Hekayat 41: Alexander the Roman was asked about the East and West.
حکایت شماره ۴۱: اسکندر رومی را پرسیدند: «دیار مشرق و مغرب به چه ...
Alexander the Great was asked: 'How did you conquer the lands of the East and the West? For previous kings had greater treasures, lifetimes, kingdoms, and armies than you, but such a conquest was not possible for them.'
اسکندرِ رومی را پرسیدند: «دیارِ مشرق و مغرب به چه گرفتی؟ که ملوک پیشین را خَزاین و عمر و مُلک و لشکر بیش از این بوده است ایشان را چنین فتحی میسّر نشده».
He said: 'With the help of God, may He be glorified and exalted, in every kingdom that I conquered, I did not harm its people, and I did not mention the names of the kings except with goodness.'
گفتا: «به عَونِ خدای، عَزَّوَجَلَّ، هر مملکتی را که گرفتم رعیّتش نیآزردم و نامِ پادشاهان جز به نکویی نبردم».
The wise do not call him great
Who mentions the names of great men with evil.
بزرگش نخوانند اهل خرد
که نامِ بزرگان به زشتی برد
Hekayat 41: Alexander the Roman was asked about the East and West.
Book: Gulistan