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بخش ۱۵ - در عدل پادشاه و صفت آن / Section 15 - On the Justice of the King and Its Attributes

متن و ترجمه / Text and Translation

عدل کن زانکه در ولایت دلدر پیغمبری زند عادل
Act with justice, because in the realm of the heart, the just person knocks on the door of prophethood.
در شبانی چو عدل کرد کلیمداد پیغمبریش اله کریم
When Moses acted with justice in his shepherding, the Generous God gave him prophethood.
تا شبانی نکرد بر حیوانکی شبان گشت بر سر انسان
Until he shepherded animals, how could he become a shepherd over human beings?
عدل در دست آنکه دادگرستناوک مرگ را قوی سپرست
Justice in the hand of one who is fair is a strong shield against the arrow of death.
مرگ را هیچ ناید از عادلزانکه دارد ز عدل عادل دل
Death can do nothing to the just person, because the just person has a heart enlivened by justice.
شاه پر دل ستیزه کار بودشاه بد دل همیشه خوار بود
A bold king is contentious, while a cowardly king is always humiliated.
شاه عادل میان نیک و بدستتیز و ظالم هلاک خلق و خودست
The just king stands between good and bad; a sharp and oppressive one destroys both the people and himself.
بر میانه بود شه عادلنبود شیرخو نه اشتر دل
The just king stays in the middle path; he is neither of a lion-like nature nor camel-hearted.
ملک را شاه ظالم پر دلبه ز سلطان عاجز عادل
For the kingdom, an oppressive but bold king is better than a weak just ruler.
داد کس شاه عاجز با دادنتواند ستد نه یارد داد
A helpless king, even if just, cannot secure justice for anyone nor can he give it.
شاه جایر ز ملک و دین تنهاستجان به انصاف طبع در تنهاست
An oppressive king is alienated from both kingdom and religion; his soul, by nature, is left alone in injustice.
دل شه چون ز عجز خونابه ستاو نه شاهست نقش گرمابه ست
When the king's heart is filled with bloody tears due to helplessness, he is not a king but merely a painting on a bathhouse wall.
عدل شه نعمت خداوندستجور او پای خلق را بندست
The king's justice is a blessing from God; his oppression is a fetter on the feet of the people.
شاه عادل چو کشتی نوحستکه ازو امن و راحت روحست
A just king is like Noah's Ark, from which comes safety and comfort of the soul.
شاه جایر چو موج طوفانستزو خرابی خانه و جانست
An oppressive king is like the waves of the tempest, bringing destruction of home and life.
باشد اندر خراب و آبادانعدل شه غیث و جور شه طوفان
Whether in ruins or prosperity, the king's justice is rain, and his oppression is a tempest.
طالب شاه عادلست جهانتو نیت خوب کن جهان بستان
The world seeks a just king; purify your intention and take the world.
هرکه دارد به داد و دین عالمبه خدا ار بود ز مهدی کم
Anyone who keeps the world with justice and religion, by God, is no less than the Mahdi.
کو نه مهدی به سست عهدی شداو بدین و به داد مهدی شد
For he did not become the Mahdi through weak covenants; he became the Mahdi through religion and justice.
تو بری شو ز جور و بدعهدیکافرم گر نخوانمت مهدی
Rid yourself of oppression and bad faith, and I would be an infidel if I did not call you the Mahdi.
فر انصاف و زیب شید یکیستبیخ بیداد و شاخ بید یکیست
The glory of justice and the beauty of the sun are one; the root of injustice and the branch of the willow tree are one.
ساختن راست شید بر گردونسوختن راست بید بر هامون
Creating light belongs to the sun in the heavens; burning down belongs to the willow tree on the plains.
با ستم سور مملکت شوریستبی الف نقش داوری دوریست
With oppression, the feast of the kingdom is chaos; without the letter 'alif' (meaning uprightness), the design of judgment is merely a cycle.
پادشاه مسلط و مغروراز خدای و ز خلق باشد دور
A dominant and arrogant king is far from God and far from the people.
از خدای و اجل بی آگاهیایمن از ناوک سحرگاهی
Ignorant of God and of his appointed time of death, yet feeling secure from the arrow of dawn.
ای بسا تاج و تخت مرجومانلخت لخت از دعای مظلومان
O how many crowns and thrones of stoned rulers have been shattered piece by piece by the prayers of the oppressed!
ای بسا رایت عدو شکنانسرنگون از دعای پیرزنان
O how many banners of enemy-conquerors have been overturned by the prayers of old women!
ای بسا تیرهای گنجورانشاخ شاخ از دعای رنجوران
O how many arrows of the treasurers have been broken into splinters by the prayers of the suffering!
ای بسا نیزه های جبارانپار پار از دعای غم خواران
O how many spears of tyrants have been torn to pieces by the prayers of the sorrowful!
ای بسا باد و بوش تکسینانترت و مرت از دعای مسکینان
O how many pride and vanity of the mighty have been scattered and ruined by the prayers of the needy!
ای بسا بادگیر و طارم و تیمزیر و بالا ز آب چشم یتیم
O how many wind-catchers, domes, and caravanserais have been turned upside down by the tears of orphans!
ای بسا رفته ملک پر هنرانزار زار از دعای بی پدران
O how many kingdoms of talented rulers have perished miserably through the prayers of the fatherless!
آنچه یک پیرزن کند به سحرنکند صد هزار تیر و تبر
What a single old woman does at dawn cannot be done by a hundred thousand arrows and axes.

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