Hekayat No. 15: One of the great religious leaders' sons passed away. They asked him...
حکایت شماره ۱۵: یکی را از بزرگان ائمه پسری وفات یافت. پرسیدند که ...
One of the great Imams had a son who passed away. They asked what should be written on his tombstone. He said: 'The honor and glory of the Holy Quran are greater than it being permissible to write it on such places that will be worn away over time, and people will pass over it, and dogs will urinate on it. If they must write something, this verse is sufficient:'
یکی را از بزرگان ائمه پسری وفات یافت. پرسیدند که بر صندوق گورش چه نویسیم؟ گفت: آیات کتاب مجید را عزت و شرف بیش از آن است که روا باشد بر چنین جایها نوشتن که به روزگار سوده گردد و خلایق بر او گذرند و سگان بر او شاشند. اگر به ضرورت چیزی همینویسند این بیت کفایت است:
Oh, whenever greenery sprouted in the garden
How happy my heart became
وه که هر گه که سبزه در بستان
بدمیدی چه خوش شدی دل من
Pass by, O friend, until the time of spring
You see greenery sprouted on my flower (grave)
بگذر ای دوست تا به وقت بهار
سبزه بینی دمیده بر گل من
Hekayat No. 15: One of the great religious leaders' sons passed away. They asked him...
Book: Gulistan