The Mountain Hermit | ناسِكُ الجَبَلِ
"A wise hermit living in the Hajar Mountains teaches villagers the secrets of contentment"
ناسِكُ الجَبَلِ
The Mountain Hermit
الفصلُ الأَوَّلُ: الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَرَكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
Chapter One: The Man Who Left Everything
فِي كَهْفٍ عالٍ فَوْقَ قِمَمِ جِبالِ الحَجَرِ، عاشَ رَجُلٌ يُدْعَى إِبْراهِيمَ. كانَ قَبْلَ ثَلاثِينَ عامًا تاجِرًا غَنِيًّا فِي مَسْقَطَ، يَمْلِكُ السُّفُنَ وَالدَّكاكِينَ.
In a high cave above the peaks of the Hajar Mountains, there lived a man called Ibrahim. Thirty years ago, he had been a wealthy merchant in Muscat, owning ships and shops.
لَكِنَّهُ تَرَكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَصَعِدَ إِلى الجَبَلِ. سَأَلَهُ النَّاسُ: «لِماذا؟» قالَ: «لِأَجِدَ نَفْسِي.»
But he left everything and climbed to the mountain. People asked him: "Why?" He said: "To find myself."
الفصلُ الثَّانِي: طالِبُ الحِكْمَةِ
Chapter Two: The Seeker of Wisdom
ذاتَ يَوْمٍ، صَعِدَ شابٌّ مِنَ القَرْيَةِ إِلى الكَهْفِ. كانَ يُدْعَى يُوسُفَ، وَكانَ قَلْبُهُ مَمْلُوءًا بِالحُزْنِ وَالحَيْرَةِ.
One day, a young man from the village climbed to the cave. His name was Yusuf, and his heart was filled with sadness and confusion.
قالَ: «يا شَيْخُ، أَنا تَعِيسٌ رَغْمَ أَنَّ لَدَيَّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. ما سِرُّ السَّعادَةِ؟»
He said: "O Sheikh, I am miserable despite having everything. What is the secret of happiness?"
ابْتَسَمَ إِبْراهِيمُ وَقالَ: «اِجْلِسْ وَانْظُرْ إِلى الأُفُقِ. ماذا تَرَى؟»
Ibrahim smiled and said: "Sit and look at the horizon. What do you see?"
الفصلُ الثَّالِثُ: دَرْسُ الجَبَلِ
Chapter Three: The Mountain's Lesson
نَظَرَ يُوسُفُ إِلى الأُفُقِ طَوِيلاً. رَأَى الجِبالَ وَالوِدْيانَ وَالسَّماءَ الواسِعَةَ. شَعَرَ بِسَلامٍ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
Yusuf looked at the horizon for a long time. He saw mountains, valleys, and the vast sky. He felt a peace he had never known before.
قالَ إِبْراهِيمُ: «السَّعادَةُ لَيْسَتْ فِي ما تَمْلِكُ، بَلْ فِي ما تُدْرِكُ. حِينَ تُدْرِكُ جَمالَ الوُجُودِ، تَكُونُ أَغْنَى مِنْ كُلِّ المُلُوكِ.»
Ibrahim said: "Happiness is not in what you own, but in what you perceive. When you perceive the beauty of existence, you become richer than all kings."
عادَ يُوسُفُ إِلى القَرْيَةِ رَجُلاً جَدِيدًا، يَنْظُرُ إِلى الحَياةِ بِعُيُونٍ مَفْتُوحَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ شاكِرٍ.
Yusuf returned to the village a new man, looking at life with open eyes and a grateful heart.
تَمَّتِ القِصَّةُ | The End