Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 14 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC| A dervish who had fallen into want stole a blanket from the house of a friend The judge ordered his hand to be amputated but the owner of the blanket interceded saying that he had condoned the fault The judge rejoined Thy intercession cannot persuade me to neglect the provision of the law The man continued Thou hast spoken the truth but amputation is not applicable to a person who steals some property dedicated to pious uses More over a beggar possesses nothing and whatever belongs to a dervish is dedicated to the use of the needy Thereon the judge released the culprit saying The world must indeed have become too narrow for thee that thou hast committed no theft except from the house of such a friend He replied Hast thou not heard the saying Sweep out the house of friends and do not knock at the door of foes | A |
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| If thou sinkest in a calamity be not helpless | B |
| Strip thy foes of their skins and thy friends of their fur coats | C |
Saadi Shirazi
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