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(۸) مناظرۀ شیخ ابوسعید با صوفی و سگ / (8) The Debate of Sheikh Abu Sa'id with the Sufi and the Dog

متن و ترجمه / Text and Translation

یکی صوفی گذر می کرد ناگاهعصا را بر سگی زد در سر راه
Suddenly a Sufi was passing by,
He struck a dog on the road with his staff.
چو زخمی سخت بر دست سگ افتادسگ آمد در خروش و در تگ افتاد
When a severe blow fell upon the dog's paw,
The dog cried out and started to run.
به پیش بوسعید آمد خروشانبخاک افتاد دل از کینه جوشان
It came before Abu Sa'id crying out,
Fell to the dust, its heart boiling with resentment.
چو دست خود بدو بنمود برخاستازان صوفی غافل داد می خواست
When it showed him its paw, it rose up,
Seeking justice from that heedless Sufi.
بصوفی گفت شیخ ای بی وفا مردکسی با بی زبانی این جفا کرد
The Sheikh said to the Sufi, 'O faithless man,
Who does such cruelty to a mute creature?
شکستی دست او تا پست افتادچنین عاجز شد وأز دست افتاد
You broke its paw so that it fell low,
It became so helpless and lost its strength.'
زبان بگشاد صوفی گفت ای پیرنبود از من که از سگ بود تقصیر
The Sufi opened his mouth and said, 'O elder,
It was not my fault, the fault was the dog's.
چو کرد او جامهٔ من نانمازیعصائی خورد از من نه ببازی
When it made my garment ritually impure,
It received a blow from my staff, not in jest.
کجا سگ می گرفت آرام آنجافغان می کرد و می زد گام آنجا
Where would the dog find peace there?
It was crying out and pacing there.'
بسگ گفت آنگه آن شیخ یگانهکه تو از هر چه کردی شادمانه
Then that unique Sheikh said to the dog,
'For whatever you have happily done,
بجان من می کشم آنرا غرامتبکن حکم و میفگن با قیامت
Upon my soul, I will bear the compensation for it;
Pass your judgment and do not postpone it to the Resurrection.
وگر خواهی که من بدهم جوابشکنم از بهر تو اینجا عقابش
And if you want me to answer him,
I will punish him right here for your sake.
نخواهم من که خشم آلود گردیچنان خواهم که تو خشنود گردی
I do not want you to remain angry,
I want you to become satisfied.'
سگ آنگه گفت ای شیخ یگانهچو دیدم جامهٔ او صوفیانه
The dog then said, 'O unique Sheikh,
When I saw his Sufi garments,
شدم ایمن کزو نبود گزندمچه دانستم که سوزد بند بندم
I felt safe that no harm would come to me from him.
How was I to know he would burn my joints?
اگر بودی قباپوشی درین راهمرا زو احترازی بودی آنگاه
If there had been a man wearing a common tunic on this road,
I would have kept my distance from him then.
چو دیدم جامهٔ اهل سلامتشدم ایمن ندانستم تمامت
When I saw the garment of the people of peace,
I felt safe, not knowing the whole truth.
عقوبت گر کنی او را کنون کنوزو این جامهٔ مردان برون کن
If you are to punish him, do it now,
And strip him of this garment of true men.
که تا از شر او ایمن توان بودکه از رندان ندیدم این زیان بود
So that one may be safe from his evil,
For I never saw such harm from scoundrels.
بکش زو خرقهٔ اهل سلامتتمامست این عقوبت تا قیامت
Strip him of the cloak of the people of peace,
This punishment is complete until the Resurrection.'
چو سگ را در ره او این مقامستفزونی جستنت بر سگ حرامست
Since a dog holds such a station in His path,
Seeking superiority over a dog is forbidden to you.
اگر تو خویش از سگ بیش دانییقین دان کز سگی خویش دانی
If you consider yourself greater than a dog,
Know for certain that you know yourself through baseness.
چو افگندند در خاکت چنین زاربباید اوفتادن سر نگون سار
Since they have cast you into the dust so miserably,
You must fall headlong.
که تا تو سرکشی در پیش داریبلاشک سرنگونی بیش داری
For as long as you harbor rebelliousness,
Undoubtedly you will have more headlong falls.
ز مشتی خاک چندین چیست لافتکه بهر خاک می برند نافت
What is all this boasting from a handful of dust?
For your navel string is cut upon the dust.
همی هر کس که اینجا خاک تر بودیقین می دان که آنجا پاکتر بود
Whoever was more like dust (humble) here,
Know for certain that they will be purer there.
چو مردان خویشتن را خاک کردندبمردی جان و تن را پاک کردند
When true men turned themselves into dust,
Through true manhood they purified their soul and body.
سرافرازان این ره زان بلندندکه کلی سرکشی از سرفگندند
The exalted ones of this path are lofty because
They completely cast away rebelliousness from their heads.

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