,
Arise, if you are a merchant, strive for silver.
ور تو مرد زاهدی، شب زنده باشبندگی کن تا به روز و بنده باش
Or if you are a devout ascetic, keep vigil at night,
Serve until dawn, and be a true servant.
ور تو هستی مرد عاشق، شرم دارخواب را با دیدهٔ عاشق چه کار
And if you are a lover, have some shame;
What does sleep have to do with the eyes of a lover?
مرد عاشق باد پیماید به روزشب همه مهتاب پیماید ز سوز
A lover measures the wind by day,
And at night, he measures the moonlight in burning grief.
چون تو نه اینی نه آن، ای بی فروغمی مزن در عشق ما لاف دروغ
Since you are neither this nor that, O lusterless one,
Do not make false boasts of your love for us.
گر بخفتد عاشقی جز در کفنعاشقش گویم، ولی بر خویشتن
If a lover sleeps anywhere but in a shroud,
I would call him a lover, but only of himself.
چون تو در عشق از سر جهل آمدیخواب خوش بادت که نااهل آمدی
Since you have approached love out of ignorance,
May you sleep well, for you are unworthy!'

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