閱讀› 卷 1› 商人故事:他籠中的鸚鵡在他前往印度貿易時,向印度的鸚鵡們傳達訊息› 詩聯 1555
M1:1555 — هر غلام و هر کنیزک را ز جود / گفت بهر تو چه آرم گوی زود
M1:1555
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Out of generosity, the merchant preparing for his trip to India asked each of his servants what gift they would like him to bring back for them.
This couplet establishes the character of the merchant at the start of the famous story of the Parrot and the Merchant. Before setting out for India, he demonstrates his magnanimity (jūd) by offering to bring back a personal gift for every member of his household, from the male servants (ghulām) to the female servants (kanīzak).
Rumi uses this simple, scene-setting moment to introduce a key theme: the nature of desire and the gifts appropriate to one's station. The servants will ask for material goods, which is fitting for them. This will stand in stark contrast to the parrot's request, which is not for an object but for a message—a gift of the spirit, seeking a path to freedom.
The merchant's generosity is genuine, but it operates within the conventional world of commerce and possessions. His question, "What shall I bring for you?", frames the world in terms of things that can be bought and carried. The story's spiritual lesson will emerge when the parrot requests something that transcends this material framework entirely.
- جود
- Generosity, magnanimity, bounty. An important ethical virtue in Islamic tradition, often associated with nobility of character.
- کنیزک
- A female slave or handmaiden. The diminutive form of 'kanīz'.
- غلام
- A male slave, servant, or page.
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