Hekayat No. 13: A Hindu was learning to throw naphtha. A wise man said ...
حکایت شماره ۱۳: هندوی نفط اندازی همیآموخت. حکیمی گفت تو را که خانه نیین است، بازی نه این است.
A Hindu was learning to throw naphtha. A wise man said to him: 'For you, whose house is made of reeds, this is not a game.'
هندوی نفط اندازی همیآموخت. حکیمی گفت تو را که خانه نیین است، بازی نه این است.
Until you know that a word is absolutely correct, do not speak it
And what you know is not a good answer, do not speak it
تا ندانی که سخن عین صواب است مگوی
وآنچه دانی که نه نیکوش جواب است مگوی
Hekayat No. 13: A Hindu was learning to throw naphtha. A wise man said ...
Book: Gulistan