Analysis of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 04
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
A thief paid a visit to the house of a pious man but, although he sought a great deal, found nothing and was much grieved. The pious man, who knew this, threw the blanket upon which he had been sleeping into the way of the thief that he might not go away disappointed.
I heard that men of the way of God
Have not distressed the hearts of enemies.
How canst thou attain that dignity
Who quarrelest and wagest war against friends?
The friendship of pure men, whether in thy presence or absence, is not such as Will find fault behind thy back and is ready to die for thee before thy face.
In thy presence gentle like a lamb,
In thy absence like a man-devouring wolf.
Who brings the faults of another to thee and enumerates them Will undoubtedly carry thy faults to others.
Scheme | X XXXX X XX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110101011010111110111100111010111110100111111001011011111101010 111110111 1101011100 111011100 11011011 01011110011011011111110111011011110111 011010101 011010101001 110110101100101101001011110 |
Characters | 895 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 1, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 68 |
Words per line (avg) | 16 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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