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Persian Poetry SAADI, stories and poems	Saadi, the poet Saadi Tomb Saadi Books
A story from Saadi: A dervish's wife was pregnant. The dervish prayed,"if God will give me a son, I'll distribute all I have to the poor, all but the robe I'm wearing." God accepted his prayers and the wife gave birth to a son so dervish gave everything he had to fulfill his vow. Several years later, I asked a friend about the dervish. "He's in Jail." "Why, "I asked. "His son got drunk, killed a man in a fight and fled. As you know when that happens the father is put in chains." The dervish brought this upon himself with his praying! It would of been better if this child had been a snake, rather than this ungrateful son who does not take resposibility for his actions.
From The Rose Garden, Chapter V - On Love And Beauty translated by Edward B. Eastwick: Story III A person had not seen his friend for a long interval. At last he met him and said, "Where wert thou? for I longed after thee." He replied, "Better longing than loathing." COUPLET Gay idol of my soul! late comest thou! Not soon will I release thy garment now. VERSE "Tis better that our friend we seldom see, Than to behold him to satiety. SENTIMENT When a fair one comes attended by companions, she comes only to torment us; because, in that case, there must arise the jealousy and discord of rivals. COUPLET Comest thou attended, then thou comest me only to distress; Thou comest truly to make war, though peace thy looks express. STANZA But for an instant should my friend prefer To be with others, envy would me slay. "Saadi!" he smiling cried, "Would this deter Me this assembly's beacon? what, I say, Imports it that in me moths quench life's ray!"
Saadi, the poet Saadi Tomb Saadi Books