Hekayat 33 from Golestan of Saadi
English Translation for Hekayat
One of the ministers showed mercy to his subordinates and worked for their well-being.
By chance, he fell into the king’s disfavor.
Everyone tried to help him, and the officials treated him kindly in his punishment. The nobles praised his good character, and the king forgave him.
A wise man, upon hearing this, said:
To win the hearts of friends
Sell your father’s orchard
To cook the pot of well-wishers
Burn all the belongings of the house
Even with an ill-wisher, do good
Sew the dog’s mouth with a morsel of food
متن حکایت
یکی از وزرا به زیردستان رحم کردی و صلاحِ ایشان را به خیر توسّط نمودی.
اتفاقاً به خطابِ ملِک گرفتار آمد.
همگنان در مَواجِبِ استخلاصِ او سعی کردند و مُوَکَّلان در مُعاقبتش ملاطفت نمودند و بزرگانْ شکرِ سیرتِ خوبش به اَفواه بگفتند تا ملک از سرِ عتابِ او درگذشت.
صاحبدلی بر این اطّلاع یافت و گفت:
ﺗﺎ دلِ دوﺳﺘﺎن ﺑﻪ دﺳﺖ ﺁری
ﺑﻮﺳﺘﺎنِ ﭘﺪر ﻓﺮوﺧﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ
پختنِ دیگِ نیکخواهان را
هر چه رختِ سراست سوخته به
ﺑﺎ ﺑﺪاﻧﺪﻳﺶ هم ﻧﻜﻮﻳﻰ کن
دهنِ ﺳﮓ ﺑﻪ ﻟﻘﻤﻪْ دوﺧﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ
