Wisdom
Wandering bewildered through the steppe of doubt,
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
Wandering bewildered through the steppe of doubt,A youth came upon a man of wisdom.Feeling sincere respect within his heart,He said: “Surroundings overpower mankind.But is it at all possible to withstandThe waves of one’s surroundings in this world, alas?!Or are surroundings always a torment to the soul,Is there truly no salvation for man?!”“A man far from resolve, weak in his belief,Will surely become prey to his surroundings.Whoever girds himself firmly with faith,His resolve will surely be a cure for pain.That is, the years will pass, the months will pass,He will not stay in the dust of reproach’s storm.The rivers will pass, the streams will pass,He will not take the color of his motley surroundings.That is, burning long in the fire of trial,The rust of hypocrisy will leave his heart.In the end, holding fast to that man’s hem,The color of the surroundings will adapt to him.But who has the endurance to struggle,Not everyone can withstand a siege.Millions bend before their surroundings, and onlyA single person can withstand the flood!”Again the young man asked a question,Deep in heavy thought from the weight of the answer:“Which person, however much the torment,Will be worthy of achieving victory?..”“How fine it is to listen, how beautiful to think,And not to raise a speck of objection to the true word!This riddle was solved from the very beginning:Victorious in life is he who holds to a teacher!”Akrom MALIK
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