[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) › 71.64 # Basatin al-uns 71.64 Basātīn al-uns 71.64 - **Language:** Persian ### [71.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71.64) سخن تا نگفتی توانیش گفت ولی گفته را باز نتوان نهفت سرلشکر گفت برای اعلام این خبر یکی از ما بر سمت حضرت پادشاه عزیمت مصمم گرداند، بعد اتفاق و استصواب مصلحت چنان روی نمود که این بشارت را من نزد وی بهسمع همایون پادشاه ملیت سرورا برسانم و به تبلیغ این مژدهآ جان پرور من مخصوص باشم، بنابراین فلان روز «مع اخوان کأسنان المشط فی الإستواء» در جهازی برنشستم: > A word, so long as you have not spoken it, you are able to speak it, / but once spoken, it cannot be hidden again. > The general said: 'To announce this news, let one of us resolve firmly to set out toward the imperial presence.' > After consensus and consultation, the prudent course appeared to be that I should convey this glad tiding to the august ear of the king, the sovereign of the realm, > and that I should be specially designated to deliver this soul-nourishing good news. Therefore, > on a certain day, 'with companions like the teeth of a comb in equality,' I embarked upon a ship: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 71.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71.60) - [Next: 71.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71.69) - [Up: 71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns~en-mt.71.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.71.64) · Pramāṇa