Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 06 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG F HI JFFKBFKK LM DMNO BPBQ FRFKSTU VWMX| It is narrated that one of the kings of Persia had stretched forth | A |
| his tyrannical hand to the possessions of his subjects and had begun | B |
| to oppress them so violently that in consequence of his fraudulent | C |
| extortions they dispersed in the world and chose exile on account of | D |
| the affliction entailed by his violence When the population had | E |
| diminished the prosperity of the country suffered the treasury | F |
| remained empty and on every side enemies committed violence | G |
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| Who desires succour in the day of calamity | F |
| Say to him 'Be generous in times of prosperity ' | - |
| The slave with a ring in his ear if not cherished will depart | H |
| Be kind because then a stranger will become thy slave | I |
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| One day the Shahnamah was read in his assembly the subject being | J |
| the ruin of the dominion of Zohak and the reign of Feridun The vezier | F |
| asked the king how it came to pass that Feridun who possessed neither | F |
| treasure nor land nor a retinue established himself upon the | K |
| throne He replied 'As thou hast heard the population | B |
| enthusiastically gathered around him and supported him so that he | F |
| attained royalty ' The vezier said 'As the gathering around of the | K |
| population is the cause of royalty then why dispersest thou the | K |
| population Perhaps thou hast no desire for royalty ' | - |
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| It is best to cherish the army as thy life | L |
| Because a sultan reigns by means of his troops | M |
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| The king asked 'What is the reason for the gathering around of | D |
| the troops and the population ' He replied 'A padshah must practise | M |
| justice that they may gather around him and clemency that they may | N |
| dwell in safety under the shadow of his government but thou | O |
| possessest neither of these qualities ' | - |
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| A tyrannic man cannot be a sultan | B |
| As a wolf cannot be a shepherd | P |
| A padshah who establishes oppression | B |
| Destroys the basis of the wall of his own reign | Q |
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| The king displeased with the advice of his censorious vezier | F |
| sent him to prison Shortly afterwards the sons of the king's uncle | R |
| rose in rebellion desirous of recovering the kingdom of their father | F |
| The population which had been reduced to the last extremity by the | K |
| king's oppression and scattered now assembled around them and | S |
| supported them till he lost control of the government and they took | T |
| possession of it | U |
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| A padshah who allows his subjects to be oppressed | V |
| Will in his day of calamity become a violent foe | W |
| Be at peace with subjects and sit safe from attacks of foes | M |
| Because his subjects are the army of a just shahanshah | X |
Saadi Shirazi
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