Ch 05 On Love And Youth Story 21 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEBFGHIJKLMNOOOPQ| A virtuous and beauteous youth | A |
| Was pledged to a chaste maiden | B |
| I read that in the great sea | C |
| They fell into a vortex together | D |
| When a sailor came to take his hand | E |
| Lest he might die in that condition | B |
| He said in anguish from the waves | F |
| Leave me Take the hand of my love | G |
| Whilst saying this he despaired of life | H |
| In his agony he was heard to exclaim | I |
| Learn not the tale of love from the wretch | J |
| Who forgets his beloved in distress | K |
| Thus the lives of the lovers terminated | L |
| Learn from what has occurred that thou mayest know | M |
| Because Sa di is of the ways and means of love affairs | N |
| Well aware in the Arabian city of Baghdad | O |
| Tie thy heart to the heart charmer thou possessest | O |
| And shut thy eye to all the rest of the world | O |
| If Mejnun and Laila were to come to life again | P |
| They might indite a tale of love on this occurrence | Q |
Saadi Shirazi
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