Hekayat 4 from Chapter 8 of Golestan of Saadi

Posted on November 18, 2024 by @hamed 13 1

English Translation for Hekayat

Knowledge is meant to cultivate faith,
Not to be exploited for worldly gain.

Whoever trades away piety, learning, and abstinence,
Gathers a heap only to see it consumed by flames.

متن حکایت

علم از بهر دین پروردن است نه از بهر دنیا خوردن.

هر که پرهیز و علم و زهد فروخت

خرمنی گرد کرد و پاک بسوخت

hamed
@hamed Nov. 18, 2024, 6:22 p.m.

This Hekayat emphasizes the purpose of knowledge as a tool for spiritual growth and warns against using it for selfish or materialistic purposes, which ultimately leads to loss.