[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Persian and Urdu literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab) › [Basatin al-uns](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns) › 69.20 # Basatin al-uns 69.20 Basātīn al-uns 69.20 - **Language:** Persian ### [69.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69.20) به باعثهآ تفرس و داعیهآ قیاس چنان مینماید که تو را درباب این وزیر و سرلشکر گمان مخالفت می رود و انحراف ایشان از جادهآ اطاعت و طریق اخلاص تصور می شود زیرا که تواند بود که ایشان شهر سراندیپ را فتح گردانیده و خزائن و اموال و جواهر و افیال و دیگر نفایس بری و بحری که از چندین هزار سال باز انجا جمع آمده است و بر دست هیچ پادشاهی تفرقه نشده و در تحت تصرف آورده و به حکم «إن الإنسن لیطغی انیما أن رءاه استغنی \*»2 دیو فتنه و فساد در دل ایشان مسکن و ماوی ساخته باشد و باد نخوت و غرور در دماغ ایشان راه یافته و سر از ربقهآ اطاعت و پای از دایرهآ عبودیت کشیده و رایت خذلان و مخالفت و عصیان که آیهآ > “By the promptings of physiognomy and the dictates of analogy, it appears that you harbor a suspicion of rebellion concerning this minister and the army commander, > and an inkling of their straying from the highway of obedience and the path of sincerity is conceived; for it is possible that > they have conquered the city of Sarandīp, brought under their control treasuries, wealth, jewels, elephants, and other rarities of land and > sea that have accumulated there for several thousand years and have never been dispersed by the hand of any king, > and by virtue of ‘Indeed, man transgresses when he sees himself self-sufficient,’ the demon of sedition and mischief > has made a dwelling and abode in their hearts, the wind of arrogance and pride has found a way into their brains, and they have > withdrawn their heads from the halter of obedience and their feet from the circle of servitude, and raised the banner of abandonment, opposition, and rebellion, whose inscription bears the verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 69.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69.9) - [Next: 69.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69.28) - [Up: 69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns~en-mt.69.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.69.20) · Pramāṇa