Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 12

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



One night I had in the desert of Mekkah become so weak from want of sleep that I was unable to walk and, laying myself down, told the camel driver to let me alone.

          How far can the foot of a wretched pedestrian go  
          When a dromedary gets distressed by its load?  
          Whilst the body of a fat man becomes lean  
          A weak man will be dead of exhaustion.  

He replied: ‘O brother, the sanctuary is in front of us and brigands in the rear. If thou goest thou wilt prosper. If thou sleepest thou wilt die.’

          It is pleasant to sleep under an acacia on the desert road  
          But alas! thou must bid farewell to life on the night of departure.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X XAXX X AX
Characters 689
Words 125
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 1, 2

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