Ch 05 On Love And Youth Story 01 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEAFGH| Hasan Maimundi was asked that as the Sultan Mahmud possesses so many beautiful slaves each of whom is a marvel in the world how it happens that he manifests towards none of them so much inclination and love as to Iyaz although he is not more handsome than the others He replied Whatever descends into the heart appears good to the eye | A |
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| He whose murid the sultan is | B |
| If he does everything bad it will be good | C |
| But he whom the padshah throws away | D |
| Will not be cared for by anyone in the household | E |
| If anyone looks with an unfavourable eye | A |
| Even the figure of Joseph will indicate ugliness | F |
| And if he looks with the eye of desire on a demon | G |
| He will appear an angel a cherub in his sight | H |
Saadi Shirazi
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