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(۱) حکایت شبلی با مرد نانوا / (1) The Tale of Shibli and the Baker

متن و ترجمه / Text and Translation

مگر بوده ست جایی نانواییکه بشنید او ز شبلی ماجرایی
There happened to be a baker somewhere
Who had heard a tale about Shibli.
بسی بشنیده بود آوازهٔ اوندیده بود روی تازهٔ او
He had heard much of his fame,
But had not seen his fresh face.
بسی در شوق او بنشسته بودیکه او را عاشقی پیوسته بودی
He had sat much in yearning for him,
For he was constantly a lover of his.
نبود او عاشقش از روی دیدنولیکن عاشقش بود از شنیدن
He was not his lover through seeing,
But rather a lover through hearing.
مگر یک روز شبلی گرمگاهیدر آمد گرم رو از دور راهی
It happened one day at midday,
Shibli arrived, walking swiftly from a long journey.
بر آن نانوا شد تا خبر داشتوزان دکان او یک گرده برداشت
He went to that baker to find out,
And took a loaf of bread from his shop.
کشید از دست او آن نانوا نانکه ندهم مر ترا ای بی نوا نان
The baker pulled the bread from his hand,
Saying, 'I will not give bread to a destitute one like you.'
ندادش نان و شبلی زو گذر کردکسی آن نانوا را زو خبر کرد
He gave him no bread, and Shibli passed him by;
Then someone informed the baker about him,
که او شبلی ست، گر تو سازگاریچرا یک گرده را زو باز داری ؟
Saying, 'That was Shibli! If you are a follower,
Why did you withhold a single loaf from him?'
دوید آن نانوا ره تا بیابانازان تشویر پشت دست خایان
The baker ran down the road to the desert,
Biting the back of his hand in shame.
به صد زاری به پای او درافتادبه هر ساعت به دستی دیگر افتاد
With a hundred lamentations he fell at his feet,
Falling from one hand to the other at every moment.
بسی عذرش نمود و کرد اعزازکه تا آن را تدارک چون کند باز
He made many excuses and showed great respect,
Asking how he could make amends for it.
چو در ره دید شبلی گفتش آن گاهکه گر خواهی که آن برخیزد از راه
Seeing him on the road, Shibli then said to him:
'If you want that offense to be removed from the way,
برو فردا و دعوت ساز ما رابه یک ره مجمعی کن آشکارا
Go tomorrow and prepare a feast for us,
Gather an assembly openly all at once.'
برفت آن نانوا القصه حالیفرو آراست قصری سخت عالی
The baker left, in short, immediately,
And decorated a magnificent palace.
یکی دعوت به زیبایی چنان کردکه صد دینار زر در خرج آن کرد
He prepared such a beautiful feast,
That he spent a hundred gold dinars on it.
نه چندان کرد هر چیزی تکلفکه کس را می رسید آنجا تصرف
He went to such lengths with everything,
That no one could find room for criticism there.
ز هر نوعی بسی کس را خبر کردکه شبلی سوی ما خواهد گذر کرد
He informed many people of all kinds,
That Shibli would be visiting us.
به آخر چون همه بر خوان نشستنددعا چون گفت شبلی باز گشتند
In the end, when everyone sat at the table,
When Shibli said a prayer, they returned.
عزیزی بود بس شوریده حالیز شبلی کرد آن ساعت سؤالی
There was a dear one in a deeply frenzied state,
Who asked Shibli a question at that moment,
که نه خوبی شناسم من نه زشتیبگو تا دوزخی کیست و بهشتی ؟
Saying, 'I know neither good nor evil;
Tell me, who is of hell, and who is of heaven?'
جوابی داد شبلی آن اخی راکه گر خواهی که بینی دوزخی را
Shibli gave an answer to that brother,
Saying, 'If you want to see an inhabitant of hell,
نگه کن سوی صاحب دعوت ماکه دعوت ساخت بهر شهرت ما
Look at our host,
Who prepared a feast for the sake of our fame.
نداد او گرده ای بهر خدا راولیکن داد صد دینار ما را
He did not give a single loaf for the sake of God,
But he gave a hundred dinars for us.
کشید از بهر شبلی صد غرامتبه حق یک گرده ندهد تا قیامت
He bore a hundred expenses for Shibli,
Yet in truth, he would not give a single loaf until Judgment Day.
که گر یک گرده دادی بی درشتینبودی دوزخی ، بودی بهشتی
For if he had given a loaf without harshness,
He would not be of hell, he would be of heaven.
کنون گر دوزخی خواهی نگه کنهمه آبش همه نانش سیه کن
Now, if you want an inhabitant of hell, look;
Make all his water and all his bread black (worthless).
اگر خواهی که باشی دوزخی توچنین کن تا شوی مرد سخی تو
If you want to be an inhabitant of hell,
Do as he did to become a generous man!
خدا را گر پرستی تو به اخلاصبکن جهدی که گردی از ریا خاص
If you worship God with sincerity,
Make an effort to become free from hypocrisy.
برای سگ توانی بود هاجربرای حق نه باشی اینت کافر
For the sake of a dog you can be wandering,
But for the Truth you are not; you are an unbeliever!'

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