Analysis of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 26

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



I remember having once walked all night with a caravan and then slept on the edge of the desert. A distracted man who had accompanied us on that journey raised a shout, ran towards the desert and took not a moment’s rest. When it was daylight, I asked him what state of his that was. He replied: "I saw bulbuls commencing to lament on the trees, the partridges on the mountains, the frogs in the water and the beasts in the desert so I bethought myself that it would not be becoming for me to sleep in carelessness while they all were praising God."

Yesterday at dawn a bird lamented,  
                 Depriving me of sense, patience, strength and consciousness.  
                 One of my intimate friends who  
                 Had perhaps heard my distressed voice  
                 Said: "I could not believe that thou  
                 Wouldst be so dazed by a bird’s cry."  
                 I replied: "It is not becoming to humanity  
                 That I should be silent when birds chant praises."


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Characters 1,037
Words 167
Sentences 8
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 8
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 77
Words per line (avg) 18
Letters per stanza (avg) 349
Words per stanza (avg) 81
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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