Masnavi-ye Ma'navi / The Boaster Who Greased His Lips and Moustache with Sheep's Tail Fat Every Morning

مثنوی معنوی/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

Author: Rumi

Read at the source (Persian Wikisource) ↗ Back to Ganjineh فارسی

About this work

The opening of a story from Book Three of the Masnavi. A poor man greases his moustache every morning with a piece of sheep's tail fat and boasts among the rich that he has eaten rich food, but his belly answers: may God confound the schemes of liars. Rumi concludes that had he shown his need, some generous person would have pitied him, and asks the reader either to show what he truly has or to keep silent.

آغاز حکایتی از دفتر سوم «مثنوی معنوی». مردی تهیدست هر بامداد سبیلش را با پوست دنبه چرب می‌کند و میان توانگران لاف می‌زند که غذای چرب خورده است، اما شکمش پاسخ می‌دهد که خدا نیرنگ دروغگویان را تباه کند. مولوی نتیجه می‌گیرد که اگر عیب خود را آشکار می‌کرد، کریمی بر او رحم می‌آورد، و از خواننده می‌خواهد یا آنچه دارد آشکار کند یا خاموش بماند.

Details

Author
Rumi
Language
fa
Class
Poetry
Type
Book
Rights
Public domain / free licence (Wikisource)

Ganjineh is the digital library of the Owrang Institute of Arts and Culture. Every record links to a free copy of the work at a reputable archive; Ganjineh copies no text.

Report a problem with this record

Support Us
Scroll to Top