Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 12 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE F CG| One night I had in the desert of Mekkah become so weak from want of sleep that I was unable to walk and laying myself down told the camel driver to let me alone | A |
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| How far can the foot of a wretched pedestrian go | B |
| When a dromedary gets distressed by its load | C |
| Whilst the body of a fat man becomes lean | D |
| A weak man will be dead of exhaustion | E |
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| He replied O brother the sanctuary is in front of us and brigands in the rear If thou goest thou wilt prosper If thou sleepest thou wilt die | F |
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| It is pleasant to sleep under an acacia on the desert road | C |
| But alas thou must bid farewell to life on the night of departure | G |
Saadi Shirazi
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