1Cademy - (۷) حکایت آن دزد که دستش بریدند / (7) The Tale of the Thief Whose Hand Was Cut Off

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Elahi Nameh

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(۷) حکایت آن دزد که دستش بریدند / (7) The Tale of the Thief Whose Hand Was Cut Off

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ببریدند دزدی را مگر دست
نزد دم دست خود بگرفت و برجست

بدو گفتند ای محنت رسیده
چه خواهی کرد این دست بریده

چنین گفت او که نام دوستی خاص
بر آنجا کرده بودم نقش ز اخلاص

کنون تا زنده ام اینم تمامست
که بی این زندگی بر من حرامست

ز دستم گرچه قسمی جز الم نیست
چو بر دستست نام دوست غم نیست

چو ابلیس لعین اسرار دان بود
اگر سجده نمی کرد او ازان بود

ز خلق خود دریغش آمد آن راز
نکرد آن سجده، دعوی کرد آغاز

که تا هم او وهم خلق جهان هم
نه بینند آن در و آن آستان هم

که تا نوری ازان در پردهٔ عز
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English translation

They cut off a thief's hand, indeed, He uttered no cry, took his hand and ran. They said to him, 'O afflicted one, what will you do with this severed hand?' He said, 'The name of a special Friend I had engraved there with sincerity. Now, as long as I live, this is enough for me, for without this, life is forbidden to me. Though from my hand there is no portion but pain, since the Friend's name is on my hand, there is no grief.' Since the accursed Iblis was a knower of secrets, if he did not prostrate, it was for this reason. He grudged that secret to His creation, he did not prostrate, and began his claim, So that both he and the creation of the world as well should not see that door and that threshold, So that a light from that veil of glory should never appear defiled in any sight.

Updated 2026-07-03

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