Rumi's Masnavi - If a physician say to you, ‘Do not eat unripe grapes, for such an illness (as is caused by them) will produce (grave) trouble and mischief,’

If a physician say to you, ‘Do not eat unripe grapes, for such an illness (as is caused by them) will produce (grave) trouble and mischief,’

گر طبیبی گویدت غوره مخور ** که چنین رنجی بر آرد شور و شر

And if you say, ‘Why are you uttering an evil presage?’— then you are making out your sincere adviser to be culpable.

تو بگویی فال بد چون می‌زنی ** پس تو ناصح را مثم می‌کنی

And if an astrologer say to you, ‘By no means set about such an affair to-day,’

ور منجم گویدت کامروز هیچ ** آنچنان کاری مکن اندر پسیچ

Though you see the falsehood of the astrologer a hundred times, (yet if) it (the prediction) come true once or twice, you are eager to trust him.

صد ره ار بینی دروغ اختری ** یک دوباره راست آید می‌خری

These stars of ours are never at variance (with the truth): how does their truth remain concealed from you? 2965

این نجوم ما نشد هرگز خلاف ** صحتش چون ماند از تو در غلاف

The physician and the astrologer inform (you) from (their own) opinion, and verily we (inform you) from clairvoyance:

آن طبیب و آن منجم از گمان ** می‌کنند آگاه و ما خود از عیان

We behold the smoke and fire rushing from afar towards the unbelievers.

دود می‌بینیم و آتش از کران ** حمله می‌آرد به سوی منکران

You are saying, ‘Be silent (and refrain) from these words, for the words of evil presage are hurtful to us.’”

تو همی‌گویی خمش کن زین مقال ** که زیان ماست قال شوم‌فال

O you who hearken not unto the admonition of the admonishers, the evil presage is with you wherever you go.

ای که نصح ناصحان را نشنوی ** فال بد با تست هر جا می‌روی

A viper is walking on your back: he (the admonisher) sees it from a roof and makes (you) aware; 2970

افعیی بر پشت تو بر می‌رود ** او ز بامی بیندش آگه کند