Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 10 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCA D EFAGHI| One asked the man who had lost his son | A |
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| O noble and intelligent old man | B |
| As thou hast smelt the odour of his garment from Egypt | C |
| Why hast thou not seen him in the well of Canaan | A |
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| He replied | D |
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| My state is that of leaping lightning | E |
| One moment it appears and at another vanishes | F |
| I am sometimes sitting in high heaven | A |
| Sometimes I cannot see the back of my foot | G |
| Were a dervish always to remain in that state | H |
| He would not care for the two worlds | I |
Saadi Shirazi
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