Section 12 - Tale: I heard of a righteous and kind-hearted man.
بخش ۱۲ - حکایت: شنیدم که صاحبدلی نیکمرد
I heard that a kind-hearted man
Built a house for himself
شنیدم که صاحبدلی نیکمرد
یکی خانه بر قامت خویش کرد
Someone said, I know you have access
You can make a better house, he replied, it's enough
کسی گفت میدانمت دسترس
کز این خانه بهتر کنی، گفت بس
What do I want from raising a high platform?
This is enough for me to pass through
چه میخواهم از طارم افراشتن؟
همینم بس از بهر بگذاشتن
Do not build a house on the path of the flood, O servant
For no one has completed this building
مکن خانه بر راه سیل، ای غلام
که کس را نگشت این عمارت تمام
It is not wisdom, intellect, or reason
That builds an inn on the caravan's way
نه از معرفت باشد و عقل و رای
که بر ره کند کاروانی سرای
Section 12 - Tale: I heard of a righteous and kind-hearted man.
Book: Bustan