Analysis of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 19
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
A caravan having been plundered in the Yunan country and deprived of boundless wealth, the merchants wept and lamented, beseeching God and the prophet to intercede for them with the robbers, but ineffectually.
When a dark-minded robber is victorious
What cares he for the weeping of the caravan?
Loqman the philosopher being among the people of the caravan, one of them asked him to speak a few words of wisdom and advice to the robbers so that they might perhaps return some of the property they had plundered because the loss of so much wealth would be lamentable. Loqman replied: ‘It would be lamentable to utter one word of wisdom to them.’
The rust which has eaten into iron
Cannot be removed by polishing.
Of what use is preaching to a black heart?
An iron nail cannot be driven into a rock.
Help the distressed in the day of prosperity
Because comforting the poor averts evil from thyself.
When a mendicant implores thee for a thing,
Give it or else an oppressor may take it by force.
Scheme | X XX X XAXXXXAX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010110001100011101010100100101001010111101011 101101010100 11110101010 10010010010101010111111101111000110101111010111010011100101111111010010111101001101111011 0111100110 101011100 1111101011 1101101100101 100100110100 0110001011011 101011101 1111101011111 |
Characters | 1,190 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 8 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 66 |
Words per line (avg) | 15 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 54 sec read
- 32 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 19" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 12 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/33826/ch-02-the-morals-of-dervishes-story-19>.
Discuss this Sa di poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In