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دفتر ششم - بخش ۵ - حکایت غلام هندو کی به خداوند‌زادهٔ خود پنهان هوای آورده بود چون دختر را با مهتر‌زاده‌ای عقد کردند غلام خبر یافت رنجور شد و می‌گداخت و هیچ طبیب علت او را در نمی‌یافت و او را زهرهٔ گفتن نه / Book Six - Section 5 - The Story of the Hindu Slave Who Had Secretly Fallen in Love with His Master's Daughter; When the Daughter Was Wed to a Nobleman's Son, the Slave Found Out, Became Ill, and Wasted Away, and No Physician Could Discover His Ailment, and He Lacked the Courage to Speak of

متن و ترجمه / Text and Translation

خواجه ای را بود هندو بنده ایپروریده کرده او را زنده ای
A master had a Hindu slave,
Whom he had nurtured and given life.
علم و آدابش تمام آموختهدر دلش شمع هنر افروخته
He had taught him all knowledge and manners,
And lit the candle of skill in his heart.
پروریدش از طفولیت به نازدر کنار لطف آن اکرام ساز
He raised him from childhood with indulgence,
In the embrace of the kindness of that generous one.
بود هم این خواجه را خوش دختریسیم اندامی گشی خوش گوهر ی
This master also had a beautiful daughter,
With a silver-like body, elegant, of good essence.
چون مراهق گشت دختر طالبانبذل می کردند کابین گران
When the daughter reached puberty, suitors
Offered generous dowries.
می رسیدش از سوی هر مهتر یبهر دختر دم به دم خوزه گر ی
From every nobleman, there arrived
Suitors, moment by moment, seeking the daughter.
گفت خواجه مال را نبود ثباتروز آید شب رود اندر جهات
The master said, 'Wealth has no permanence;
It comes by day and departs by night in all directions.
حسن صورت هم ندارد اعتبارکه شود رخ زرد از یک زخم خار
Beauty of face, too, has no reliability,
For the cheek turns yellow from the prick of a single thorn.
سهل باشد نیز مهترزادگیکه بود غره به مال و بارگی
Noble birth is also a trivial matter,
Which prides itself on wealth and steeds.
ای بسا مهتر بچه کز شور و شرشد ز فعل زشت خود ننگ پدر
O, how many a nobleman's son, from malice and wickedness,
Became the disgrace of his father through his ugly deeds!
پر هنر را نیز اگر باشد نفیسکم پرست و عبرتی گیر از بلیس
The highly skilled one, even if he is precious,
Do not worship him much, and take warning from Iblis.
علم بودش چون نبودش عشق دیناو ندید از آدم الا نقش طین
He had knowledge, but since he lacked love for religion,
He saw nothing of Adam but a form of clay.
گرچه دانی دقت علم ای امینزانت نگشاید دو دیدهٔ غیب بین
Although you know the subtleties of knowledge, O trustworthy one,
It will not open your two unseen-seeing eyes.
او نبیند غیر دستار ی و ریشاز معرف پرسد از بیش و کمی ش
He sees nothing but the turban and the beard;
He asks the introducer about his more or less.
عارفا تو از معرف فارغیخود همی بینی که نور بازغی
O gnostic, you are free of the introducer,
You yourself see, for you are a radiant light.
کار تقوی دارد و دین و صلاحکه ازو باشد بدو عالم فلاح
The important thing is piety, religion, and righteousness,
For from these comes salvation in both worlds.'
کرد یک داماد صالح اختیارکه بد او فخر همه خیل و تبار
He chose a righteous son-in-law,
Who was the pride of all his tribe and lineage.
پس زنان گفتند او را مال نیستمهتری و حسن و استقلال نیست
Then the women said, 'He has no wealth;
There is no nobility, beauty, or independence.'
گفت آنها تابع زهدند و دینبی زر او گنجی ست بر روی زمین
He said, 'Those are subordinate to asceticism and religion;
Without gold, he is a treasure upon the earth.'
چون به جد تزویج دختر گشت فاشدست پیمان و نشانی و قماش
When the daughter's marriage seriously became known,
With the hand of covenant, the token, and the fabrics,
پس غلام خرد که اندر خانه بودگشت بیمار و ضعیف و زار زود
Then the young slave who was in the house
Quickly became sick, weak, and miserable.
هم چو بیمار دقی او می گداختعلت او را طبیبی کم شناخت
He melted away like a consumptive patient;
A physician could hardly diagnose his illness.
عقل می گفتی که رنجش از دل استداروی تن در غم دل باطل است
Intellect would say that his affliction is from the heart;
Medicine for the body is useless for the sorrow of the heart.
آن غلامک دم نزد از حال خویشکز چه می آید برو در سینه نیش
That little slave did not breathe a word of his condition,
As to why a sting was piercing his chest.
گفت خاتون را شبی شوهر که توباز پرسش در خلا از حال او
One night the husband said to his lady, 'You,
Question him in private about his condition.
تو به جای مادری او را بودکه غم خود پیش تو پیدا کند
You are in the place of a mother to him;
Perhaps he will reveal his sorrow to you.'
چونک خاتون کرد در گوش این کلامروز دیگر رفت نزدیک غلام
When the lady took this word into her ear,
The next day she went near the slave.
پس سرش را شانه می کرد آن ستیبا دو صد مهر و دلال و آشتی
Then that lady began to comb his head,
With two hundred forms of affection, coaxing, and peace.
آنچنان که مادران مهرباننرم کردش تا در آمد در بیان
Just like loving mothers,
She softened him until he began to speak,
که مرا اومید از تو این نبودکه دهی دختر به بیگانهٔ عنود
Saying, 'I did not have this expectation of you,
That you would give the daughter to an obstinate stranger.
خواجه زادهٔ ما و ما خسته جگرحیف نبود که رود جای دگر
She is our master's daughter, and we are heart-broken;
Is it not a pity that she goes somewhere else?'
خواست آن خاتون ز خشمی که آمدشکه زند وز بام زیر اندازدش
That lady, out of the anger that came over her, wanted
To beat him and throw him down from the roof:
کو که باشد هندو ی مادر غر یکه طمع دارد به خواجه دختر ی
'Who is this base-born Hindu,
To have greed for the master's daughter?'
گفت صبر اولی بود خود را گرفتگفت با خواجه که بشنو این شگفت
She said to herself, 'Patience is better,' and restrained herself;
She told the master, 'Listen to this wonder!
این چنین گراء کی خاین بودما گمان برده که هست او معتمد
How could such a beggar be so treacherous?
While we had supposed that he was trustworthy!'

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