Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 02 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAEF GHIJKLAM| One of the kings of Khorasan had a vision in a dream of Sultan | A |
| Mahmud one hundred years after his death His whole person appeared | B |
| to have been dissolved and turned to dust except his eyes which were | C |
| revolving in their orbits and looking about All the sages were unable | D |
| to give an interpretation except a dervish who made his salutation | A |
| and said 'He is still looking amazed how his kingdom belongs to | E |
| others ' | F |
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| Many famous men have been buried under ground | G |
| Of whose existence on earth not a trace has remained | H |
| And that old corpse which had been surrendered to the earth | I |
| Was so consumed by the soil that not a bone remains | J |
| The glorious name of Nushirvan survives in good repute | K |
| Although much time elapsed since he passed away | L |
| Do good O man and consider life as a good fortune | A |
| The more so as when a shout is raised a man exists no more | M |
Saadi Shirazi
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