Analysis of Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 02
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
Two sons of amirs were in Egypt, the one acquiring science, the other accumulating wealth, till the former became the ullemma of the period and the other the prince of Egypt; whereon the rich man looked with contempt upon the faqih and said: ‘I have reached the sultanate whilst thou hast remained in poverty as before.’ He replied: ‘O brother, I am bound to be grateful to the most high Creator for having obtained the inheritance of prophets whilst thou hast attained the inheritance of Pharaoh and of Haman, namely the kingdom of Egypt.’
I am that ant which is trodden under foot
Not that wasp, the pain of whose sting causes lament.
How shall I give due thanks for the blessing
That I do not possess the strength of injuring mankind?
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111001001010100100100110100101101000010011101011110101010111101001110101001011011101111110101101011001001001101110100100110011010010110 11111110101 111011111001 1111111010 11110101110011 |
| Characters | 779 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 118 |
| Words per line (avg) | 26 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 295 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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