Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 48 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACDEFGDHGDIJKLJMJ FNOP| I saw bouquets of fresh roses | A |
| Tied upon a cupola of grass | B |
| I asked What is despicable grass | B |
| To sit also in the line of the roses | A |
| The grass wept and said Hush | C |
| Companionship does not obliterate nobility | D |
| Although I have no beauty colour and perfume | E |
| Am I not after all the grass of his garden | F |
| I am the slave of a bountiful lord | G |
| Cherished from old by his liberality | D |
| Whether I possess virtue or not | H |
| I hope for grace from the Lord | G |
| Although I possess no property | D |
| No capital to offer as obedience | I |
| He knows the remedy for the slave | J |
| To whom no support remains | K |
| It is customary that the owner gives a writ | L |
| Of emancipation to an old slave | J |
| O God who hast adorned the universe | M |
| Be bountiful to thy old slave | J |
| Sa di take the road to the Ka bah of submission | F |
| O man of God follow the way of God | N |
| Unlucky is he who turns his head | O |
| Away from this door for he will find no other door | P |
Saadi Shirazi
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