Hekayat No. 7: A wise man said: No one ever became ignorant...
حکایت شماره ۷: یکی را از حکما شنیدم که میگفت: هرگز کسی به جهل ...
I heard one of the wise men saying: No one has ever confessed to his own ignorance except the one who, when another is speaking, begins to speak while the other's words are still unfinished.
یکی را از حکما شنیدم که میگفت: هرگز کسی به جهلِ خویش اقرار نکرده است مگر آن کس که چون دیگری در سخن باشد، همچنان ناتمام گفته، سخن آغاز کند.
Speech has a beginning and an end, O wise one,
Do not bring speech in the middle of speech.
سخن را سر است اى خردمند و بُن
میاور سخن در میانِ سخُن
The possessor of planning, culture, and intelligence
Does not speak until he sees silence.
خداوندِ تدبیر و فرهنگ و هوش
نگوید سخن، تا نبیند خموش
Hekayat No. 7: A wise man said: No one ever became ignorant...
Book: Gulistan