Dream Fable Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F D CGHIJK L| I saw myself in a wide green garden more beautiful than I could begin to understand In this garden was a young girl I said to her How wonderful this place is | A |
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| Would you like to see a place even more wonderful than this she asked | B |
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| Oh yes I answered Then taking me by the hand she led me on until we came to a magnificent palace like nothing that was ever seen by human eyes The young girl knocked on the door and someone opened it Immediately both of us were flooded with light | C |
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| Only Allah knows the inner meaning of the maidens we saw living there Each one carried in her hand a serving tray filled with light The young girl asked the maidens where they were going and they answered her We are looking for someone who was drowned in the sea and so became a martyr She never slept at night not one wink We are going to rub funeral spices on her body | D |
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| Then rub some on my friend here the young girl said | E |
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| Once upon a time said the maidens part of this spice and the fragrance of it clung to her body but then she shied away | F |
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| Quickly the young girl let go of my hand turned and said to me | D |
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| Your prayers are your light | C |
| Your devotion is your strength | G |
| Sleep is the enemy of both | H |
| Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you | I |
| If you ignore it if you waste it | J |
| You will only turn to dust | K |
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| Then the young girl disappeared | L |
Rabia Al Basri
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