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بخش 51مثل در بیان آنک حیرت مانع بحث و فکرتست
A parable illustrating the fact that (mystical) bewilderment prevents investigation and consideration.
بخش 52حکایت
Story.
بخش 53داستان مشغول شدن عاشقی به عشقنامه خواندن و مطالعه کردن عشقنامه در حضور معشوق خویش و معشوق آن را ناپسند داشتن کی طلب الدلیل عند حضور المدلول قبیح والاشتغال بالعلم بعد الوصول الی المعلوم مذموم
Story of a lover's being engrossed in reading and perusing a love-letter in the presence of his beloved, and how the beloved was displeased thereat. It is shameful to seek the proof in the presence of that which is proved, and blameworthy to occupy one's self with knowledge after having attained to that which is known.
بخش 54حکایت آن شخص کی در عهد داود شب و روز دعا میکرد کی مرا روزی حلال ده بی رنج
Story of the person who in the time of David, on whom be peace, used to pray night and day, crying, “Give me a lawful livelihood without trouble (on my part).”
بخش 55دویدن گاو در خانهٔ آن دعا کننده بالحاح قال النبی صلی الله علیه وسلم ان الله یحب الملحین فی الدعا زیرا عین خواست از حق تعالی و الحاح خواهنده را به است از آنچ میخواهد آن را ازو
How a cow ran into the house of him that was praying importunately. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, has said, “God loves them that are importunate in prayer,” because the actual asking (of anything) from God most High and the importunity (itself) is better for the petitioner than the thing which he is asking of Him.
بخش 56عذر گفتن نظم کننده و مدد خواستن
The Poet's excusing himself and asking help.
بخش 57بیان آنک علم را دو پرست و گمان را یک پرست ناقص آمد ظن به پرواز ابترست مثال ظن و یقین در علم
Explaining that Knowledge has two wings, and Opinion (only) one: “Opinion is defective and curtailed in flight”; and a comparison illustrating opinion and certainty in knowledge.
بخش 58مثال رنجور شدن آدمی بهوَهم تعظیم خلق و رغبت مشتریان بهوی و حکایت معلم
Parable of a man's being made (spiritually) ill by vain conceit of the veneration in which he is held by the people and of the supplication addressed to him by those seeking his favour; and the (following) story of the Teacher.
بخش 59عقول خلق متفاوتست در اصل فطرت و نزد معتزله متساویست تفاوت عقول از تحصیل علم است
People's intellects differ in their original nature, (though) according to the Mu‘tazilites they are (originally) equal and the difference in intellects arises from the acquisition of knowledge.
بخش 60در وهم افکندن کودکان اوستاد را
How the boys made the teacher imagine (that he was ill).
بخش 61بیمار شدن فرعون هم به وهم از تعظیم خلقان
How Pharaoh was made (spiritually) ill by vain imagination arising from the people's reverence (for him).
بخش 62رنجور شدن اوستاد به وهم
How the teacher was made ill by imagination.
بخش 63در جامهٔ خواب افتادن استاد و نالیدن او از وهم رنجوری
How the master went to bed and moaned, imagining himself to be ill.
بخش 64دوم بار وهم افکندن کودکان استاد را کی او را از قرآن خواندن ما درد سر افزاید
How for the second time the boys made the master imagine (that he was ill), saying that their recitation of the Qur’án would increase his headache.
بخش 65خلاص یافتن کودکان از مکتب بدین مکر
How the boys escaped from school by this trick.
بخش 66رفتن مادران کودکان به عیادت اوستاد
How the mothers of the boys went to visit the sick master.
بخش 67در بیان آنک تن روح را چون لباسی است و این دست آستین دست روحست واین پای موزهٔ پای روحست
Explaining that the body is as a garment to the spirit, and that this (bodily) hand is the sleeve of the spirit's hand, and that this (bodily) foot is the shoe of the spirit's foot.
بخش 68حکایت آن درویش کی در کوه خلوت کرده بود و بیان حلاوت انقطاع و خلوت و داخل شدن درین منقبت کی أَنا جَلیسُ مَنْ ذَکَرَني وَ أَنیسُ مَنِ اسْتَأنَسَ بي گر با همهای چو بی منی بی همهای ور بی همهای چو با منی با همهای
Story of the dervish who had secluded himself in the mountains, with an account of the sweetness of severance (from the world) and seclusion and of entering upon this path, for (God hath said), “I am the companion of them that commemorate Me and the friend of them that take Me as their friend. If thou art with all, thou art without all when thou art without Me; And if thou art without all, thou art with all when thou art with Me.”
بخش 69دیدن زرگر عاقبت کار را و سخن بر وفق عاقبت گفتن با مستعیر ترازو
How a goldsmith discerned the end of the affair and spoke in accordance with the end to one who wished to borrow his scales.
بخش 70بقیهٔ قصهٔ آن زاهد کوهی کی نذر کرده بود کی میوهٔ کوهی از درخت باز نکنم و درخت نفشانم و کسی را نگویم صریح و کنایت کی بیفشان آن خورم کی باد افکنده باشد از درخت
The rest of the Story of the ascetic of the mountain who had made a vow that he would not pluck any mountain fruit from the trees or shake the trees or tell any one to shake them, either plainly or in veiled terms, and that he would only eat what the wind might cause to fall from the trees.
بخش 71تشبیه بند و دام قضا به صورت پنهان به اثر پیدا
A comparison (showing that) the bonds and snares of Destiny, though outwardly invisible, are manifest in their effects.
بخش 72مضطرب شدن فقیر نذر کرده بهکندن امرود از درخت و گوشمال حق رسیدن بی مهلت
How the dervish who had made the vow was reduced (by hunger) to plucking the pears from the tree, and how God’s chastisement came (upon him) without delay.
بخش 73متهم کردن آن شیخ را با دزدان وبریدن دستش را
How the Shaykh was suspected of being in company with thieves and had his hand cut off.
بخش 74کرامات شیخ اقطع و زنبیل بافتن او به دو دست
The miraculous gifts of Shaykh Aqta’, and how he used to weave palm-leaf baskets with both hands.
بخش 75سبب جرأت ساحران فرعون بر قطع دست و پا
The reason why the magicians of Pharaoh had courage to suffer the amputation of their hands and feet.
بخش 76حکایت استر پیش شتر کی من بسیار در رو میافتم و تو نمیافتی الا به نادر
How the mule complained to the camel, saying, “I am often falling on my face, while thou fallest but seldom.”
بخش 77اجتماع اجزای خر عزیر علیه السلام بعد از پوسیدن باذن الله و درهم مرکب شدن پیش چشم عزیر علیه السلام
How by permission of God the particles of the ass of ‘Uzayr were assembled after putrefaction and recompounded before the eyes of ‘Uzayr.
بخش 78جزع ناکردن شیخی بر مرگ فرزندان خود
How a certain Shaykh showed no grief at the death of his sons.
بخش 79عذر گفتن شیخ بهر ناگریستن بر فرزندان
How the Shaykh excused himself for not weeping on the death of his sons.
بخش 80قصهٔ خواندن شیخ ضریر مصحف را در رو و بینا شدن وقت قرائت
Story of the blind old man's reading the Qur’án in front (of him) and regaining his sight when he read.
بخش 81صبرکردن لقمان چون دید کی داود حلقهها میساخت از سوال کردن با این نیت کی صبر از سوال موجب فرج باشد
How Luqmán, when he saw David, on whom be peace, making (iron) rings, refrained from questioning him, with the intention that this act of self-control should be the cause of relief (from perplexity).
بخش 82بقیهٔ حکایت نابینا و مصحف
The remainder of the story of the blind man and his reading the Qur’án.
بخش 83صفت بعضی اولیا کی راضیاند بهاحکام و لابه نکنند کی این حکم را بگردان
Description of some saints who are content with the (Divine) ordainments and do not pray and beseech (God) to change this decree.
بخش 84سؤال کردن بهلول آن درویش را
How Buhlúl questioned a certain dervish.
بخش 85قصهٔ دقوقی رحمة الله علیه و کراماتش
The story of Daqúqí and his miraculous gifts.
بخش 86بازگشتن به قصهٔ دقوقی
Return to the story of Daqúqí.
بخش 87سِرِّ طلب کردن موسی خضر را علیهماالسلام با کمال نبوت و قربت
The mystery of Moses seeking Khizr, notwithstanding his perfection as a prophet and as one nigh unto God.
بخش 88بازگشتن به قصهٔ دقوقی
Resuming the story of Daqúqí.
بخش 89نمودن مثال هفت شمع سوی ساحل
The apparition of what seemed like seven candles in the direction of the shore.
بخش 90شدن آن هفت شمع بر مثال یک شمع
How the seven candles became what seemed like one candle.
بخش 91نمودن آن شمعها در نظر هفت مرد
How those candles appeared to the eye as seven men.
بخش 92باز شدن آن شمعها هفت درخت
How those candles now became seven trees.
بخش 93مخفی بودن آن درختان از چشم خلق
How those trees were invisible to the people.
بخش 94یک درخت شدن آن هفت درخت
How the seven trees became one.
بخش 95هفت مرد شدن آن هفت درخت
How the seven trees became seven men.
بخش 96پیش رفتن دقوقی رحمة الله علیه به امامت
How Daqúqí went forward to act as Imám.
بخش 97پیش رفتن دقوقی به امامت آن قوم
How Daqúqí went forward to lead that company (in prayer).
بخش 98اقتدا کردن قوم از پس دقوقی
How the company followed the leadership of Daqúqí.
بخش 99بیان اشارت سلام سوی دست راست در قیامت از هیبت محاسبه حق از انبیا استعانت و شفاعت خواستن
Explaining that the salutation (in prayer) towards the right hand at the Resurrection indicates (the worshipper's) dread of being examined by God and (his) seeking help and intercession from the prophets.
بخش 100شنیدن دقوقی در میان نماز افغان آن کشتی کی غرق خواست شدن
How during the ritual prayer Daqúqí heard cries of distress from a ship that was about to sink.