Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 10 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCDEF GHI JKL MJNOPQRSN TU VWXY| A | |
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| I was constantly engaged in prayer at the head of the prophet | B |
| Yahia's tomb in the cathedral mosque of Damascus when one of the Arab | C |
| kings notorious for his injustice happened to arrive on a pilgrimage | D |
| to it who offered his supplications and asked for compliance with his | E |
| needs | F |
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| The dervish and the plutocrat are slaves on the floor of this | G |
| threshold | H |
| And those who are the wealthiest are the most needy | I |
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| Then he said to me 'Dervishes being zealous and veracious in | J |
| their dealings unite thy mind to mine for I am apprehensive of a | K |
| powerful enemy ' I replied 'Have mercy upon thy feeble subjects | L |
| that thou mayest not be injured by a strong foe ' | - |
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| With a powerful arm and the strength of the wrist | M |
| To break the five fingers of a poor man is sin | J |
| Let him be afraid who spares not the fallen | N |
| Because if he falls no one will take hold of his hand | O |
| Whoever sows bad seed and expects good fruit | P |
| Has cudgelled his brains for nought and begotten vain imaginations | Q |
| Extract the cotton from thy ears and administer justice to thy | R |
| people | S |
| And if thou failest to do so there is a day of retribution | N |
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| The sons of Adam are limbs of each other | T |
| Having been created of one essence | U |
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| When the calamity of time afflicts one limb | V |
| The other limbs cannot remain at rest | W |
| If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others | X |
| Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a man | Y |
Saadi Shirazi
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