Name: Ahmad Barmaki
Author: Ahmad ibn Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki

1. A Single Verse

English

You want to tear the kingdom away as you would pull off a fingernail; it will hurt you, my friend, you are making a mistake.

Explanation: The image of separating a fingernail from the flesh conveys how painful and unnatural it is to force apart things that belong together.

Original

بیت

ملک از ناخن همی جدا خواهی کرد دردت کند ای دوست خطا خواهی کرد