Pandnāmah — Volume 8 of 8
Sections 70–79 · Couplets 745–853 The concluding sections move through patience, detachment, companionship, care for others, and remembrance before ending in a prayer. This volume completes the 79-section text without dividing any section between files.
Primary source The supplied 32-page Persian scan, printed pages 28–32 for this volume. The complete Persian Word transcription and corresponding Ganjoor sections are comparison aids; material readings appear in the editorial guide.
Reading order Each numbered unit gives a vocalized Persian couplet, Latin transliteration, and modern English translation. The divider │ separates its two hemistichs. The small number on the Latin line gives section.couplet and global couplet.
Textual notes The printed text has difficult readings at 71.04, 73.07, and 74.16; the guide records the compared witnesses and reasons for the readings adopted here. “Charcoal” at 71.12 follows a historical dictionary sense of انگشت.
دَر بَیانِ صَبْر
70 On Patience
تا شَوِی دَر روزْگار اَز صابِران │ رُو مَکُن اَز دیدَنِ سَخْتی گِران
70.01 745 Tā shavī dar rūzgār az ṣāberān │ rū makon az dīdan-e sakhtī gerān
To be counted among the patient, do not turn away when you face hardship.
رویِ خُود گَر تُرْش سازی اَز بَلا │ خویش را اَز صابِران مَشْمار، هَلا
70.02 746 Rūy-e khod gar torsh sāzī az balā │ khwīsh rā az ṣāberān mashmār, halā
If adversity makes you scowl, do not yet count yourself among the patient.
دَر بَلا وَقْتی کِه صابِر نیسْتی │ نَزْدِ اَهْلِ صِدْق شاکِر نیسْتی
70.03 747 Dar balā vaqtī ke ṣāber nīstī │ nazd-e ahl-e ṣedq shāker nīstī
If you cannot bear adversity patiently, the sincere will not call you grateful.
بی‌شِکایَت صَبْرِ تُو باشَد جَمیل │ با کَسی کَم کُن شِکایَت، اِی خَلیل
70.04 748 Bī-shekāyat ṣabr-e to bāshad jamīl │ bā kasī kam kon shekāyat, ey khalīl
Patience is beautiful when free of complaint; speak less of your troubles, dear friend.
گَر نَباشَد فَخْر اَز دَرْویشی‌اَت │ کِی بِه اَهْلِ فَقْر باشَد خویشی‌اَت؟
70.05 749 Gar nabāshad fakhr az darvīshī-at │ key be ahl-e faqr bāshad khwīshī-at?
If you take no pride in living simply, how will you feel kinship with the people of spiritual poverty?
گَر هَمِه جُنْبِش بِه فَرْمان باشَدَت │ حُرْمَت اَز خِدْمَت فَراوان باشَدَت
70.06 750 Gar hame jonbesh be farmān bāshadat │ ḥormat az khedmat farāvān bāshadat
If your every action follows the divine command, devoted service will bring you honor.
بَنْدِه اَز خِدْمَت بِه عُقْبی می‌رَسَد │ لیکِن اَز حُرْمَت بِه مَوْلی می‌رَسَد
70.07 751 Bande az khedmat be ʿoqbā mī-rasad │ līkan az ḥormat be Mowlā mī-rasad
Through service, a servant reaches the life to come; through reverence, the servant draws near to the Lord.
حُرْمَتَت دَر خِدْمَت آرامِ دِل اَسْت │ هَر کِه خِدْمَت کَرْد مَرْدِ مُقْبِل اَسْت
70.08 752 Ḥormatat dar khedmat ārām-e del ast │ har ke khedmat kard mard-e moqbel ast
Reverence joined to service brings peace of heart; whoever serves is fortunate.
گَر نَگَرْدی، اِی پِسَر، گِرْدِ خِلاف │ آنْگَهی زیبَد تُرا دَر صَبْر لاف
70.09 753 Gar nagardī, ey pesar, gerd-e khelāf │ āngahī zībad torā dar ṣabr lāf
My son, only when you steer clear of disobedience can you rightly speak of your patience.
گَر هَمی‌داری فَرَح را اِنْتِظار │ دَر بَلا نَبُوَد بَصیرَت هیچ کار
70.10 754 Gar hamī-dārī faraḥ rā enteẓār │ dar balā nabovad baṣīrat hīch kār
If you endure a trial only while waiting for pleasure, your insight has yet to show itself in adversity.
دَر بَیانِ تَجْرید و تَفْرید
71 Detachment and Singleness
گَر صَفا می‌بایَدَت تَجْرید شَو │ گَر خِرَد داری زِ اَهْلِ دید شَو
71.01 755 Gar ṣafā mī-bāyadat tajrīd shav │ gar kherad dārī ze ahl-e dīd shav
If you seek clarity, practice detachment; if you have wisdom, join those who truly see.
تَرْکِ دَعْوی هَسْت تَجْرید، اِی پِسَر │ فَهْم کُن مَعْنیِ تَفْرید، اِی پِسَر
71.02 756 Tark-e daʿwī hast tajrīd, ey pesar │ fahm kon maʿnī-ye tafrīd, ey pesar
Letting go of spiritual claims is detachment, my son; now grasp what it means to devote yourself to the One alone.
اَصْلِ تَجْریدَت وَداعِ شَهْوَتَسْت │ بَلْکِه کُلّی اِنْقِطاعِ لَذَّتَسْت
71.03 757 Aṣl-e tajrīdat vadāʿ-e shahvat ast │ balke kollī enqeṭāʿ-e lazzat ast
At its root, detachment means parting from desire and loosening your hold on every pleasure.
گَر دَهی یِکْبار شَهْوَت را طَلاق │ آن زَمان گَرْدی تُو دَر تَفْرید لاق
71.04 758 Gar dahī yek-bār shahvat rā ṭalāq │ ān zamān gardī to dar tafrīd lāq
Once you divorce yourself from desire, you become worthy of single-hearted devotion to God.
گَر تُو بِبْریدی زِ مَوْجودات اُمید │ آنکِه اَز تَجْرید گَرْدی مُسْتَفید
71.05 759 Gar to beborīdī ze mowjūdāt omīd │ ānke az tajrīd gardī mostafīd
When you stop placing your hopes in created things, you can benefit from detachment.
اِعْتِمادَت چُون هَمِه بَر حَقّ بُوَد │ آن دَمَت تَفْریدِ جانِ مُطْلَق بُوَد
71.06 760 Eʿtemādat chūn hame bar Ḥaqq bovad │ ān damat tafrīd-e jān-e moṭlaq bovad
When all your trust rests in God, that is the moment of the soul's complete devotion to the One.
تَرْکِ دُنْیا کُن بَرایِ آخِرَت │ وَز بَدَن بَرکَش لِباسِ فاخِرَت
71.07 761 Tark-e donyā kon barāy-e ākherat │ vaz badan barkash lebās-e fākherat
Turn from worldly attachment for the sake of the next life, and take your splendid clothes from your body.
گَر بِیابی اَز سَعادَت این مَقام │ صاحِبِ تَجْرید باشی وَالسَّلام
71.08 762 Gar biyābī az saʿādat īn maqām │ ṣāḥeb-e tajrīd bāshī va-s-salām
If you are fortunate enough to reach this station, you have attained detachment. That is all.
گَر زِ عُقْبی دَسْت شُویی بَهْرِ حَقّ │ دان کِه اَز تَفْرید گیرَنْدَت سَبَق
71.09 763 Gar ze ʿoqbā dast shūyī bahr-e Ḥaqq │ dān ke az tafrīd gīrandat sabaq
If for God's sake you let go even of the next life, know that you will learn the lesson of devotion to Him alone.
رُو مُجَرَّد باش دایِم فَرْد باش │ تا بِه هَر فَرْقی نِشینی گَرْد باش
71.10 764 Rū mojarrad bāsh dāyem fard bāsh │ tā be har farqī neshīnī gard bāsh
Live free of attachments and stand alone; be humble enough to settle like dust upon anyone's head.
گِرْدِ کِبْر و عُجْب و خُودْرایی مَگَرْد │ قَدْرِ خُود بِشْناس و هَر جایی مَگَرْد
71.11 765 Gerd-e kebr-o ʿojb-o khod-rāyī magard │ qadr-e khod beshnās-o har jāyī magard
Keep away from pride, vanity, and stubborn self-regard; know your worth and do not wander aimlessly.
هَر کِه گِرْدِ کورِهٔ اَنگِشْت گَشْت │ جامِه اَز دودَش سِیاه و زِشْت گَشْت
71.12 766 Har ke gerd-e kūre-ye angesht gasht │ jāme az dūd-ash siyāh-o zesht gasht
Whoever lingers by a charcoal kiln leaves with clothes blackened by its smoke.
وآنکِه با عَطّار می‌گَرْدَد قَریب │ او هَمی‌یابَد زِ بویِ خُوش نَصیب
71.13 767 Vānke bā ʿaṭṭār mī-gardad qarīb │ ū hamī-yābad ze būy-e khosh naṣīb
But whoever stays close to the perfumer takes away a share of the fragrance.
دَر فَوایِدِ صُحْبَتِ صالِحان و اِجْتِنابِ اَهْلِ ظُلْم
72 Good Company and Avoiding Oppression
هَمْنِشینِ صالِحان باش، اِی پِسَر │ هَم جُدا اَز فاسِقان باش، اِی پِسَر
72.01 768 Hamnashīn-e ṣāleḥān bāsh, ey pesar │ ham jodā az fāseqān bāsh, ey pesar
Keep company with good people, my son, and stay apart from those who persist in wrongdoing.
جانِبِ ظالِم مَکُن مِیْل، اِی عَزیز │ وَر کُنی گَرْدی اَز آن خِیْل، اِی عَزیز
72.02 769 Jāneb-e ẓālem makon meyl, ey ʿazīz │ var konī gardī az ān kheyl, ey ʿazīz
Do not lean toward an oppressor, dear friend; if you do, you become one of that company.
رُو زِ اَهْلِ ظُلْم بِگْریز، اِی فَقیر │ تا نَسوزی زِ آتَشِ تیز، اِی فَقیر
72.03 770 Rū ze ahl-e ẓolm begrīz, ey faqīr │ tā nasūzī ze ātash-e tīz, ey faqīr
Flee those who practice oppression, my friend, lest you be burned by their fierce fire.
صُحْبَتِ ظالِم بِسانِ آتَشَسْت │ زآنکِه خَلْق‌آزار و تُنْد و سَرْکَشَسْت
72.04 771 Ṣoḥbat-e ẓālem besān-e ātash ast │ zānke khalq-āzār-o tond-o sarkash ast
An oppressor's company is like fire: it harms people and rages without restraint.
اَز حُضورِ صالِحان صالِح شَوِی │ وَر نِشینی با بَدان طالِح شَوِی
72.05 772 Az ḥożūr-e ṣāleḥān ṣāleḥ shavī │ var neshīnī bā badān ṭāleḥ shavī
Stay among the upright and you grow upright; sit with the harmful and you grow like them.
هَر کِه او با صالِحان هَمْدَم شَوَد │ دَر حَریمِ خاصِّ حَقّ مَحْرَم شَوَد
72.06 773 Har ke ū bā ṣāleḥān hamdam shavad │ dar ḥarīm-e khāṣṣ-e Ḥaqq maḥram shavad
Whoever befriends the upright becomes welcome in God's intimate presence.
اِی پِسَر مَگْذار راهِ شَرْع را │ اَصْل یابی گَر بِگیری فَرْع را
72.07 774 Ey pesar magzār rāh-e sharʿ rā │ aṣl yābī gar begīrī farʿ rā
My son, do not forsake the sacred path; attending to its practices leads you toward their deeper root.
اَز شَریعَت گَر نَهی بیرون قَدَم │ دَر ضَلالَت اُفْتی و رَنْج و اَلَم
72.08 775 Az sharīʿat gar nahī bīrūn qadam │ dar żalālat oftī-vo ranj-o alam
If you step outside the path of sacred law, the poem says, you fall into error and pain.
هَر کِه دَر راهِ ضَلالَت می‌رَوَد │ اَز جَهالَت با بَطالَت می‌رَوَد
72.09 776 Har ke dar rāh-e żalālat mī-ravad │ az jahālat bā baṭālat mī-ravad
Whoever follows the road of error walks in ignorance and idleness.
حَقّ طَلَب وَز کارِ باطِل دور باش │ دَر سَخا و مَرْدُمی مَشْهور باش
72.10 777 Ḥaqq ṭalab vaz kār-e bāṭel dūr bāsh │ dar sakhā-vo mardomī mashhūr bāsh
Seek the truth, leave false pursuits behind, and be known for generosity and kindness.
هَر کِه نَگْزینَد صِراطِ مُسْتَقیم │ دَر عَذابِ آخِرَت مانَد مُقیم
72.11 778 Har ke nagzīnad ṣerāṭ-e mostaqīm │ dar ʿazāb-e ākherat mānad moqīm
Whoever does not choose the straight path, the poem warns, remains in torment in the life to come.
دَر رَهِ شَیْطان مَنِه گام، اِی اَخی │ تا نَگَرْدی خوار و بَدْنام، اِی اَخی
72.12 779 Dar rah-e Sheyṭān mane gām, ey akhī │ tā nagardī khwār-o bad-nām, ey akhī
Do not set foot on Satan's road, my brother, lest you end in shame and disgrace.
هَر کِه دَر راهِ حَقیقَت سالِک اَسْت │ روز و شَب خایِف زِ قَهْرِ مالِک اَسْت
72.13 780 Har ke dar rāh-e ḥaqīqat sālek ast │ rūz-o shab khāyef ze qahr-e Mālek ast
Whoever travels the way of truth remains mindful, day and night, of the Sovereign's judgment.
بَر خِلافِ نَفْس کُن کار، اِی پِسَر │ تا نَیُفْتی خوار دَر نارِ سَقَر
72.14 781 Bar khelāf-e nafs kon kār, ey pesar │ tā nayoftī khwār dar nār-e Saqar
Act against the pull of the lower self, my son, lest you fall in disgrace into Saqar's fire.
دَر بَیانِ آن کَس کِه دوسْتی را نَشایَد
73 People Unsuitable as Friends
دوسْت گَر باشَد زِیان‌کار، اِی پِسَر │ رُو طَمَع زآن دوسْت بَرْدار، اِی پِسَر
73.01 782 Dūst gar bāshad ziyān-kār, ey pesar │ rū ṭamaʿ zān dūst bardār, ey pesar
If a friend brings you harm, my son, stop expecting good from that friendship.
هَر کِه می‌گویَد بَدی‌هایِ تُو فاش │ دوسْت مَشْمارَش، بِدو هَمْدَم مَباش
73.02 783 Har ke mī-gūyad badī-hā-ye to fāsh │ dūst mashmārash, bedū hamdam mabāsh
Do not count as a friend someone who exposes your faults in public; do not confide in them.
دوسْتی هَرْگِز مَکُن با بادِه‌خوار │ اَز چُنان کَس خویشْتَن را دور دار
73.03 784 Dūstī hargez makon bā bāde-khwār │ az chonān kas khwīshtan rā dūr dār
The poem advises against befriending someone given to drinking and urges you to keep your distance.
مُنْعِمی گَر می‌کُنَد مَنْعِ زَکات │ دور اَز وَی باش تا داری حَیات
73.04 785 Monʿemī gar mī-konad manʿ-e zakāt │ dūr az vay bāsh tā dārī ḥayāt
If a wealthy person withholds alms, keep your distance from them while you live.
اِی پِسَر اَز سودْخواران دور باش │ خَصْمِ ایشان شُد خُدایِ نورْپاش
73.05 786 Ey pesar az sūd-khwārān dūr bāsh │ khaṣm-e īshān shod Khodāy-e nūr-pāsh
My son, stay away from those who profit through usury; the poem calls the radiant God their adversary.
دور شَو زآن کَس کِه خواهَد اَز تُو سود │ گَر سَرِ خُود بَر قَدَم‌هایِ تُو سود
73.06 787 Dūr shav zān kas ke khwāhad az to sūd │ gar sar-e khod bar qadam-hā-ye to sūd
Avoid someone who only wants to profit from you, even if they rub their head against your feet in flattery.
آنکِه اَز مَرْدُم هَمی‌گیرَد رِبا │ زینْهار او را نَگویی مَرْحَبا
73.07 788 Ānke az mardom hamī-gīrad rebā │ zīnhār ū rā nagūyī marḥabā
Do not give a warm welcome to someone who charges people usury.
دَر بَیانِ رِعایَتِ یَتیم و نَصایِحِ دیگر
74 Care for Orphans and Further Counsel
بَر سَرِ بالینِ بیماران گُذَر │ زآنکِه هَسْت این سُنَّتِ خَیْرُالْبَشَر
74.01 789 Bar sar-e bālīn-e bīmārān gozar │ zānke hast īn sonnat-e Khayr al-Bashar
Visit people who are ill; the poem calls it a practice of the Prophet, the best of humankind.
تا تَوانی تِشْنِه را سیراب کُن │ دَر مَجالِس خِدْمَتِ اَصْحاب کُن
74.02 790 Tā tavānī teshne rā sīrāb kon │ dar majāles khedmat-e aṣḥāb kon
Give water to the thirsty whenever you can, and serve your companions when you gather.
خاطِرِ اَیْتام را دَرْیاب نیز │ تا تُرا پِیْوَسْتِه حَقّ دارَد عَزیز
74.03 791 Khāṭer-e aytām rā daryāb nīz │ tā torā peyvaste Ḥaqq dārad ʿazīz
Care for children who have lost their parents, so that God may hold you dear.
چُون شَوَد گِرْیان یَتیمی ناگَهان │ عَرْشِ حَقّ دَر جُنْبِش آیَد آن زَمان
74.04 792 Chūn shavad geryān yatīmī nāgahān │ ʿarsh-e Ḥaqq dar jonbesh āyad ān zamān
When an orphan suddenly weeps, the poem says, God's throne itself is stirred.
چُون یَتیمی را کَسی گِرْیان کُنَد │ مالِک اَنْدَر دوزَخَش بِرْیان کُنَد
74.05 793 Chūn yatīmī rā kasī geryān konad │ Mālek andar dūzakhash beryān konad
Whoever makes an orphan cry, the poem says, Malik will roast them in hell.
آنکِه خَنْدانَد یَتیمی خَسْتِه را │ باز یابَد جَنَّتِ دَرْبَسْتِه را
74.06 794 Ānke khandānad yatīmī khaste rā │ bāz yābad jannat-e dar-baste rā
Whoever brings joy to a weary orphan will find the closed gate of Paradise opened.
هَر کِه اَسْرارَت کُنَد فاش، اِی پِسَر │ اَز چُنان کَس دور می‌باش، اِی پِسَر
74.07 795 Har ke asrārat konad fāsh, ey pesar │ az chonān kas dūr mī-bāsh, ey pesar
Keep your distance, my son, from someone who gives away your secrets.
دَر جَوانی دار پیران را عَزیز │ تا عَزیزِ دیگران باشی تُو نیز
74.08 796 Dar javānī dār pīrān rā ʿazīz │ tā ʿazīz-e dīgarān bāshī to nīz
Honor older people while you are young, so that others may honor you as well.
بَر ضَعیفان گَر بِبَخْشایی رَواسْت │ کاین زِ سیرَت‌هایِ خُوبِ اَوْلیاسْت
74.09 797 Bar żaʿīfān gar bebakhshāyī ravāst │ kāyn ze sīrat-hā-ye khūb-e owliyāst
Showing compassion to the vulnerable is fitting; it is among the finest qualities of God's friends.
بَر سَرِ سیری مَخُور هَرْگِز طَعام │ تا نَمیرَد دَر بَرَت دِل، اِی غُلام
74.10 798 Bar sar-e sīrī makhor hargez ṭaʿām │ tā namīrad dar barat del, ey gholām
Do not go on eating when you are already full, my friend, lest your heart grow numb.
عِلَّتِ مَرْدُم زِ پُرْخواری بُوَد │ خوردَنِ پُر تُخْمِ بیماری بُوَد
74.11 799 ʿEllat-e mardom ze por-khwārī bovad │ khordan-e por tokhm-e bīmārī bovad
The poem links many ailments to overeating and calls excess food a seed of illness.
راحَتی نَبُوَد حَسودِ شوم را │ کاذِبِ بَدْبَخْت را نَبُوَد وَفا
74.12 800 Rāḥatī nabovad ḥasūd-e shūm rā │ kāzeb-e bad-bakht rā nabovad vafā
An envious person finds no peace; an ill-fated liar shows no loyalty.
هَر مُنافِق را تُو دُشْمَن‌دار باش │ اَز وَی و اَز فِعْلِ او بیزار باش
74.13 801 Har monāfeq rā to doshman-dār bāsh │ az vay-o az feʿl-e ū bīzār bāsh
The poem tells you to regard every hypocrite as an enemy and to shun both the person and their deeds.
تَوْبِهٔ بَدْخُو کُجا مُحْکَم بُوَد؟ │ مَر بَخیلان را مُرُوَّت کَم بُوَد
74.14 802 Towbe-ye bad-khū kojā moḥkam bovad? │ mar bakhīlān rā morovvat kam bovad
How firm is the repentance of someone ill-tempered? Misers, too, show little generosity of spirit.
تا شَوَد دینِ تُو صافی چُون زُلال │ باش دایِم طالِبِ قوتِ حَلال
74.15 803 Tā shavad dīn-e to ṣāfī chūn zolāl │ bāsh dāyem ṭāleb-e qūt-e ḥalāl
Seek honest sustenance always, so that your faith may become clear as spring water.
آنکِه باشَد دَر پِیِ قوتِ حَرام │ دَر تَنِ او دِل هَمی‌میرَد تَمام
74.16 804 Ānke bāshad dar pey-e qūt-e ḥarām │ dar tan-e ū del hamī-mīrad tamām
For one who pursues unlawful sustenance, the heart dies completely within the body.
دَر بَیانِ صِلِهٔ رَحِم و زِیارَتِ خویشاوَنْدان
75 Keeping Ties with Family
رُو بِه پُرْسیدَن بَر خویشانِ خویش │ تا کِه گَرْدَد مُدَّتِ عُمْرِ تُو بیش
75.01 805 Rū be porsīdan bar khwīshān-e khwīsh │ tā ke gardad moddat-e ʿomr-e to bīsh
Go and ask after your relatives; the poem says this will lengthen your life.
هَر کِه گَرْدانَد زِ خویشاوَنْد رُو │ بی‌گُمان نُقْصان پَذیرَد عُمْرِ او
75.02 806 Har ke gardānad ze khwīshāvand rū │ bī-gomān noqṣān pazīrad ʿomr-e ū
Whoever turns away from family, it says, diminishes the span of their life.
هَر کِه او تَرْکِ اَقارِب می‌کُنَد │ جِسْمِ خُود قوتِ عَقارِب می‌کُنَد
75.03 807 Har ke ū tark-e aqāreb mī-konad │ jesm-e khod qūt-e ʿaqāreb mī-konad
Whoever abandons their kin, the verse says, makes their own body food for scorpions.
گَرچِه خویشانِ تُو باشَنْد اَز بَدان │ بَدْتَر اَز قَطْعِ رَحِم چیزی مَدان
75.04 808 Garche khwīshān-e to bāshand az badān │ bad-tar az qaṭʿ-e raḥem chīzī madān
Even if your relatives behave badly, the poem urges you not to sever family ties.
هَر کِه او اَز خویشِ خُود بیگانِه شُد │ نامَش اَز رویِ بَدی اَفْسانِه شُد
75.05 809 Har ke ū az khwīsh-e khod bīgāne shod │ nāmash az rūy-e badī afsāne shod
Whoever becomes a stranger to their own kin leaves behind a name remembered with reproach.
دَر بَیانِ فُتُوَّت
76 On Futuwwa and Generous Conduct
چیسْت مَرْدی، اِی پِسَر؟ نیکو بِدان │ اَوَّلا تَرْسیدَن اَز حَقّ دَر نِهان
76.01 810 Chīst mardī, ey pesar? Nīkū bedān │ avvalā tarsīdan az Ḥaqq dar nehān
What is true nobility, my son? First, to revere God even when no one sees you.
عُذْرْخواهان مَرْد پیش اَز مَعْصِیَت │ باشَدَش طاعات بیش اَز مَعْصِیَت
76.02 811 ʿOzr-khwāhān mard pīsh az maʿṣiyat │ bāshadash ṭāʿāt bīsh az maʿṣiyat
Such a person asks forgiveness before falling into sin and has more acts of devotion than wrongs.
آنکِه کارِ نیک‌مَرْدان می‌کُنَد │ با ضَعیفان لُطْف و اِحْسان می‌کُنَد
76.03 812 Ānke kār-e nīk-mardān mī-konad │ bā żaʿīfān loṭf-o eḥsān mī-konad
Whoever acts with true nobility shows gentleness and generosity to the vulnerable.
هَر کِه او باشَد زِ مَرْدانِ خُدا │ باشَد اَنْدَر تَنْگ‌دَسْتی با سَخا
76.04 813 Har ke ū bāshad ze mardān-e Khodā │ bāshad andar tang-dastī bā sakhā
One of God's devoted people remains generous even when money is scarce.
اِی پِسَر دَر صُحْبَتِ مَرْدان دَرآی │ تا نَظَرها یابی اَز فَضْلِ خُدای
76.05 814 Ey pesar dar ṣoḥbat-e mardān darāy │ tā naẓar-hā yābī az fażl-e Khodāy
Keep company with people of integrity, my son, and receive the grace of God's regard.
هَر کِه اَز مَرْدانِ حَقّ دارَد نِشان │ نَگْذَرانَد عَیْبِ دُشْمَن بَر زَبان
76.06 815 Har ke az mardān-e Ḥaqq dārad neshān │ nagzarānad ʿeyb-e doshman bar zabān
Someone marked by devotion to God will not speak even an enemy's faults aloud.
چُون نَخواهَد مَرْدِ حَقّ خَصْمان هَلاک │ اَز غَمِ مَرْدُم شَوَد اَنْدوهْناک
76.07 816 Chūn nakhwāhad mard-e Ḥaqq khaṣmān halāk │ az gham-e mardom shavad andūh-nāk
The devoted person wishes no ruin on enemies and grieves over the suffering of others.
می‌نَجویَد مَرْد اِنْصاف اَز کَسی │ گَر رَسَد ظُلْم و جَفا با وَی بَسی
76.08 817 Mī-najūyad mard enṣāf az kasī │ gar rasad ẓolm-o jafā bā vay basī
Even after suffering much injustice, the noble figure in this poem seeks no redress from others.
هَر کِه پا اَنْدَر رَهِ مَرْدان نَهاد │ کِی رَوَد هَرْگِز بِه دُنْبالِ مُراد؟
76.09 818 Har ke pā andar rah-e mardān nahād │ key ravad hargez be donbāl-e morād?
Once you set foot on the path of the devoted, how can you keep chasing your own desires?
اِی پِسَر تَرْکِ مُرادِ خویش گیر │ وآنْگَهی راهِ سَلامَت پیش گیر
76.10 819 Ey pesar tark-e morād-e khwīsh gīr │ vāngahī rāh-e salāmat pīsh gīr
My son, release your private wishes, then take the path that leads to well-being.
دَر بَیانِ فَقْر و صُحْبَتِ دَرْویشان
77 Poverty and the Company of Dervishes
فَقْر می‌دانی چِه باشَد، اِی پِسَر؟ │ با تُو گویَم گَر نَداری زآن خَبَر
77.01 820 Faqr mī-dānī che bāshad, ey pesar? │ bā to gūyam gar nadārī zān khabar
Do you know what spiritual poverty means, my son? If you do not, let me tell you.
گَرچِه باشَد بی‌نَوا دَر زیرِ دَلْق │ خویش را مُنْعِم نُمایَد پیشِ خَلْق
77.02 821 Garche bāshad bī-navā dar zīr-e dalq │ khwīsh rā monʿem nomāyad pīsh-e khalq
Though penniless beneath a patched cloak, the dervish presents himself as having enough.
گُرْسِنِه باشَد زِ سیری دَم زَنَد │ دوسْتی با دُشْمَنانِ خُود کُنَد
77.03 822 Gorsene bāshad ze sīrī dam zanad │ dūstī bā doshmanān-e khod konad
Though hungry, he speaks as if satisfied; he even befriends his enemies.
گَرچِه باشَد لاغَر و خوار و ضَعیف │ وَقْتِ طاعَت کَم نَباشَد اَز حَریف
77.04 823 Garche bāshad lāghar-o khwār-o żaʿīf │ vaqt-e ṭāʿat kam nabāshad az ḥarīf
Though thin, lowly, and weak, in devotion he falls behind no one.
چُون دِلِ پُر دارَد و دَسْتِ تَهی │ می‌نُمایَد دَر تَرازو فَرْبَهی
77.05 824 Chūn del-e por dārad-o dast-e tohī │ mī-nomāyad dar tarāzū farbahī
With a full heart and empty hands, he still carries weight on the scales.
اِی پِسَر خُود را بِه دَرْویشان سِپار │ تا نِگَه دارَد تُرا پَرْوَرْدِگار
77.06 825 Ey pesar khod rā be darvīshān sepār │ tā negah dārad torā Parvardegār
My son, entrust yourself to the dervishes, and may the Creator watch over you.
با فَقیران هَر کِه هَمْدَم می‌شَوَد │ دَر سَرایِ خُلْد مَحْرَم می‌شَوَد
77.07 826 Bā faqīrān har ke hamdam mī-shavad │ dar sarāy-e khold maḥram mī-shavad
Whoever befriends the poor will be welcomed into the everlasting abode.
دَر بَیانِ اِنْتِباه اَز غَفْلَت
78 Awakening from Heedlessness
اَز خُدایِ خویشْتَن غافِل مَباش │ غافِلانِه دَر رَهِ باطِل مَباش
78.01 827 Az Khodāy-e khwīshtan ghāfel mabāsh │ ghāfelāne dar rah-e bāṭel mabāsh
Do not forget your God or wander heedlessly down a false road.
جایِ گِرْیِه اَسْت این جَهان، دَر وَی مَخَنْد │ چَشْمِ عِبْرَت بَرگُشای و لَب بِبَنْد
78.02 828 Jāy-e gerye ast īn jahān, dar vay makhand │ chashm-e ʿebrat bargoshāy-o lab beband
This world is a place for tears, the poem says; do not laugh in it. Open your eyes to its lessons and hold your tongue.
هَمْچُو مور اَز حِرْص هَر سوی مَرَو │ پَنْدِ ناصِح را بِه گوشِ جان شِنَو
78.03 829 Hamcho mūr az ḥerṣ har sūy marow │ pand-e nāṣeḥ rā be gūsh-e jān shenow
Do not scurry about like an ant driven by craving; listen deeply to wise counsel.
اِی پِسَر کودَک نِه‌ای، بازی مَکُن │ کار با شَیْطان با اَنْبازی مَکُن
78.04 830 Ey pesar kūdak ne-ī, bāzī makon │ kār bā Sheyṭān bā anbāzī makon
You are no child, my son; stop playing games, and do not enter into partnership with Satan.
نَفْسِ بَد را دَر گُنَه یاری مَدِه │ عُمْر بَر باد اَز تَبَه‌کاری مَدِه
78.05 831 Nafs-e bad rā dar gonah yārī made │ ʿomr bar bād az tabah-kārī made
Do not help your lower self do wrong or throw your life away through harmful acts.
هَر کُجا تُهْمَت بُوَد آنجا مَرَو │ راهِ حَقّ را هَمْچُو نابینا مَرَو
78.06 832 Har kojā tohmat bovad ānjā marow │ rāh-e Ḥaqq rā hamcho nābīnā marow
Avoid places where suspicion gathers; do not walk the way of truth as if you could not see.
دُشْمَنی داری اَز او ایمِن مَباش │ زیرِ سَقْفِ بی‌سُتون ساکِن مَباش
78.07 833 Doshmanī dārī az ū īman mabāsh │ zīr-e saqf-e bī-sotūn sāken mabāsh
If someone is your enemy, do not assume you are safe; do not settle beneath a roof without supports.
دَر رَهِ فِسْق و هَوا مَرْکَب مَتاز │ خویشْتَن را سُخْرِهٔ شَیْطان مَساز
78.08 834 Dar rah-e fesq-o havā markab matāz │ khwīshtan rā sokhre-ye Sheyṭān masāz
Do not race along the road of vice and desire or make yourself Satan's plaything.
چُون سَفَر دَر پیش داری زاد گیر │ عُمْرِ خُود را سَر بِه سَر هَم باد گیر
78.09 835 Chūn safar dar pīsh dārī zād gīr │ ʿomr-e khod rā sar be sar ham bād gīr
Since a journey lies ahead, gather provisions; remember that all your days can pass like wind.
اِی پِسَر اَنْدیشِه اَز اَغْلال کُن │ نَفْسِ بَد را با لَگَد پامال کُن
78.10 836 Ey pesar andīshe az aghlāl kon │ nafs-e bad rā bā lagad pāmāl kon
Think of the chains that await, my son, and trample the urges of your lower self.
تا نَه سوزی سازْگاری پیشِه کُن │ اَز عَذاب و قَهْرِ حَقّ اَنْدیشِه کُن
78.11 837 Tā na sūzī sāzgārī pīshe kon │ az ʿazāb-o qahr-e Ḥaqq andīshe kon
Choose a more mindful way of living so you do not burn; reflect on the gravity of divine judgment.
جُمْلِه را چُون هَسْت بَر دوزَخ گُذَر │ جایِ شادی نیسْت با چَنْدین خَطَر
78.12 838 Jomle rā chūn hast bar dūzakh gozar │ jāy-e shādī nīst bā chandīn khaṭar
All must pass over hell, the poem warns; amid such peril, careless delight has no place.
آتَشی دَر پیش داری، اِی فَقیر │ هیچ خَوْفَت نیسْت اَز نارِ سَقیر؟
78.13 839 Ātashī dar pīsh dārī, ey faqīr │ hīch khowfat nīst az nār-e Saqīr?
A fire lies ahead, dear friend; have you no fear of its flames?
عَقَبِه دَر راهَسْت و بارَت بَس گِران │ نَگْذَرَد بارَت بِه سَعْیِ دیگران
78.14 840 ʿAqabe dar rāh ast-o bārat bas gerān │ nagzarad bārat be saʿy-e dīgarān
A steep pass lies ahead and your load is heavy; no one else's striving can carry it for you.
داری اَنْدَر پیش روزِ رَسْتَخیز │ اَز خُدایَت نیسْت اِمْکانِ گُریز
78.15 841 Dārī andar pīsh rūz-e rastakhīz │ az Khodāyat nīst emkān-e gorīz
The day of resurrection lies before you; there is no fleeing from God.
اِی پِسَر راهِ شَریعَت پیش گیر │ رَهْرَوی، تَرْکِ هَوایِ خویش گیر
78.16 842 Ey pesar rāh-e sharīʿat pīsh gīr │ rah-ravī, tark-e havā-ye khwīsh gīr
My son, follow the path of sacred law; as a traveler, let your selfish desires go.
اِی بَرادَر باش با فَرْمانِ حَقّ │ تا بِیابی جَنَّت و رِضْوانِ حَقّ
78.17 843 Ey barādar bāsh bā farmān-e Ḥaqq │ tā biyābī jannat-o reżvān-e Ḥaqq
Brother, live by God's command so that you may find Paradise and God's pleasure.
گَرْدَن اَز حُکْمِ خُدایِ خُود مَتاب │ تا نَمانی روزِ مَحْشَر دَر عَذاب
78.18 844 Gardan az ḥokm-e Khodāy-e khod matāb │ tā namānī rūz-e maḥshar dar ʿazāb
Do not turn from your God's command, lest you remain in torment on the day of gathering.
تا بِیابی دَر بِهِشْتِ عَدْن جای │ شَفْقَتی بِنْمای با خَلْقِ خُدای
78.19 845 Tā biyābī dar behesht-e ʿAdn jāy │ shafqatī benmāy bā khalq-e Khodāy
Show compassion to God's creatures, and may you find a place in the Garden of Eden.
تا دَهَنْدَت جای دَر دارُالسَّلام │ با فَقیران روز و شَب می‌دِه طَعام
78.20 846 Tā dahandat jāy dar Dār al-Salām │ bā faqīrān rūz-o shab mī-deh ṭaʿām
Share food with the poor by day and night, so that you may be welcomed into the Abode of Peace.
شاد اَگَر سازی دَرونِ خَسْتِه را │ باز یابی جَنَّتِ دَرْبَسْتِه را
78.21 847 Shād agar sāzī darūn-e khaste rā │ bāz yābī jannat-e dar-baste rā
Bring joy to a wounded heart, and the closed gate of Paradise will open to you.
خاتِمَةُ الْکِتاب
79 Closing Prayer
هَر کِه آرَد این نَصیحَت‌ها بِه جای │ دَر دو عالَم رَحْمَتَش بَخْشَد خُدای
79.01 848 Har ke ārad īn naṣīḥat-hā be jāy │ dar do ʿālam raḥmatash bakhshad Khodāy
Whoever puts these counsels into practice receives God's mercy in both worlds.
وَر نَیارَد این وَصِیَّت را بِه جا │ دور مانَد بی‌شَکی او اَز خُدا
79.02 849 Var nayārad īn vaṣiyyat rā be jā │ dūr mānad bī-shakkī ū az Khodā
Whoever fails to follow this counsel, the poem warns, remains far from God.
یا اِلهی رَحْم کُن بَر ما هَمِه │ عَفْو کُن جُمْلِه گُناهِ ما هَمِه
79.03 850 Yā Elāhī raḥm kon bar mā hame │ ʿafv kon jomle gonāh-e mā hame
O God, have mercy on all of us; forgive every one of our sins.
عاجِزیم و جُرْم‌ها کَرْدِه بَسی │ نیسْت ما را غَیْرِ تُو دیگر کَسی
79.04 851 ʿĀjezīm-o jorm-hā karde basī │ nīst mā rā gheyr-e to dīgar kasī
We are helpless and have done much wrong; we have no one but You.
گَر بِخوانی وَر بِرانی بَنْدِه‌ایم │ هَرچِه حُکْمِ تُسْت اَز آن خُرْسَنْدِه‌ایم
79.05 852 Gar bekhwānī var berānī bande-īm │ harche ḥokm-e tost az ān khorsande-īm
Whether You call us near or send us away, we remain Your servants, content with Your decree.
رَحْمَتِ حَقّ باد بَر روحِ آن کَسی │ کاین نَصایِح را بِخوانَد او بَسی
79.06 853 Raḥmat-e Ḥaqq bād bar rūḥ-e ān kasī │ kāyn naṣāyeḥ rā bekhwānad ū basī
May God's mercy rest on the soul of anyone who reads these counsels often.
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