traduza o texto completamente e perfeitamente para o portugues The king was very puzzled with this strange behavior of the courtier.
He said, “What is the reason for your mad behavior in my presence?
Have you gone bold that I respect and honor you much! Explain, what
you mean by this strange act?”
Hearing this, the courtier got up and touched the feet of the king. He
said: O monarch! I have to tell you something! If you give me a patient
hearing I wish to tell you some words of wisdom! You know that the
words of wisdom are like an arrow that pierces a soft thing and doesn’t
affect a stone! Good advice is like the rain -water. When it falls on good
soil, it brings forth flowers and fruit, on a rocky soil it does nothing! Human beings have innumerable wishes and therefore it will be a constant
struggle between wisdom and the desires. If desires dominate, good advice has no effect! When wisdom prevails, good advice has its effect and
the person comes to the right path! Now, I shall explain the purpose of
my actions!
From childhood I am fond of acquiring knowledge and skills! I used to
spend lot of time in search of knowledge. When I acquired knowledge, I
started doing experiments. One day, during my researches, I happened
to enter the royal graveyard. This soiled skull way lying near an old
grave. Because I have great admiration for the kings, I picked up the
skull and brought it home. At home I cleaned it and wrapped it in a silk
scarf. I used to wash it with rose water and keep it at a prominent place
in my house. I thought that if it is a king’s skull, it might revive to its original condition and the king might come back to life! I did the exercise
for many days but I noticed no change in the skull. Then I thought that
perhaps the skull belongs to some poor mendicant. I trusted it to a poor
person to take care of it. He kept it in a shabby and dusty place. But no
change came about in the skull.
When all my efforts brought about no change in the skull I visited
some wise people. They too were unable to satisfy me. Now I thought
that the king is the wisest person in the realm and I must present my
problem before him.
I have adopted this stratagem of the demonstrations to seek your help
in solving the problem. I wish to know if the skull is that of a king or of a
pauper! I have seen that the kings are never satisfied of their possessions!
Even if they capture the entire world, they think of capturing the skies! I
measured sand equal to the weight of a coin and the eyes of the skull
were filled. Similarly I put a handful of sand into the mouth of the skull
and it was full. Although I have never seen the mouth of a king being
sated any time! If I imagine that the skull belongs to a pauper, then what
293was it doing in the royal graveyard. How did the poor man reach there?
I want to solve this mystery! If the skull belongs to a king, it must have
once enjoyed pomp and power as you do now!
O my king! I cannot bear to think that one day you might be rendered
to this helpless stage! Your majestic skull trampled by strangers! Your
delicate body consumed by the vermin in the grave! Your body transiting from spacious palaces to a grave of two metres! These well-appointed palaces falling into the hands of strangers! When your subjects cry
for your help, you are unable to provide it!
The king shivered hearing all this. Tears started rolling down his
cheeks. When the courtier saw that his stratagem had an effect on the
king, he told many more things in support of the argument. At last, the
king came to the right path! He quit pomp and pleasure and adopted
piety in his life. In the entire realm there was talk of virtue and piety.
Many men of learning arrived in the realm and the people benefited
from their company.
Yuzasaf said, “O wise person! My heart is not satisfied with your wise
talk! Relate to me some more tales!”
Balohar said, “Listen, o prince!”
In the olden days there was a king who was fabulously rich and
powerful. The only thing he lacked was an heir to his crown. He tried all
the possible ways to have a son but he grew old in this expectation.
However in his twilight years Allah gave him a son. There was great jubilation in the realm. The child was brought up with great care. He grew
up, started to crawl, walk and also learned to talk. One day, while he
was playing, he took one step and said, “Meaad (Resurrection) is bound
to come and you are committing injustice!” The child took another step
and said, “You will grow old!” The child took the third step and said,
“Then you shall die!” Now the child busied himself in play. The king
who was observing this, was much amazed at the talk of the little prince.
The astrologers were summoned and informed of the precocious utterances of the little prince. They were ordered to investigate the matter and
give their report. The astrologers drew up their charts but were unable to
predict anything significant. One astrologer made a wild guess and said
that the child would be very pious and kind of nature.
Hearing this, the king was very angry and kept the prince in isolation.
He appointed his trusted men to look after the child. When the prince
reached his youth, went out of the palace giving a slip to his guardians.
He was passing through the bazaar when he saw a funeral procession
going. He asked someone, “What is this?” He was told that the people
294were carrying a dead person to the graveyard. He asked, “What is the
reason for the death of the person?” He was told that the man had grown
old and feeble and it was time for his death. The prince asked, “Was he
earlier like us, young and healthy?” They replied that in his younger
days the man was very healthy and an adept at wrestling! The prince
went a little further and noticed an old man. He asked, “What sort of a
person is this? Why he looks so weak?” The reply was, “He is much advanced in years, his limbs are weak and all his faculties too are weak because of old age!” The prince asked, “Was this man ever a youth like
me?” They replied, “Yes! He was first a child, then grew into a youth,
and adult and is now an old man!” The prince went further up and
found a sick person. He asked, “How was this person earlier?” They
said, “This man was healthy and strong earlier. His ailment has rendered
him weak!” Hearing this the prince stood brooding for a long while and
then said, “By God! If whatever has been told to me is true, then the
people are foolish that they keep happily moving around. They are mad
imbeciles!”