Persian poet Saadi's "Orchard" story 16

Persian poet Sadie

Persian poet Sadie's "Orchard" Story 16 (translated by Yang Wanbao)

I heard that there was a king in a country in the West,

There are two sons, both of whom are at their side.

These two princes are incomparably wise and brave,

Erudite and personable.

The father saw that both sons were heroes of the world,

The enemy's conquest is enough to command the battle.

So they divided the land in half,

Half of one person is given to two brothers.

Lest you disagree with your brothers in the future,

The flesh and blood fight each other to the point of drawing a knife and breaking the weapon.

After the division, my father's life was in danger,

Finally, one day, he closed his eyes and went to sleep, and returned to the west with one life.

Death shook open the rope of his expectations,

By the time of death, there is a case of relief from the world's troubles.

There were countless gold and silver in the army in that country,

Today, both are divided into two kings.

Both men have their own strategy for governing,

Governing the country and the state has its own opinions.

A broad benevolent government intends to spread a good name,

A tyrannical expropriation gathered the people's wealth in his hands.

A kind heart does not skimp on money,

The livelihood of the poor is arranged.

Build civil engineering to give charity to chai rice, give preferential treatment to the army,

Build a mansion to make the poor sleep peacefully.

Although the treasury is empty, the army is full of people,

The people celebrate the king when they celebrate.

The cheers were like thunder in the clouds,

Say like Abbecker. Sade was in Shiraz generally.

But he is a good-hearted, wise and just king,

May he live forever and prosperously.

And say that the king who spreads the name of the widespread benevolence,

His political achievements have won the hearts of the people, and he is also kind-hearted.

He is sincerely caring and considerate to the whole country,

Single-mindedly praise the Lord, whether it is dawn or night.

Cuarón doesn't have to worry about being put at risk there either ,

The king was benevolent and loved the people, and the poor were well fed and fed.

When he was in power, no one was stabbed and bullied.

It's not just bullying, you can't see the indecent behavior.

With the help of fate, he became the supreme king,

The kings of all nations obeyed his will.

Another brother for the king delusional fortunes of the country for a long time,

He tried his best to pay more tribute to the farmers.

Insatiable plunder for money from merchants,

Ferociously and mercilessly torturing and abusing the poor.

The tighter the greed, the more greedy it is not to give it to others and not to use it,

The wise man knows at a glance that he is despicable and faint.

Waiting for the bone to suck the marrow to gather gold and silver,

The army's lack of patience and intolerability finally changed its mind.

The merchants also pass on messages to each other,

It is said that the king of that country is unscrupulous.

So they cut off trade with this country,

The harvest was not good, and the farmer was anxious.

For the heavens do not do good luck,

The enemy's attacks were frequent and successful.

The foundation of the country was destroyed, and the people were slaughtered,

The enemy's hooves trampled on his homeland.

He turned his back on the people, who did he turn to when things went wrong?

Who is taxed today? The farmers fled.

Where you are righteous, you can count on someone to save you,

Only the people behind the curse.

It's bad luck,

The wise men were kind enough to persuade him to turn a deaf ear.

So the people suggested to the kind king,

Say that the tyrant of the world you should charge.

He made a mistake and went against the grain,

For long-term peace and stability, we should abandon tyranny and implement benevolent government.

The owner of an orchard looked up and saw a man,

The man sat on the tree and set out to cut down the roots.

The master said that he was really behaving ridiculously,

Sooner or later, the bitter fruit fell on his own head.

If you are willing to listen, you have many kind words:

Even if you are strong, don't knock the weak over.

Now the beggar before you is worthless,

On the day of the final judgment, he was as noble as the king of a country.

If you want to be respected on the final trial day,

We should not go around making enemies unreasonable and arbitrary.

Your power will come to an end one day,

Then the beggar will also be entangled with you.

When the power is gained, we must not persecute and bully the weak,

He knocks you to the ground with his backhand, and you have no place for yourself.

If a man is knocked to the ground by the weak,

Not enough in the eyes of wise people.

Wise men and benevolent people with their own ingenuity,

Earn yourself the throne and crown of a nation.

You should follow the righteous, and do not go astray,

Listen to Sadie's exhortations if you seek the right path.

The article was edited and published by today's headline "Persian Literature and Tourism", and synchronized with platforms such as Weibo.