Pandnāmah — Volume 5 of 8
Sections 40–50 · Couplets 421–538 This volume considers dignity, counsel, generosity, trusted company, and sincerity of action. It closes with contentment and loyalty among friends. Each section stays whole and follows the order of the Persian text.
Primary source The supplied 32-page Persian scan, printed pages 18–22 for this volume. The complete Persian Word transcription and the 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.
دَر بَیانِ پَنْج چیز کِه آبِ روی را بِریزَد
40 Five Things That Diminish Dignity
دور شَو اَز پَنْج خَصْلَت، اِی پِسَر │ تا نَریزَد آبِ رویَت دَر نَظَر
40.01 421 Dūr shav az panj khaṣlat, ey pesar │ tā narīzad āb-e rūyat dar naẓar
Keep away from five habits, my son, lest you lose the respect of others.
اَوَّلاً کَم گوی با مَردُم دُروغ │ زآنکِه گَردی اَز دُروغَت بی‌فُروغ
40.02 422 Avvalan kam gūy bā mardom dorūgh │ zānke gardī az dorūghat bī-forūgh
First, do not lie to people; lies will rob you of your light.
هَر کِه اِستیزِه کُنَد با مِهْتَران │ آبِ رویِ خُود بِریزَد بی‌گُمان
40.03 423 Har ke estīze konad bā mehtarān │ āb-e rūy-e khod berīzad bī-gomān
Whoever quarrels with those in authority will surely lose face.
پیشِ مَردُم هَر کِه را نَبُوَد اَدَب │ گَر بِریزَد آبرو نَبُوَد عَجَب
40.04 424 Pīsh-e mardom har ke rā nabovad adab │ gar berīzad āberū nabovad ʿajab
It is no wonder if someone without courtesy loses their standing among people.
اَز سَبُک‌ساران مَباش، اِی نیک‌خوی │ کَز سَبُک‌ساری بِریزَد آبِ روی
40.05 425 Az sabok-sārān mabāsh, ey nīk-khūy │ kaz sabok-sārī berīzad āb-e rūy
Do not join the frivolous, good-natured friend; thoughtlessness costs a person respect.
اِی پِسَر، با مِهْتَران کَمْتَر سِتیز │ وَز حَماقَت آبِ رویِ خُود مَریز
40.06 426 Ey pesar, bā mehtarān kamtar setīz │ vaz ḥamāqat āb-e rūy-e khod marīz
My son, do not keep fighting those in authority or squander your dignity through folly.
گَر بِه عالَم آبِ روی بایَدَت │ دایِماً خُلْقِ نِکو می‌بایَدَت
40.07 427 Gar be ʿālam āb-e rūy bāyadat │ dāyeman kholq-e nekū mī-bāyadat
If you want respect in this world, cultivate a gracious character.
هَر کِه آهَنْگِ سَبُک‌ساری کُنَد │ اَز وَی آبِ روی بیزاری کُنَد
40.08 428 Har ke āhang-e sabok-sārī konad │ az vey āb-e rūy bīzārī konad
When someone courts frivolity, respect itself turns away from them.
جُز حَدیثِ راسْت با مَردُم مَگوی │ تا نَگَرْدَد آبِ رویَت آبِ جوی
40.09 429 Joz ḥadīth-e rāst bā mardom magūy │ tā nagardad āb-e rūyat āb-e jūy
Speak only truth to people, lest your good name run away like water in a stream.
اَز خِلاف و اَز خِیانَت باش دور │ تا بُوَد پَیْوَسْتِه دَر رویِ تُو نور
40.10 430 Az khelāf-o az khiyānat bāsh dūr │ tā bovad peyvaste dar rūy-e to nūr
Keep clear of discord and betrayal, so that light may always show in your face.
گَر هَمی‌خواهی کِه گویَنْدَت نِکو │ اِی بَرادَر، هیچ کَس را بَد مَگو
40.11 431 Gar hamī-khwāhī ke gūyandat nekū │ ey barādar, hīch kas rā bad magū
If you want people to speak well of you, brother, do not speak ill of anyone.
تا نَباشی دَر جَهان اَندوهْگین │ اَز حَسَد دَر روزِگارِ کَس مَبین
40.12 432 Tā nabāshī dar jahān andūhgīn │ az ḥasad dar rūzgār-e kas mabīn
To spare yourself sorrow, do not look at another's fortune with envy.
دَر بَیانِ پَنْج چیز کِه آبِ روی اَز آن می‌اَفْزایَد
41 Five Things That Increase Dignity
می‌فَزایَد آبِ روی اَز پَنْج چیز │ با تُو گویَم، بِشْنَو اِی اَهْلِ تَمیز
41.01 433 Mī-fazāyad āb-e rūy az panj chīz │ bā to gūyam, beshnav ey ahl-e tamīz
Five things increase a person's standing; listen as I name them, discerning friend.
چُون بِه کارِ خویش حاضِر بودِه‌ای │ آبِ رویِ خویش را اَفْزودِه‌ای
41.02 434 Chūn be kār-e khwīsh ḥāżer būde-ī │ āb-e rūy-e khwīsh rā afzūde-ī
By attending to your own work, you add to your good name.
اَز سَخاوَت آبِ روی اَفْزون شَوَد │ وَز بَخیلی بی‌خِرَد مَلْعون شَوَد
41.03 435 Az sakhāvat āb-e rūy afzūn shavad │ vaz bakhīlī bī-kherad malʿūn shavad
Generosity raises esteem; stinginess makes a thoughtless person accursed.
دَر سَخاوَت کوش اَگَر داری غِنا │ تا فَزایَد آبِ رویَت دَر سَخا
41.04 436 Dar sakhāvat kūsh agar dārī ghenā │ tā fazāyad āb-e rūyat dar sakhā
If you have means, be generous; giving will increase the respect you receive.
هَر کِه را بَر خَلْق بَخْشایِش بُوَد │ آبِ رویِ او دَر اَفْزایِش بُوَد
41.05 437 Har ke rā bar khalq bakhshāyesh bovad │ āb-e rūy-e ū dar afzāyesh bovad
Compassion for others brings a person growing esteem.
باش دایِم بُرْدْبار و باوَفا │ تا بِه رویِ خویش بینی صَد صَفا
41.06 438 Bāsh dāyem bordbār-o bāvafā │ tā be rūy-e khwīsh bīnī ṣad ṣafā
Be patient and faithful, and your face will reflect a hundred kinds of clarity.
تا بِمانَد رازَت اَز دُشْمَن نِهان │ سِرِّ خُود با دوسْتان کَمْتَر رَسان
41.07 439 Tā bemānad rāzat az doshman nehān │ serr-e khod bā dūstān kamtar rasān
To keep a secret from enemies, share it sparingly even with friends.
تا نَگَرْدی پیشِ مَردُم شَرْمْسار │ آن کِه خُود نَنْهادِه باشی بَرمَدار
41.08 440 Tā nagardī pīsh-e mardom sharmsār │ ān ke khod nanhāde bāshī barmadār
If you do not want public shame, do not take what you did not put down.
اِی بَرادَر، پَرْدِهٔ مَردُم مَدَر │ تا نَدَرَّد پَرْدِه‌اَت شَخْصِ دِگَر
41.09 441 Ey barādar, parde-ye mardom madar │ tā nadarrad parde-at shakhṣ-e degar
Brother, do not expose another's faults, lest someone expose yours.
بَر هَوایِ دِل مَکُن زینْهار کار │ تا نَیارَد پَس پَشیمانیَت بار
41.10 442 Bar havā-ye del makon zīnhār kār │ tā nayārad pas pashīmānī-at bār
Do not act on every impulse of the heart, or regret will burden you afterward.
قَدْرِ مَردُم را شِناس، اِی مُحْتَرَم │ تا شِناسَنْد دیگَران قَدْرِ تُو هَم
41.11 443 Qadr-e mardom rā shenās, ey moḥtaram │ tā shenāsand dīgarān qadr-e to ham
Recognize other people's worth, respected friend, and they will recognize yours.
تا زَبانَت باشَد، اِی خواجِه، دِراز │ دَسْت کوتَه دار و هَر جانِب مَتاز
41.12 444 Tā zabānat bāshad, ey khwāje, derāz │ dast kūteh dār-o har jāneb matāz
If your tongue runs long, good sir, at least keep your hands restrained and stop grasping everywhere.
هَر کِه را قَدْری نَباشَد دَر جَهان │ زِنْدِه مَشْمارَش کِه هَسْت اَز مُرْدِگان
41.13 445 Har ke rā qadrī nabāshad dar jahān │ zende mashmārash ke hast az mordegān
Do not count someone with no worth in the world among the living, says the poem.
اَز قَناعَت هَر کِه را نَبُوَد نِشان │ کِی تَوانْگَر سازَدَش مُلْکِ جَهان؟
41.14 446 Az qanāʿat har ke rā nabovad neshān │ key tavāngar sāzadash molk-e jahān?
If someone lacks contentment, how could possession of the whole world make them rich?
بَر عَدُویِ خویش چُون یابی ظَفَر │ عَفْو پیش آوَر، زِ جُرْمَش دَرگُذَر
41.15 447 Bar ʿadov-e khwīsh chūn yābī ẓafar │ ʿafw pīsh āvar, ze jormash dargozar
When you overcome an enemy, choose forgiveness and let the offense go.
دایِماً می‌باش اَز حَقّ تَرْسْکار │ باش نیز اَز رَحْمَتَش اُمّیدوار
41.16 448 Dāyeman mī-bāsh az Ḥaqq tarskār │ bāsh nīz az raḥmatash omīdvār
Live in reverent fear of God, but also hope in His mercy.
با تَواضُع باش و خُو کُن با اَدَب │ صُحْبَتِ پَرْهیزْکاران می‌طَلَب
41.17 449 Bā tavāżoʿ bāsh-o khū kon bā adab │ ṣoḥbat-e parhīzkārān mī-ṭalab
Practice humility and courtesy, and seek the company of the devout.
بُرْدْباری جوی و بی‌آزار باش │ تا کِه گَرْدَد دَر هُنَر نامِ تُو فاش
41.18 450 Bordbārī jūy-o bī-āzār bāsh │ tā ke gardad dar honar nām-e to fāsh
Be patient and cause no harm; your good qualities will then become known.
هَمْچُو تَرْیاقَنْد دانایانِ دَهْر │ قاتِلانَنْد جُمْلِهٔ نادان چُو زَهْر
41.19 451 Hamcho taryāqand dānāyān-e dahr │ qātelānand jomle-ye nādān chū zahr
The wise are like an antidote; the ignorant, like poison, can be deadly.
مَردُم اَز تَرْیاق می‌یابَد نَجات │ خُود کَسی اَز زَهْر کِی یابَد حَیات؟
41.20 452 Mardom az taryāq mī-yābad najāt │ khod kasī az zahr key yābad ḥayāt?
An antidote saves lives; who ever gained life from poison?
صَبْر و حِلْم و عِلْم تَرْیاقِ دِلَنْد │ حِرْص و بُغْض و کینِه زَهْرِ قاتِلَنْد
41.21 453 Ṣabr-o ḥelm-o ʿelm taryāq-e deland │ ḥerṣ-o boghż-o kīne zahr-e qāteland
Patience, forbearance, and learning heal the heart; greed, resentment, and rancor poison it.
فَخْرِ جُمْلِهٔ کارها نان دادَنَسْت │ دَر بِه رویِ دوسْتان بِگْشادَنَسْت
41.22 454 Fakhr-e jomle-ye kār-hā nān dādanast │ dar be rūy-e dūstān begshādanast
The finest act is to feed others and open your door to friends.
گَرچِه دانا باشی و اَهْلِ هُنَر │ خویشْتَن را کَمْتَر اَز نادان شُمُر
41.23 455 Garche dānā bāshī-o ahl-e honar │ khwīshtan rā kamtar az nādān shomor
However learned and capable you are, regard yourself as less than the ignorant.
نَصایِح
42 Counsels
شُد دو خَصْلَت مَردِ اَبْلَه را نِشان │ صُحْبَتِ صِبْیان و رَغْبَت با زَنان
42.01 456 Shod do khaṣlat mard-e ablah rā neshān │ ṣoḥbat-e ṣebyān-o raghbat bā zanān
The poem marks two habits as signs of a fool: keeping company with boys and seeking women.
ناخُوشی دَر زِنْدِگانی، اِی وَلید │ مَرد را اَز خویِ بَد گَرْدَد پَدید
42.02 457 Nākhoshī dar zendegānī, ey valīd │ mard rā az khūy-e bad gardad padīd
An unpleasant life, my child, grows from a person's bad temper.
آن کِه نَبُوَد مَرد را خویِ نِکو │ مُرْدِه می‌دانَش کِه زِنْدِه نَبُوَد او
42.03 458 Ān ke nabovad mard rā khūy-e nekū │ morde mī-dānash ke zende nabovad ū
Count a person without good character as dead, for such a person has not truly lived.
هَر کِه گویَد عَیْبِ تُو اَنْدَر حُضور │ می‌نَمایَد راهَت اَز ظُلْمَت بِه نور
42.04 459 Har ke gūyad ʿeyb-e to andar ḥożūr │ mī-namāyad rāhat az ẓolmat be nūr
Someone who tells you your faults to your face can guide you from darkness toward light.
مَر تُرا هَر کَس کِه باشَد رَهْنَمای │ شُکْرِ او می‌بایَد آوَردَن بِه جای
42.05 460 Mar torā har kas ke bāshad rahnamāy │ shokr-e ū mī-bāyad āvardan be jāy
Give thanks to anyone who shows you the way.
مَر خِرَدْمَنْدانِ عالَم را لِباس │ خُلْقِ نیکو، شَرْمِ نیکوتَر شِناس
42.06 461 Mar kheradmandān-e ʿālam rā lebās │ kholq-e nīkū, sharm-e nīkūtar shenās
For the wise, good character is a garment; modesty is finer still.
حالِ خُود را اَز دو کَس پِنْهان مَدار │ اَز طَبیبِ حاذِق و اَز یارِ غار
42.07 462 Ḥāl-e khod rā az do kas penhān madār │ az ṭabīb-e ḥāzeq-o az yār-e ghār
Hide your condition from neither a skilled physician nor a trusted companion.
تا تَوانی با زَنان صُحْبَت مَجوی │ رازِ خُود را نیز با ایشان مَگوی
42.08 463 Tā tavānī bā zanān ṣoḥbat majūy │ rāz-e khod rā nīz bā īshān magūy
The poem advises avoiding women's company and keeping secrets from them.
آنچِه اَنْدَر شَرْع باشَد ناپَسَنْد │ گِردِ او هَرگِز مَگَرد، اِی هوشْمَنْد
42.09 464 Ānche andar sharʿ bāshad nāpasand │ gerd-e ū hargiz magard, ey hūshmand
Keep away from what sacred law disapproves of, wise friend.
هَر چِه را کَردِه‌سْت بَر تُو حَقّ حَرام │ دور باش اَز وَی کِه باشی نیک‌نام
42.10 465 Har che rā karde-st bar to Ḥaqq ḥarām │ dūr bāsh az vey ke bāshī nīk-nām
Stay away from what God has forbidden you, and keep your good name.
چُونکِه بِگْشایَد دَرِ روزی خُدای │ دِل گُشادِه دار، تَنْگی گُم نَمای
42.11 466 Chūnke begshāyad dar-e rūzī Khodāy │ del goshāde dār, tangī gom namāy
When God opens the door of provision, open your heart and let narrowness go.
تازِه‌روی و خُوب‌سُخَن باش، اِی اَخی │ تا بُوَد نامِ تُو دَر عالَم سَخی
42.12 467 Tāze-rūy-o khūb-sokhan bāsh, ey akhī │ tā bovad nām-e to dar ʿālam sakhī
Meet people with a warm face and kind words, brother, so you are known as generous.
پُر مَخور اَنْدوهِ مَرْگ، اِی بوالهَوَس │ چُونکِه وَقْت آیَد نَگَرْدَد پیش و پَس
42.13 468 Por makhor andūh-e marg, ey bū-l-havas │ chūnke vaqt āyad nagardad pīsh-o pas
Do not dwell on the fear of death; when its time comes, it will neither hasten nor wait.
دِل زِ غِلّ و غِش هَمیشِه پاک دار │ تا تَوانی دَر دَرون کینِه مَدار
42.14 469 Del ze ghell-o ghesh hamīshe pāk dār │ tā tavānī dar darūn kīne madār
Keep your heart free of rancor and deceit; do not nurse a grudge inside.
تَکیِه کَم کُن، خواجِه، بَر کِرْدارِ خویش │ دِل بِنِه بَر رَحْمَتِ جَبّارِ خویش
42.15 470 Takye kam kon, khwāje, bar kerdār-e khwīsh │ del beneh bar raḥmat-e Jabbār-e khwīsh
Rely less on your own deeds, good sir, and put your trust in the mercy of your Lord.
بِهْتَرین چیزها خُلْقِ نِکوسْت │ خَلْق، خُلْقِ نیک را دارَنْد دوسْت
42.16 471 Behtarīn chīz-hā kholq-e nekūst │ khalq, kholq-e nīk rā dārand dūst
Good character is among the best things; people love a good disposition.
رُو فُروتَن شَو هَمیشِه، اِی خَلَف │ کاین بُوَد آرایِشِ اَهْلِ شَرَف
42.17 472 Row forūtan shav hamīshe, ey khalaf │ kāyn bovad ārāyesh-e ahl-e sharaf
Be humble always, worthy child; humility adorns people of honor.
آن کِه باشَد دَر کَفِ شَهْوَت اَسیر │ گَرچِه آزادَسْت، او را بَنْدِه گیر
42.18 473 Ān ke bāshad dar kaf-e shahvat asīr │ garche āzādast, ū rā bande gīr
Whoever is captive to desire remains a servant, however free they appear.
گَر تُو بینی ناکَسی را بارگاه │ حاجَتِ خُود را اَز او هَرگِز مَخواه
42.19 474 Gar to bīnī nākasī rā bārgāh │ ḥājat-e khod rā az ū hargiz makhwāh
Even if an unworthy person has a grand court, never ask them to meet your need.
بَر دَرِ ناکَس قَدَم هَرگِز مَبَر │ وَر بِبینی هَم مَپُرْس اَز وَی خَبَر
42.20 475 Bar dar-e nākas qadam hargiz mabar │ var bebīnī ham mapors az vey khabar
Do not go to an unworthy person's door; even if you meet them, do not seek their news.
تا تَوانی کارِ اَبْلَه را مَساز │ کار فَرْمایَش، وَلی کَمْتَر نَواز
42.21 476 Tā tavānī kār-e ablah rā masāz │ kār farmāyash, valī kamtar navāz
Do not do a fool's work if you can avoid it; give them the task, but do not indulge them.
دَر بَیانِ آن کِه اَز دو کَس اِحْتِراز می‌بایَد کَرد
43 Two Kinds of Company to Avoid
اَز دو کَس پَرْهیز کُن، اِی هوشْیار │ تا نَبینی نِکْبَتی دَر روزِگار
43.01 477 Az do kas parhīz kon, ey hūshyār │ tā nabīnī nekbatī dar rūzgār
Beware of two kinds of people, perceptive friend, to spare yourself misfortune.
اَوَّل اَز دُشْمَن کِه او اِستیزِه‌روسْت │ وانْگَهی اَز صُحْبَتِ نادانِ دوسْت
43.02 478 Avval az doshman ke ū estīze-rūst │ vāngahī az ṣoḥbat-e nādān-e dūst
First avoid a quarrelsome enemy; then avoid an ignorant friend's company.
خویش را اَز نَزْدِ دُشْمَن دور دار │ یارِ نادان را زِ خُود مَهْجور دار
43.03 479 Khwīsh rā az nazd-e doshman dūr dār │ yār-e nādān rā ze khod mahjūr dār
Keep your distance from an enemy and part company with a foolish friend.
اِی پِسَر، کَم گوی با مَردُم دُرُشْت │ وَر بِگویی اَز تُو گَرْدانَنْد پُشْت
43.04 480 Ey pesar, kam gūy bā mardom dorosht │ var begūyī az to gardānand posht
My son, do not speak harshly to people; they will turn their backs on you.
بِهْتَرین خُلْق می‌دانی کِه راسْت؟ │ آن کِه داد اِنْصاف و اِنْصافَش نَخواسْت
43.05 481 Behtarīn kholq mī-dānī ke rāst? │ ān ke dād enṣāf-o enṣāfash nakhwāst
Who has the finest character? The person who acts fairly without demanding fairness in return.
چُون حَدیثِ خُوب گویی با فَقیر │ بِه بُوَد زآنَش کِه پوشانی حَریر
43.06 482 Chūn ḥadīth-e khūb gūyī bā faqīr │ beh bovad zānash ke pūshānī ḥarīr
A kind word to someone poor is better than dressing them in silk.
خَشْم خوردَن پیشِهٔ هَر سَرْوَرَسْت │ تَلْخ باشَد؛ اَز شِکَر شیرین‌تَرَسْت
43.07 483 Khashm khordan pīshe-ye har sarvarast │ talkh bāshad; az shekar shīrīn-tarast
Swallowing anger is the mark of a noble person: it tastes bitter but is sweeter than sugar.
هَر کِه با مَردُم نَسازَد دَر جَهان │ زِنْدِگانیِ تَلْخ دارَد بی‌گُمان
43.08 484 Har ke bā mardom nasāzad dar jahān │ zendegānī-ye talkh dārad bī-gomān
Anyone unable to get along with others will surely have a bitter life.
آن کِه شوخَسْت و نَدارَد شَرْم نیز │ دان کِه ناپاک‌زادِه اَسْت، اِی عَزیز
43.09 485 Ān ke shūkhast-o nadārad sharm nīz │ dān ke nāpāk-zāde ast, ey ʿazīz
The poem calls a shameless, brazen person ill-born, dear one.
اَز مَلامَت تا بِمانی دَر اَمان │ باش دایِم هَمْنِشینِ صالِحان
43.10 486 Az malāmat tā bemānī dar amān │ bāsh dāyem hamneshīn-e ṣāleḥān
To stay clear of reproach, keep the company of upright people.
دَر بَیانِ آنکِه خواری آوَرَد
44 Habits That Bring Humiliation
چَنْد خَصْلَت آوَرَد خواری بِه روی │ با تُو گویَم گَر هَمی‌گویی بِگوی
44.01 487 Chand khaṣlat āvarad khwārī be rūy │ bā to gūyam gar hamī-gūyī begūy
Several habits bring humiliation; ask, and I will tell you what they are.
اَوَّل آن باشَد کِه مانَنْدِ مَگَس │ مَردِ ناخوانْدِه شَوَد مِهْمانِ کَس
44.02 488 Avval ān bāshad ke mānand-e magas │ mard-e nākhwānde shavad mehmān-e kas
First is arriving uninvited at someone's home like a fly.
هَر کِه مِهْمان با کَسی ناخوانْدِه شُد │ نَزْدِ مَردُم خوار و زار و رانْدِه شُد
44.03 489 Har ke mehmān bā kasī nākhwānde shod │ nazd-e mardom khwār-o zār-o rānde shod
An uninvited guest becomes unwelcome and loses standing among people.
دیگَر آن باشَد کِه نادانی رَوَد │ کَدْخُدایِ خانِهٔ مَردُم شَوَد
44.04 490 Dīgar ān bāshad ke nādānī ravad │ kadkhodā-ye khāne-ye mardom shavad
Another is an ignorant person taking charge of someone else's household.
کار کَردَن بَر حَدیثِ آن دو مَرد │ کَز پِیِ جَهْلَنْد دایِم دَر نَبَرْد
44.05 491 Kār kardan bar ḥadīth-e ān do mard │ kaz pey-e jahland dāyem dar nabard
Following the advice of two men who are always fighting out of ignorance brings trouble.
هَر کِه بِنْشینَد زَبَر دَسْتِ صُدور │ گَر رَسَد خواری بِه رویَش نیسْت دور
44.06 492 Har ke benshīnad zabar-dast-e ṣodūr │ gar resad khwārī be rūyash nīst dūr
Whoever sits above the dignitaries should not be surprised when humiliation comes.
نیسْت جَمْعی را چُو بَر قَوْلِ تُو گوش │ صَد سُخَن گَر باشَدَت یَک را مَگوش
44.07 493 Nīst jamʿī rā chū bar qowl-e to gūsh │ ṣad sokhan gar bāshadat yak rā magūsh
If a gathering will not listen, do not utter even one of the hundred things you could say.
حاجَتِ خُود را مَخواه اَز دُشْمَنان │ زین بِتَر خواری نَباشَد دَر جَهان
44.08 494 Ḥājat-e khod rā makhwāh az doshmanān │ zīn betar khwārī nabāshad dar jahān
Do not ask your enemies to meet your needs; few things are more humiliating.
اَز فُرومایِه مُرادِ خُود مَجوی │ تا نَیایَد مَر تُرا خواری بِه روی
44.09 495 Az forūmāye morād-e khod majūy │ tā nayāyad mar torā khwārī be rūy
Do not seek your heart's desire from someone base, lest humiliation come upon you.
با زَن و کودک مَکُن بازی، هَلا │ تا نَگَرْدی خوار و زار و مُبْتَلا
44.10 496 Bā zan-o kūdak makon bāzī, halā │ tā nagardī khwār-o zār-o mobtalā
The poem warns against jesting with women and children, claiming it brings distress and disgrace.
دَر بَیانِ شِش چیز کِه بِه کار آیَد
45 Six Useful Things
دَر جَهان شِش چیز می‌آیَد بِه کار │ اَوَّلاً باری طَعامِ خُوش‌گُوار
45.01 497 Dar jahān shesh chīz mī-āyad be kār │ avvalan bārī ṭaʿām-e khosh-govār
Six things are useful in this world; to begin with, nourishing, pleasant food.
خُوش بُوَد یارِ مُوافِق دَر جَهان │ باز مَخْدومی کِه باشَد مِهْرَبان
45.02 498 Khosh bovad yār-e movāfeq dar jahān │ bāz makhdūmī ke bāshad mehrabān
A companion who understands you is a joy, as is a kindly patron.
هَر سُخَن کان راسْت گویی و دُرُسْت │ بِه زِ دُنیا، زآنکِه دَر وَی نَفْعِ تُوسْت
45.03 499 Har sokhan kān rāst gūyī-o dorost │ beh ze donyā, zānke dar vey nafʿ-e tost
Every word you speak truthfully is worth more than the world, for it benefits you.
آن کِه اَرْزانَسْت عالَم دَر بَهاش │ عَقْلِ کامِل دان و زآن خُرْسَنْد باش
45.04 500 Ān ke arzānast ʿālam dar bahāsh │ ʿaql-e kāmel dān-o zān khorsand bāsh
Know that sound reason is worth more than the world could pay, and be content with it.
دُشْمَنِ حَقّ را نَبایَد داشْت دوسْت │ بازگَشْتِ جُمْلِه چُون آخِر بِدوُسْت
45.05 501 Doshman-e Ḥaqq rā nabāyad dāsht dūst │ bāzgasht-e jomle chūn ākhar bedūst
Do not befriend an enemy of God; all will return to Him in the end.
عَیْبِ کَس با او نَمی‌بایَد نُمود │ زآنکِه نَبُوَد هیچ لَحْمی بی‌غُدود
45.06 502 ʿEyb-e kas bā ū namī-bāyad nomūd │ zānke nabovad hīch laḥmī bī-ghodūd
Do not parade someone's faults before another: no piece of flesh is without its lumps.
اَز خُدا خواه هَر چِه خواهی، اِی پِسَر │ نیسْت دَر دَسْتِ خَلایِق نَفْع و ضَرَر
45.07 503 Az Khodā khwāh har che khwāhī, ey pesar │ nīst dar dast-e khalāyeq nafʿ-o żarar
Ask God for what you need, my son; ultimate benefit and harm are not in people's hands.
بَنْدِگان را نیسْت ناصِر جُز اِلٰه │ یاری اَز حَقّ خواه و اَز غَیْرَش مَخواه
45.08 504 Bandegān rā nīst nāṣer joz Elāh │ yārī az Ḥaqq khwāh-o az ghayrash makhwāh
God alone is the servants' helper; seek help from Him rather than from another.
آن کِه اَز قَهْرِ خُدا تَرْسَد بَسی │ بی‌گُمان می‌تَرْسَد اَز وَی هَر کَسی
45.09 505 Ān ke az qahr-e Khodā tarsad basī │ bī-gomān mī-tarsad az vey har kasī
The poem says that people stand in awe of one who deeply fears God's judgment.
اَز بَدی گُفْتَن زَبان را هَر کِه بَسْت │ کَرد شَیْطانِ لَعین را زیرِ دَسْت
45.10 506 Az badī goftan zabān rā har ke bast │ kard sheyṭān-e laʿīn rā zīr-e dast
Whoever restrains the tongue from speaking ill puts the accursed devil beneath their control.
دَر صِفَتِ پَنْج کَس کِه پَنْج چیز اَز ایشان نَیایَد
46 Five Things Not Found in Five Kinds of People
کَس نَیایَد پَنْج چیز اَز پَنْج کَس │ یاد گیر اَز ناصِحِ خُود این نَفَس
46.01 507 Kas nayāyad panj chīz az panj kas │ yād gīr az nāṣeḥ-e khod īn nafas
There are five things not to expect from five kinds of people; heed your adviser now.
نیسْت اَوَّل دوسْتی اَنْدَر مُلوک │ این سُخَن باوَر کُن اَز اَهْلِ سُلوک
46.02 508 Nīst avval dūstī andar molūk │ īn sokhan bāvar kon az ahl-e solūk
First, do not look for friendship among kings; trust the counsel of those who know the path.
سِفْلِه‌ای را با مُرُوَّت نَنْگَری │ هیچ بَدخویی نَیابَد مِهْتَری
46.03 509 Sefle-ī rā bā morovvat nangarī │ hīch bad-khūyī nayābad mehtarī
You will not find generosity in a base person, nor true distinction in one with a bad temper.
هَر کِه بَر مالِ کَسان دارَد حَسَد │ بویِ رَحْمَت بَر دِماغَش کِی رَسَد؟
46.04 510 Har ke bar māl-e kasān dārad ḥasad │ būy-e raḥmat bar demāghash key resad?
How can the scent of mercy reach someone who envies another's wealth?
آن کِه کَذّابَسْت می‌گویَد دُروغ │ نیسْت او را دَر وَفاداری فُروغ
46.05 511 Ān ke kazzābast mī-gūyad dorūgh │ nīst ū rā dar vafādārī forūgh
A habitual liar has no light of faithfulness in them.
دَر بَیانِ اَهْلِ سَعادَت
47 Signs of a Fortunate Life
هَر کِرا سِه کار عادَت باشَدَش │ دَر جَهان بَخْت و سَعادَت باشَدَش
47.01 512 Har kerā se kār ʿādat bāshadash │ dar jahān bakht-o saʿādat bāshadash
Whoever makes three practices a habit will find good fortune and happiness in this world.
تا تَوانَد خَیْرِ بی‌مِنَّت کُنَد │ خویش را مُسْتَوْجِبِ رَحْمَت کُنَد
47.02 513 Tā tavānad kheyre bī-mennat konad │ khwīsh rā mostowjeb-e raḥmat konad
Do good whenever you can without making others feel indebted; so you become worthy of mercy.
دایِماً گَر بینَد او عَیْبِ کَسان │ دَر مَلامَت هیچ نَگْشایَد زَبان
47.03 514 Dāyeman gar bīnad ū ʿeyb-e kasān │ dar malāmat hīch nagshāyad zabān
Even when you see others' faults, do not open your mouth to reproach them.
هَر کِه را بینی بِه راهِ ناصَواب │ سَر بِه راهَش آر تا یابی ثَواب
47.04 515 Har ke rā bīnī be rāh-e nāṣavāb │ sar be rāhash ār tā yābī savāb
Guide someone you see on a wrong path back toward the right one, and you will earn reward.
زَحْمَتِ خُود را زِ مَردُم دور دار │ بارِ خُود بَر کَس مَیَفْکَن زینْهار
47.05 516 Zaḥmat-e khod rā ze mardom dūr dār │ bār-e khod bar kas mayafkan zīnhār
Spare people your troubles; do not throw your burden onto anyone else.
دَر بَیانِ رَسْتِگاری
48 Ways to Deliverance
گَر هَمی‌خواهی کِه باشی رَسْتِگار │ رُخ مَگَرْدان، اِی بَرادَر، اَز سِه کار
48.01 517 Gar hamī-khwāhī ke bāshī rastegār │ rokh magardān, ey barādar, az se kār
If you want to find deliverance, brother, do not turn away from three practices.
اَوَّلَت دیدَن بُوَد حُکْمِ قَضاش │ بَعْد اَز آن جُسْتَن بِه جان و دِل رِضاش
48.02 518 Avvalat dīdan bovad ḥokm-e qażāsh │ baʿd az ān jostan be jān-o del reżāsh
First, recognize God's decree; then seek His pleasure with all your heart and soul.
چیسْت سِیُّوم؟ دور بودَن اَز جَفا │ هَر کِه این دارَد بُوَد اَهْلِ صَفا
48.03 519 Chīst seyyom? Dūr būdan az jafā │ har ke īn dārad bovad ahl-e ṣafā
What is the third? Refrain from cruelty; whoever does so has a clear heart.
هَر کِه دارَد دانِش و عَقْل و تَمیز │ جُز بِه راهِ حَقّ نَبَخْشَد هیچ چیز
48.04 520 Har ke dārad dānesh-o ʿaql-o tamīz │ joz be rāh-e Ḥaqq nabakhshad hīch chīz
Someone with learning and judgment gives only in the cause of what is right.
صَدَقِه‌ای کِه آلودِه گَردَد اَز رِیا │ کِی بُوَد آن خَیْر مَقْبولِ خُدا؟
48.05 521 Ṣadaqe-ī ke ālūde gardad az riyā │ key bovad ān kheyr maqbūl-e Khodā?
How could charity tainted by showing off be accepted by God?
گَر عَمَل خالِص نَگَرْدَد هَمْچُو زَر │ قَلْب را ناقِد نَیارَد دَر نَظَر
48.06 522 Gar ʿamal khāleṣ nagardad hamcho zar │ qalb rā nāqed nayārad dar naẓar
Unless a deed is pure as gold, the assayer will not accept the counterfeit.
تا تَوانْگَر باشی اَنْدَر روزِگار │ نَفْس را اَز آرِزوها دور دار
48.07 523 Tā tavāngar bāshī andar rūzgār │ nafs rā az ārezū-hā dūr dār
To live richly, keep the self from endless desires.
دَر بَیانِ چَهار چیز کِه اَز کَراماتِ حَقّ اَسْت
49 Four Graces from God
چار چیزَسْت اَز کَرامَت‌هایِ حَقّ │ یاد دارَش چُون زِ مَن گیری سَبَق
49.01 524 Chār chīzast az karāmat-hā-ye Ḥaqq │ yād dārash chūn ze man gīrī sabaq
Four qualities are gifts of God's grace; remember them as you learn this lesson.
اَوَّلاً صِدْقِ زَبانَسْت دَر سُخَن │ بَعْد اَز آن حِفْظِ اَمانَت فَهْم کُن
49.02 525 Avvalan ṣedq-e zabānast dar sokhan │ baʿd az ān ḥefẓ-e amānat fahm kon
First is speaking truthfully; next, understand the duty to safeguard what is entrusted to you.
پَس سَخا هَسْت اَز کَراماتِ اَللّٰه │ فَضْلِ حَقّ دان گَر نَظَر داری نِگاه
49.03 526 Pas sakhā hast az karāmāt-e Allāh │ fażl-e Ḥaqq dān gar naẓar dārī negāh
Generosity too is a gift from God; see it as His favor if you have eyes to see.
تا تَوانی دور باش اَز سودْخوار │ زآنکِه هَسْتَنْد دُشْمَنانِ کِرْدِگار
49.04 527 Tā tavānī dūr bāsh az sūd-khwār │ zānke hastand doshmanān-e Kerdgār
The poem warns against the usurer and calls such people enemies of the Creator.
هَر کِرا حَقّ دادِه باشَد این چَهار │ باشَد آن کَس مُؤْمِنِ پَرْهیزْکار
49.05 528 Har kerā Ḥaqq dāde bāshad īn chahār │ bāshad ān kas moʾmen-e parhīzkār
Whoever receives these four gifts from God is a devout believer.
پیشِ مَردُم هَر کِه رازَت کَرد فاش │ هَمْدَمِ آن اَبْلَهِ باطِل مَباش
49.06 529 Pīsh-e mardom har ke rāzat kard fāsh │ hamdam-e ān ablah-e bāṭel mabāsh
Do not keep close company with someone who reveals your secrets in public.
هَر کِه باشَد مانِعِ عُشْر و زَکات │ وانْکِه غافِل‌وار بِگُذارَد صَلات
49.07 530 Har ke bāshad māneʿ-e ʿoshr-o zakāt │ vānke ghāfel-vār begozārad ṣalāt
Beware one who withholds the tithe and alms, or neglects prayer through heedlessness.
بَر حَذَر باش اَز چُنان کَس زینْهار │ تا نَباشی دَر جَهان بِسیار زار
49.08 531 Bar ḥazar bāsh az chenān kas zīnhār │ tā nabāshī dar jahān besyār zār
Keep your distance from such a person, lest you suffer deeply in this world.
دَر چار خَصْلَت کِه تَرْک کَردَن می‌بایَد
50 Four Habits to Give Up
دَرگُذَر اَز چار خَصْلَت زینْهار │ تا نَسوزَد مَر تُرا بِسیار نار
50.01 532 Dargozar az chār khaṣlat zīnhār │ tā nasūzad mar torā besyār nār
Give up four traits, I urge you, so that fire will not burn you fiercely.
لَذَّتِ عُمْرَت اَگَر بایَد بِه دَهْر │ باش دایِم بَر حَذَر اَز خَشْم و قَهْر
50.02 533 Lazzat-e ʿomrat agar bāyad be dahr │ bāsh dāyem bar ḥazar az khashm-o qahr
If you want to enjoy your time in this world, beware of anger and harshness.
چُون نَگَرْدَد خَلْق با خویِ تُو راسْت │ گَر بِه خویِ مَردُمان سازی رَواسْت
50.03 534 Chūn nagardad khalq bā khūy-e to rāst │ gar be khūy-e mardomān sāzī ravāst
When others cannot adjust to your ways, it is fair for you to adjust to theirs.
اِی بَرادَر، تَکیِه بَر دَوْلَت مَکُن │ یاد دار اَز ناصِحِ خُود این سُخَن
50.04 535 Ey barādar, takye bar dowlat makon │ yād dār az nāṣeḥ-e khod īn sokhan
Brother, do not rely on good fortune; remember your adviser's words.
سود نَکُنَد گَر گُریزی اَز قَضا │ هَر چِه می‌آیَد بِدان می‌دِه رِضا
50.05 536 Sūd nakonad gar gorīzī az qażā │ har che mī-āyad bedān mī-deh reżā
Running from fate will not help; meet what comes with acceptance.
زآنکِه حاصِل نیسْت دِل خُرْسَنْد دار │ گوشِ دِل را جانِبِ این پَنْد دار
50.06 537 Zānke ḥāṣel nīst del khorsand dār │ gūsh-e del rā jāneb-e īn pand dār
Be content even with what has not come to you, and give this counsel your heart's ear.
هَر کِه او با دوسْتان یَک‌دِل بُوَد │ جُمْلِه مَقْصودِ دِلَش حاصِل بُوَد
50.07 538 Har ke ū bā dūstān yak-del bovad │ jomle maqṣūd-e delash ḥāṣel bovad
Whoever is of one heart with friends will find their heartfelt aims fulfilled.
Brief reading notes
41.10, 42.11 The visible scan governs the readings پس and گم; the comparison text differs or marks uncertainty. Details appear in the editorial guide.
42.06, 43.06 Two difficult constructions are read with the comparison text as مر and زآنش. The variant readings remain documented in the guide.
42.01, 42.08, 44.10 The poem includes period-specific generalizations about women, boys, and children. The translations report its statements without endorsing them.
48.06 قلب in the assay image means “counterfeit”; 49.07 refers to the tithe, alms, and ritual prayer.
Next volume begins with Section 51, On the World’s Inconstancy, at global couplet 539.
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