Laila And The Khalifa. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGDHI JKALKMK| The Khalifa said to Laila Art thou really she | A |
| For whom Majnun lost his head and went distracted | B |
| Thou art not fairer than many other fair ones | C |
| She replied Be silent thou art not Majnun | D |
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| If thou hadst Majnun's eyes | E |
| The two worlds would be within thy view | F |
| Thou art in thy senses but Majnun is beside himself | G |
| In love to be wide awake is treason | D |
| The more a man is awake the more he sleeps to love | H |
| His critical wakefulness is worse than slumbering | I |
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| Our wakefulness fetters our spirits | J |
| Then our souls are a prey to divers whims | K |
| Thoughts of loss and gain and fears of misery | A |
| They retain not purity nor dignity nor lustre | L |
| Nor aspiration to soar heavenwards | K |
| That one is really sleeping who hankers after each whim | M |
| And holds parley with each fancy | K |
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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