읽기› 권 1› 여행을 떠날 때 갇힌 앵무새가 상인에게 인도 앵무새들에게 메시지를 전해달라고 부탁하는 이야기› 대구 1565
M1:1565 — یاد یاران یار را میمون بود / خاصه کان لیلی و این مجنون بود
M1:1565
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This couplet states that being remembered by one's beloved friends is always a blessing, but it becomes an absolute, sacred necessity when the bond is as intense as that between the legendary lovers, Layli and Majnun.
This verse is part of the caged parrot's message to its free brethren in India. The parrot has just described its miserable life in a cage while its friends enjoy the freedom of the meadows and rose-gardens. It implores them to remember it, even with just a single morning toast.
This couplet elevates that plea from a simple request to a statement of principle. The first line, "For a lover, the memory of friends is a blessing," establishes a general truth: remembrance is auspicious and vital in any relationship of love. The second line, however, intensifies this dramatically by invoking the archetypal figures of Layli and Majnun. By casting the free parrots as "Layli" (the distant, beautiful beloved) and itself as "Majnun" (the maddened, suffering lover), the caged parrot defines their relationship as one of passionate, all-consuming love (ʿishq). In such a relationship, remembrance is not merely a blessing; it is the very lifeline of the lover, the proof that the sacred bond still exists despite the torment of separation.
- میمون
- Auspicious, blessed, fortunate. An Arabic loanword (maymūn) that carries a sense of good omen and sacred blessing.
- خاصه
- Especially, particularly. Used here to introduce a condition that makes the preceding statement even more true or intense.
- لیلی
- Layli (or Leila), the female protagonist of the famous Layli and Majnun romance. She is the archetype of the unattainable, beautiful beloved.
- مجنون
- Majnun, the male protagonist of the romance, whose name literally means 'possessed' or 'mad'. He is the archetype of the lover driven to madness by overwhelming love and separation.
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