Story 11

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Story 11

An astrologer came home and found a stranger sitting with his wife. He hurled insults and curses, and an uproar broke out. A wise man who understood the situation said: How can you know what lies at the height of the heavens, when you don't even know who is inside your own house?
Explanation: The poem mocks those who claim to read the stars yet remain blind to what happens under their own roof.

Original · Persian

حکایت شمارهٔ ۱۱

منجّمی به خانه در آمد، یکی مردِ بیگانه را دید با زنِ او به هم نشسته. دشنام و سقط گفت و فتنه و آشوب خاست. صاحبدلی که بر این واقف بود، گفت:
تو بر اوجِ فلک چه دانى چیست؟ که ندانى که در سرایت کیست؟