Maahi ye siyaah e kuculu aan-qadr sabr kard taa boz haa va gusfand haa aab e-shaan raa xordand o raftand. Aan-vaqt, maarmulak raa sedaa zad o goft: “ maarmulak jaan! Man maahi ye siyaah e kuculu i hastam ke mi ravam axar e juybaar raa peydaa konam. Fekr mi konam to jaanevar e aaqel o daanaa yi baashi, in ast ke mi xaaham ciz i az to be porsam.”
Maarmulak goft: “ Har ce mi xaahi be pors.”
Maahi goft: “ Dar raah, maraa xeyli az morq e saqqaa o arre-maahi yo parande ye maahi-xaar tarsaandand, agar to ciz i darbaare ye in haa mi daani, be man begu.”Maarmulak goft: “ arre-maahi yo parande ye maahi-xaar, in taraf haa peydaa shaan ne mi shavad, maxsusan arre-maahi ke tu ye daryaa zendegi mi konad. Ammaa saqqa-ak hamin paayin haa ham momken ast baashad. Mabaadaa farib ash raa boxori o tu ye kise ash be ravi.”
Maahi goft: “ Ce kise i? “
Maarmulak goft: “ morq e saqqaa zir e garden ash kise i daarad ke xeyli aab mi girad. U dar aab shenaa mi konad va gaah i maahi haa, na daaneste, vaared e kise ye U mi shavand va yek-raast mi ravand tu ye shekam ash. Albatte agar morq e saqqaa gorosne ash nabaashad, maahi haa raa dar hamaan kise zaxire mi konad ke ba’d boxorad.”
Maahi goft: “haalaa agar maahi vaared e kise shod, digar raah e birun-aamadan nadaarad?”
Maarmulak goft: “hic raah i nist, magar in ke kise raa pare konad. Man xanjar i be to mi daham ke agar gereftaar e morq e saqqaa shodi, in kaar raa bokoni.” Aan-vaqt maarmulak tu ye shekaaf e sang xazid va baa xanjar e besyaar riz i bar-gasht.”
Maahi kuculu xanjar raa gereft o goft: “maarmulak jaan! To xeyli mehrabaan-i. Man ne mi daanam cetori az to tashakkor konam.”
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Maarmulak goft: “tashakkor laazem nist jaanam! Man az in xanjar haa xeyli daaram. Vaqti bi-kaar mi shavam, mi neshinam az tiq e giyaah haa xanjar mi saazam va maahi haa ye daanaa yi mesl e to mi daham.” Maahi goft: “magar qabl az man ham maahi yi az injaa gozashte?” Maarmulak goft: “xeyli haa gozashte and! Aan haa haalaa digar baraaye xod a-shaan daste i shode and o mard e maahi-gir raa be tang aavorde and.” Maahi ye siyaah goft: “mi baxshi ke harf, harf mi aavarad. Agar be hesaab e |
Maarmulak goft: “aaxar na ke baa ham and, hamin-ke maahi-gir tur andaaxt, vaared e tur mi shavand va tur raa baa xod a-shaan mi keshand o mi barand tah e daryaa.”
Maarmulak gush ash raa gozaasht ru ye shekaaf e sang o gush daad va goft: “man digar moraxxas mi shavam, bacce haa y-am bidaar shode and.”
Maarmulak raft tu ye shekaaf e ang. Maahi siyaah naa-caar raah oftaad. Ammaa hamin-tor soaal posht e sar e soaal bud ke daaem az xod ash mi kard: “be binam, raasti juybaar be daryaa mi rizad? Nakonad ke saqqaa-ak zur ash be man be rasad? Raasti, arre-maahi del ash mi aayad ham-jens haa ye xod ash raa bokoshad o boxorad? Parande ye maahi-xaar, digar ce doshmani baa maa daarad?”
Maahi kuculu, shenaa-konaan, mi raft o fekr mi kard. Dar har vajab raah ciz e taaze yi mi did o yaad mi gereft. Haalaa digar xosh ash mi aamad ke moallaq-zanaan az aabshaar haa paayin biyoftad o baaz shenaa konad. Garmi ye aaftaab raa bar posht e xod hes mi kard o qovvat mi gereft. Yek jaa aahu yi baa ajale aab mi xord. Maahi kuculu salaam kard o goft: “Aahu xoshgele, ce ajale i daari?”
Aahu goft: “Shekaar-ci donbaal-am karde, yek golule ham behem zade, inaahaash.”
Maahi kuculu jaa ye golule raa nadid ammaa az lang-langaan davidan e aahu fahmid ke raast mi guyad. Yek jaa laak-posht haa dar garmaa ye aaftaab cort mi zadand o jaa ye digar, qahqahe ye kabk haa tu ye darre mi picid. Atr e alaf haa ye kuhi dar havaa mowj mi zad o qaati ye aab mi shod.
Ba’d az zohr be jaa yi resid ke darre pahn mi shod o aab az vasat e bishe i mi gozasht. Aab aan-qadr ziyaad shode bud ke maahi siyaah, raasti-raasti keyf mi kard. Ba’d ham be maahi haa ye ziyaadi bar-xord. Az vaqt i kea z maadar ash jodaa shode bud, maahi na dide bud. Cand taa maahi rize dowr ash raa gereftand o goftand: ”mesl e in ke qaribe i, haa?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “aare qaribe am. Az raah e dur i mi ayam.”
Maahi rize haa goftand: “kojaa mi xaahi be ravi?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Mi ravam aaxar e juybaar raa peydaa konam.”
Maahi rize haa goftand: “Kodaam juybaar?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Hamin juybaar i ke tu ye aan shenaa mi konim.”
Maahi rize haa goftand: “Maa be in mi guyim rudxaane.”
Maahi siyaah ciz i nag oft. Yek i az maahi haa ye rize goft: “Hic mi daani morq e saqqaa neshaste sar e raah?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Aare, mi daanam.”
Yek i digar goft: “In raa ham mi daani ke morq e saqqaa ce kise ye gal-o-goshaad I daarad?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “In raa ham mi daanam.”
Maahi rize goft: “Baa in-hame baaz mi xaahi be ravi?”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Aare, hart or shode baayad be ravam.”
Be zudi miyaan e maahi haa co oftaad ke: maahi ye siyaah e kuculu i az raah haa ye dur aamade va mi xaahad be ravad aaxar e rudxaane raa peydaa konad va hic tars i ham az morq e saqqaa na daarad! Cand taa az maahi rize haa vasvase shodand ke baa maahi siyaah be ravand, ammaa az tars e bozorg-tar haa sedaa shaan dar nayaamad. Cand taa ham goftand: “Agar morq e saqqaa nabud, baa to mi aamadim, maa az kise ye morq e saqqaa mi tarsim.”
Lab e rudxaane deh i bud. Zanaan o dixtaraan e deh, tu ye rudxaane zarf o lebaas mi shostand. Maahi kuculu moddat i be hayaahu ye aan haa gush daad o moddat i ham aab-tani ye bacce haa raa tamaashaa kard o raah oftaad. Raft o raft o raft, o baaz ham raft taa shab shod. Zir e sang i gereft xaabid. Nesf e shab bidaar shod o did maah, tu ye aab oftaade va hame jaa raa rowshan karde ast.
Maahi siyaah kuculu maah raa xeyli dust daasht. Shab haa yi ke maah tu ye aab mi oftaad, maahi del ash mi xaast kea z zir e xaze haa birun be xazad va cand kalame i baa U harf be zanad, ammaa har daf’e maadar ash bidaar mi shod o U raa zir e xaze haa mi keshid o dobaare mi xaabaand.
Maahi kuculu pish e maah raft o goft: “Salaam, maah e xoshgel am!”
Maah goft: “Salaam, Maahi siyaah kuculu! To kojaa in-jaa kojaa?”
Maahi goft: “Jahaan-gardi mi konam.”
Maah goft: “Jahaan xeyli bozorg ast, to ne mi tavaani hame jaa raa be gardi.”
Maahi goft: “Baashad, har jaa ke tavaanestam, mi ravam.”
Maah goft: “Del am mi xaast taa sobh pish at be maanam. Ammaa abr e siyaah e bozorg i daarad mi aayad taraf e man ke jolo nur am raa be girad.”
Maahi goft: “Maah e qashang! Man nur e to raa xeyli dust daaram, del am mi xaast hamishe ru ye man be taabad.”
Maah goft: “Maahi jaan! Raast ash man xodam nur na daaram. Xorshid be man nur mi dahad va man ham aan raa be zamin mi taabaanam. Raasti to hic shenide-i ke aadam haa mi xaahand taa cand saal e digar parvaaz konand o biyaayand ru ye man benshinand?”
Maahi goft: “In qeyr e momken ast.”
Maah goft: “Kaar e saxt i ast, vali aadam haa har kaar del a-shaan be xaahad…”
Maah na tavaanest harf ash raa tamaam konad. Abr e siyaah resid o ru y-ash raa pushaand o shab dobaare taarik shod o maahi siyaah, tak o tanhaa maand. Cand daqiqe, maat o motahayyer, taariki raa negaah kard. Ba’d zir e sang i xazid o xaabid.
Sobh e zud bidaar shod. Baalaa ye sar ash cand taa maahi rize did ke baa ham pec-pec mi kardand. Taa didand maahi siyaah bidaar shod, yek-sedaa goftand: “Sobh be xeyr!”
Maahi siyaah zud aan haa raa shenaaxt o goft: “Sobh be xeyr! Bel’axare donbaal e man raah oftaadid!”
Yek i az maahi haa ye rize goft: “Aare , ammaa hanuz tars e-maan na rixte.”
Yek i digar goft: “Fekr e morq e saqqaa raahat e-maan ne mi gozaarad.”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Shomaa ziyaadi fekr mi konid. Hame ash ke nabaayad fekr kard. Raah ke biyoftim, tars e-maan be kolli mi rizad.”
Amma taa xaastand raah biyoftand, didand ke aab e dor-o-bar e-shaan baalaa aamad o sar-push i ru ye sar e-shaan gozaashte shod o hame jaa taarik shod va raah e goriz i ham na maand. Maahi siyaah fowri fahmid ke dar kise ye morq e saqqaa gir oftaade and.
Maahi siyaah kuculu goft: “Dustaan! Maa dar kise ye morq e saqqaa gir oftaade im, ammaa raah e faraar ham be kolli baste nist.”
Maahi rize haa shoru’ kardand be gerye o zaari, yek i-shaan goft: “Maa digar raah e faraar na daarim. Taqsir e to st ke zir e paa ye maa neshasti o maa raa az raah dar bordi!”
Yek i digar goft: “Haalaa hame ye maa raa qurt mi dahad o digar kaar e-maan tamaam ast!”
Naagahaan sedaa ye qahqahe ye tars-naak i dar aab picid. In morq e saqqaa bud ke mi xandid o mi goft: “Ce maahi rize haa i gir am aamade! Haa haa haa haa haa… raasti ke del am baraa ye-taan mi suzad! Hic del am ne mi aayad qurt e-taan be daham! Haa haa haa haa haa…..”
Maahi rize haa be eltemaas oftadand o goftand: “Hazrat e aaqaa ye morq e saqqaa! Maa ta’rif e shomaa raa xeyli vaqt pish shenide im va agar lotf konid, menqaar e mobaarak raa yek kam i baaz konid ke maa birun be ravim, hamishe doaa-gu ye vojud e mobaarak xaahim bud!”
Morq e saqqaa goft: “Man ne mi xaaham hamin haalaa shomaa raa qurt be daham. Maahi zaxire daaram, aan paayin raa negaah kond…”
Cand taa maahi ye gonde ve rize tah e kise rixte bud. Maahi haa ye rize goftand: “Hazrat e aaqaa ye morq e saqqaa! Maa ke kaar i na karde im, maa bi-gonaah im. In maahi ye siyaah e kuculu maa raa az raah dar borde…”
Maahi kuculu goft: “Tarsu haa! Xiyaal karde id in morq e hile-gar, ma’dan e baxshaayesh ast ke in towri eltemaas mi konid?”
Maahi haa ye rize goftand: “To hic ne mi fahmi ce daari mi guyi. Haalaa mi bini hazrat e aaqaa ye morq e saqqaa cetor maa raa mi baxshand o to raa qurt mi dahand!”
Morq e saqqaa goft: “Aare, mi baxsham e-taan, ammaa be yek shart.”
Maahi haa ye rize goftand: “Shart e-taan raa befarmaayid qorbaan!”
Morq e saqqaa goft: “In maahi ye fozul raa xafe konid taa aazaadi a-taan raa be dast biyaavarid.”
Maahi siyaah kuculu xod ash raa kenaar keshid be maahi rize haa goft: “Qabul nakonid! In morq e hile-gar mi xaahad maa raa be jaan e ham-digar biyandaazad. Man naqshe i daaram…”
Ammaa maahi rize haa aan-qadr dar fekr e rahaayi ye xod a-shaan budand ke fekr e hic ciz e digar raa nakardand o rixtand sar e maahi siyaah kuculu, maahi kuculu be taraf e kise aqab mi neshast o aaheste mi goft: “Tarsu haa, be har haal gir oftaade id o raah e faraar i nadaarid, zur e-taan ham be man ne mi resad.”
Maahi haa ye rize goftand: “Baayad xafe at konim, maa aazaadi mi xaahim!”
Maahi siyaah goft: “Aql az sar e-taan paride! Agar maraa xafe ham bokonid, baaz ham raah e faraar i peydaa ne mi konid, gul ash raa na xorid!”
Maahi rize haa goftand: “To in harf raa baraaye in mi zan-i ke jaan e xod at raa nejaat be dah-i, va-gar-ne, aslant fekr e maa raa ne mi koni!”
Maahi siyah goft: “Pas gush konid raah i neshaan e-taan be daham. Man miyaan e maahi haa ye bi-jaan, xod raa be mordan mi zanam; aan-vaqt be binim morq e saqqaa shomaa raa rahaa xaahad kard yaa na, va agar harf e maraa qabul na konid, baa in xanjar hame taan raa mi kosham yaa kise raa pare-paare mi konam o dar mi ravam o shomaa…”