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1503-1527

  • می‏دهند افیون به مرد زخم‏مند ** تا که پیکان از تنش بیرون کنند
  • They give opium to the wounded man, in order that they may extract the point (of a spear or arrow) from his body.

  • وقت مرگ از رنج او را می‏درند ** او بدان مشغول شد جان می‏برند
  • At the hour of death he is torn with pain; he becomes preoccupied with that, and (meanwhile) his spirit (life) is taken away.

  • چون به هر فکری که دل خواهی سپرد ** از تو چیزی در نهان خواهند برد 1505
  • Inasmuch as, to whatsoever thought you give up your mind, something will secretly be taken away from you,

  • هر چه اندیشی و تحصیلی کنی ** می‏درآید دزد از آن سو کایمنی‏
  • Whatsoever acquisition you may make, O solicitous one, the thief will enter from the side where you feel safe,

  • پس بدان مشغول شو کان بهتر است ** تا ز تو چیزی برد کان بهتر است‏
  • Become occupied, therefore, with that which is better, in order that the thief may take away from you something that is less (in worth).

  • بار بازرگان چو در آب اوفتد ** دست اندر کاله‏ی بهتر زند
  • When the trader's bales fall into the water, he lays his hands upon the better merchandise.

  • چون که چیزی فوت خواهد شد در آب ** ترک کمتر گوی و بهتر را بیاب‏
  • Since something will (certainly) be lost in the water, take leave of the less (worse) and gain (possession of) the better.

  • ظاهر شدن فضل و زیرکی لقمان پیش امتحان کنندگان
  • How the excellence and sagacity of Luqmán became manifest to those who made trial (of him).

  • هر طعامی کاوریدندی به وی ** کس سوی لقمان فرستادی ز پی‏ 1510
  • Whatever food they brought to him (Luqmán's master), he would send some one to Luqmán after (receiving it),

  • تا که لقمان دست سوی آن برد ** قاصدا تا خواجه پس خوردش خورد
  • That Luqmán might put his hand to (partake of) it, on purpose that the master might eat his (Luqmán's) leavings.

  • سور او خوردی و شور انگیختی ** هر طعامی کاو نخوردی ریختی‏
  • He would eat his remnants and be enraptured: any food that he (Luqmán) did not taste, he (the master) would throw away;

  • ور بخوردی بی‏دل و بی‏اشتها ** این بود پیوندی بی‏انتها
  • Or if he ate (of it), (’twould be) without heart and without appetite: this is (the sign of) an affinity without end.

  • خربزه آورده بودند ارمغان ** گفت رو فرزند لقمان را بخوان‏
  • They had brought a melon as a present. “Go, my son” said he, “and call Luqmán.”

  • چون برید و داد او را یک برین ** همچو شکر خوردش و چون انگبین‏ 1515
  • When he cut it and gave him a slice, he ate it as if it were sugar and honey.

  • از خوشی که خورد داد او را دوم ** تا رسید آن گرچها تا هفدهم‏
  • On account of the pleasure with which he ate (it), he gave him a second (slice), (and went on) till the slices (given him) reached the seventeenth.

  • ماند گرچی گفت این را من خورم ** تا چه شیرین خربزه ست این بنگرم‏
  • One slice remained. He said, “I will eat this (myself), so that I may see what a sweet melon this is.

  • او چنین خوش می‏خورد کز ذوق او ** طبعها شد مشتهی و لقمه جو
  • He (Luqmán) eats it with such pleasure that from his delight (all) natures have become eager and craving the morsel.”

  • چون بخورد از تلخیش آتش فروخت ** هم زبان کرد آبله هم حلق سوخت‏
  • As soon as he (the master) ate it, by its sourness there was kindled fire (which) blistered his tongue and burnt his throat.

  • ساعتی بی‏خود شد از تلخی آن ** بعد از آن گفتش که ای جان و جهان‏ 1520
  • He became beside himself for a while on account of its sourness; after that, he said to him, “O (you who are) soul and world,

  • نوش چون کردی تو چندین زهر را ** لطف چون انگاشتی این قهر را
  • How did you make all this poison an antidote? How did you deem this cruelty to be kindness?

  • این چه صبر است این صبوری از چه روست ** یا مگر پیش تو این جانت عدوست‏
  • What patience is this? For what reason is this great fortitude? Or, perchance, in your opinion this life of yours is an enemy (which you would fain destroy).

  • چون نیاوردی به حیلت حجتی ** که مرا عذری است بس کن ساعتی‏
  • Why did not you cunningly bring (forward) a plea, saying, ‘I have an excuse (for declining to eat): desist for a while’.”

  • گفت من از دست نعمت بخش تو ** خورده‏ام چندان که از شرمم دو تو
  • Luqmán said, “From thy munificent hand I have eaten so much that I am (bent) double with shame.

  • شرمم آمد که یکی تلخ از کفت ** من ننوشم ای تو صاحب معرفت‏ 1525
  • I was ashamed not to eat one bitter thing from thy hand, O thou who art possessed of knowledge.

  • چون همه اجزام از انعام تو ** رسته‏اند و غرق دانه و دام تو
  • Since all parts of me have grown from thy bounty and are plunged in thy bait and snare—

  • گر ز یک تلخی کنم فریاد و داد ** خاک صد ره بر سر اجزام باد
  • If I make outcry and complaint because of one bitter thing, may the dust of a hundred roads be on (all) parts of me!