بخش 41 - گفتن نابینای سایل کی دو کوری دارم

There was a blind man who used to say, “Pity! I have two blindnesses, O people of the time.

Therefore, hark ye, show unto me twice as much compassion, since I have two blindnesses, and I (live) between (them.)”

(Somebody) said, “We see one blindness of yours: what may the other blindness be? Explain.”

He answered, “I have an ugly voice and unpleasing tones: ugliness of voice and blindness are double (blindness).

My ugly cry becomes the source of annoyance: the people's love is lessened by my cry.

Whithersoever my ugly voice goes, it becomes the source of anger and annoyance and hatred.

Double your compassion for (these) two blindnesses: make room (in your hearts) for one who gets so little room.”

The ugliness of (his) voice was diminished by this plaint: the people became of one mind in (showing) compassion for him.

When he had told the secret (and explained his meaning), his voice was made beautiful by the graciousness of the voice of his heart;

But that one whose heart's voice also is bad—(for him) those three blindnesses are banishment everlasting (from the favour of God);

Yet it may be that the bounteous (saints), who give without cause, will lay a hand (of blessing) upon his ugly head.

Since his (the blind beggar's) voice became sweet and pitiable, the hearts of the stonyhearted were made (soft) as wax thereby.

Inasmuch as the infidel's lament is ugly and (like) braying, for that (reason) it meets with no (favourable) response.

“Be silent” has come down (has been revealed in the Qur’án) against the ugly-voiced (infidel), for he was drunken with the people's blood, like a dog.

Inasmuch as the lament of the bear attracts compassion, (while) your lament is not like this, (but) is unpleasing,

Know that you have behaved with wolfishness to (a) Joseph, or have drunk of the blood of an innocent.

Repent, and empty yourself of what you have drunk; and if your wound is old (and unhealed), go, cauterise (it).