Masnavi-ye Maʿnavi by Rumi, in audio recordings by مبینا جهانشاهی

IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE

بخش 1–سر آغاز

How the bird attributed its being caught in the trap to the artifice and cunning and hypocrisy of the ascetic; and how the ascetic answered the bird.

بخش 16–حواله کردن مرغ گرفتاری خود را در دام به فعل و مکر و زرق زاهد و جواب زاهد مرغ را

Story of the lover who, in hope of the tryst promised (to him) by his beloved, came at night to the house that he had indicated. He waited (there) part of the night; (then) he was overcome by sleep. (When) his beloved came to fulfil his promise and found him asleep, he filled his lap with walnuts and left him sleeping and returned (home).

بخش 17–حکایت آن عاشق کی شب بیامد بر امید وعدهٔ معشوق بدان وثاقی کی اشارت کرده بود و بعضی از شب منتظر ماند و خوابش بربود معشوق آمد بهر انجاز وعده او را خفته یافت جیبش پر جوز کرد و او را خفته گذاشت و بازگشت

بخش 18–تتمهٔ قصهٔ مفلس

How a braggart greased his lips and moustache every morning with the skin of a fat sheep's tail and came amongst his companions, saying, “I have eaten such and such (viands).”

بخش 20–چرب کردن مرد لافی لب و سبلت خود را هر بامداد به پوست دنبه و بیرون آمدن میان حریفان کی من چنین خورده‌ام و چنان

Story of the thirsty man who dropped walnuts from the top of a walnut-tree into the water-brook that was in the hollow, without reaching the water (himself), in order that he might hear the sound made by the walnuts falling on the water, which thrilled him with joy as (though it were) sweet music.

بخش 31–حکایت آن مرد تشنه کی از سر جوز بن جوز می‌ریخت در جوی آب کی در گو بود و به آب نمی‌رسید تا به افتادن جوز بانگ آب# بشنود و او را چو سماع خوش بانگ آب اندر طرب می‌آورد

How Solomon, on whom be peace, sent a threatening message to Bilqis, saying, “Do not think to persist in polytheism and do not make delay.”

بخش 32–تهدید فرستادن سلیمان علیه‌السلام پیش بلقیس کی اصرار میندیش بر شرک و تاخیر مکن

Story of the snake-catcher who thought the frozen serpent was dead and wound it in ropes and brought it to Baghdád.

بخش 37–حکایت مارگیر کی اژدهای فسرده را مرده پنداشت در ریسمانهاش پیچید و آورد به بغداد

Story of Muhammad Khwárizmsháh who took by war (force) the city of Sabzawár, where all (the inhabitants) are Ráfizís (extreme Shí‘ites). (When) they begged him to spare their lives, he said, “I will grant (you) security as soon as ye produce from this city a man named Abú Bakr and present him to me.”

بخش 40–حکایت محمد خوارزمشاه کی شهر سبزوار کی همه رافضی باشند به جنگ بگرفت اما جان خواستند گفت آنگه امان دهم کی ازین شهر پیش من به هدیه ابوبکر نامی بیارید

How the lion looked into the well and saw the reflexion of himself and the hare in the water.

بخش 72–نظر کردن شیر در چاه و دیدن عکس خود را و آن خرگوش را

Description of the wings of the birds that are Divine Intelligences.

بخش 85–صفت اجنحهٔ طیور عقول الهی

The story of the person who knocked at a friend's door: his friend from within asked who he was: he said, “’Tis I,” and the friend answered, “Since thou art thou, I will not open the door: I know not any friend that is ‘I.’”

بخش 144–قصه آنکس کی در یاری بکوفت از درون گفت کیست آن گفت منم گفت چون تو توی در نمی‌گشایم هیچ کس را از یاران نمی‌شناسم کی او من باشد برو

How the writer of the (Qur’ánic) Revelation fell into apostasy because (when) the ray of the Revelation shot upon him, he recited the (revealed) verse before the Prophet, on whom be peace, (had dictated it to him); then he said, “So I too am one upon whom Revelation has descended.”

بخش 150–مرتد شدن کاتب وحی به سبب آنک پرتو وحی برو زد آن آیت را پیش از پیغامبر صلی الله علیه و سلم بخواند گفت پس من هم محل وحیم

How the lover answered those who scolded and threatened him.

بخش 187–جواب گفتن عاشق عاذلان را و تهدید‌کنندگان را