A pious man saw in a dream a padshah in paradise and a devotee in hell whereon he asked for the reason of the former-s exaltation and the latter-s degradation, saying that he had imagined the contrary ought to be the case. He received the following answer: -The padshah had, for the love he bore to dervishes, been rewarded with paradise and the devotee had, for associating with padshahs, been punished in hell.-
Of what use is thy frock, rosary and patched dress?
Keep thyself free from despicable practices.
Then thou wilt have no need of a cap of leaves.
Have the qualities of a dervish and wear a Tatar cap
Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 16
Saadi Shirazi
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Poem topics: dream, answer, reason, dress, love, I love you, paradise, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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