rumi masnaviAges 7–10
Persian and English
The Four Travelers and the Grapes
چهار مسافر و انگور
Four travelers from different lands argue about what to buy with a coin, not realizing they are all using different words for grapes.
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روزی بود و روزگاری بود، چهار از چهار جای مختلف با هم سفر میکردند.
Once, four travelers from different lands walked together on a long road.
آنها خسته و گرسنه بودند و یک شیرین به سرشان میزد.
They were tired and hungry, dreaming of a sweet treat.
تصمیم گرفتند سکههایشان را جمع کنند تا چیزی بخرند که همهشان دوست داشتند.
They decided to pool their gold and buy something they all loved.
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4 words
خوراکی
khorāki
snack / treat
The tired travelers were dreaming of a sweet خوراکی to give them energy on their long journey.
خیال
khayāl
dream / imagination
When the travelers are hungry, they have a خیال of a sweet treat—this word describes the image or longing in their minds.
سکه
sekke
coin
The friends pool their سکه to buy a treat, showing how they put their shared resources together to find something they all love.
مسافر
mosāfer
traveler
The story begins with four مسافر who come from different lands, reminding us that travelers often bring different languages and ideas with them.