Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 01 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EF CG HI JK JLMDNOPC QR SP PTUVFW| I heard a padshah giving orders to kill a prisoner The helpless | A |
| fellow began to insult the king on that occasion of despair with | B |
| the tongue he had and to use foul expressions according to the | C |
| saying | D |
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| Who washes his hands of life | E |
| Says whatever he has in his heart | F |
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| When a man is in despair his tongue becomes long and he is like a | C |
| vanquished cat assailing a dog | G |
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| In time of need when flight is no more possible | H |
| The hand grasps the point of the sharp sword | I |
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| When the king asked what he was saying a good natured vezier | J |
| replied 'My lord he says Those who bridle their anger and forgive | K |
| men for Allah loveth the beneficent ' | - |
| The king moved with pity forbore taking his life but another | J |
| vezier the antagonist of the former said 'Men of our rank ought | L |
| to speak nothing but the truth in the presence of padshahs This | M |
| fellow has insulted the king and spoken unbecomingly ' The king being | D |
| displeased with these words said 'That lie was more acceptable to me | N |
| than this truth thou hast uttered because the former proceeded from | O |
| a conciliatory disposition and the latter from malignity and wise men | P |
| have said A falsehood resulting in conciliation is better than a | C |
| truth producing trouble ' | - |
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| He whom the shah follows in what he says | Q |
| It is a pity if he speaks anything but what is good | R |
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| The following inscription was upon the portico of the hall of | S |
| Feridun | P |
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| O brother the world remains with no one | P |
| Bind the heart to the Creator it is enough | T |
| Rely not upon possessions and this world | U |
| Because it has cherished many like thee and slain them | V |
| When the pure soul is about to depart | F |
| What boots it if one dies on a throne or on the ground | W |
Saadi Shirazi
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