Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 47 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGCHIJK G AAAA| A padshah was casting a glanced of contempt upon a company of dervishes and one of them understanding by his sagacity the meaning of it said O king in this world we are inferior to thee in dignity but more happy in life In death we are equal and in the resurrection superior to thee | A |
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| Though the master of a country may have enjoyment | B |
| And the dervish may be in need of bread | C |
| In that hour when both of them will die | D |
| They will take from the world not more than a shroud | E |
| When thou takest thy departure from the realm | F |
| It will be better to be a mendicant than a padshah | G |
| Externally the dervish shows a patched robe and a shaved head but in reality his heart is living and his lust dead | C |
| He does not sit at the door of pretence away from people | H |
| To fight against them if they oppose him | I |
| Because when a millstone rolls from a mountain | J |
| He is not an A rif who gets out of the way of the stone | K |
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| The way of dervishes is praying gratitude service obedience almsgiving contentment professing the unity of God trust submission and patience Whoever possesses these qualities is really a dervish although he may wear an elegant robe whereas a prattler who neglects his orisons is luxurious sensual turns day into night in the bondage of lust and night into day in the sleep of carelessness eats whatever he gets and speaks whatever comes upon his tongue is a profligate although he may wear the habit of a dervish | G |
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| O thou whose interior is denuded of piety | A |
| But wearest outwardly the garb of hypocrisy | A |
| Do not display a curtain of seven colours | A |
| Thou hast reed mats inside thy house | A |
Saadi Shirazi
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