Bani Adam Azaye Yek Digarand
Nima| February 22, 2009 10:43 pmA poem by Sa’adi. Here is a translation of the poem:
- Human beings are members of a whole,
- In creation of one essence and soul.
- If one member is afflicted with pain,
- Other members uneasy will remain.
- If you have no sympathy for human pain,
- The name of human you cannot retain.
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6 Responses to “Bani Adam Azaye Yek Digarand”
I am not content with the ranslation
I have translated many Persian,Hindi,Turkish etc to English.I am very delighted the way you have translated Saadi’s THE MOST important poem.I am proud of your talent.I wish every body read this poem before leaving home just to remind us that We all ARE one body of humans and elements.We got to cooperate one another in every aspects of daily life without greed and selfishness.
Very nice translation. I will use it on a community website I’m making with your permission. Thanks.
This is how I read it:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation: of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
The other members uneasy remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The title ‘human’ you cannot claim.
The first line of the translation is wrong.
banie adam azaye yekdegarand.
”The children of Adam are limbs to each other, having been created of one essence and soul”
Adam is not in the meaning af human but the first human ADAM.
Having the same rhyme for the last two verses weakens the structure. Still, it’s the best translation of this poem that I have read so far, and I don’t have a better one to show! Thanks!
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