Analysis of Conclusion
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
The book of the Gulistan has been completed, and Allah had been invoked for aid! By the grace of the Almighty, may his name be honoured, throughout the work the custom of authors to insert verses from ancient writers by way of loan, has not been followed.
To adorn oneself with one’s own rag
Is better than to ask for the loan of a robe.
Most of the utterances of Sa’di being exhilarant and mixed with pleasantry, shortsighted persons have on this account lengthened the tongue of blame, alleging that it is not the part of intelligent men to spend in vain the kernel of their brain, and to eat without profit the smoke of the lamp; it is, however, not concealed from enlightened men, who are able to discern the tendency of words, that pearls of curative admonition are strung upon the thread of explanation, and that the bitter medicine of advice is commingled with the honey of wit, in order that the reader’s mind should not be fatigued, and thereby excluded from the benefit of acceptance; and praise be to the Lord of both worlds.
We gave advice in its proper place
Spending a lifetime in the task.
If it should not touch anyone’s ear of desire
The messenger told his tale; it is enough.
O thou who lookest into it, ask Allah to have mercy
On the author and to pardon the owner of it.
Ask for thyself whatever benefit thou mayest desire,
And after that pardon for the writer of it.
If I had on the day of resurrection an opportunity
Near the Compassionate one I should say: ‘O Lord,
I am the sinner and thou the beneficent master,
For all the ill I have done I crave for thy bounty.’
Gratitude is due from me to God that this book is ended before my life has reached its termination.
Scheme | X XX X XXAXBCACBXAB X |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110111010010110111101100101111101010101101011011010111111110 10111111 110111101101 11010001110101110011010111011001110101111011010011101010111011011001101111010110101111010101001111110001011010110100101010010110101010110101010111101011010101001010011101111 110101101 1001001 11111111010 01001111101 11110111101110 1010011001011 1111010011010 010110101011 111101101010100 100100111111 1101001001010 1101111111110 1011111111111001111110010 |
Characters | 1,875 |
Words | 317 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 12, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 79 |
Words per line (avg) | 18 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 268 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:35 min read
- 96 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Conclusion" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/34053/conclusion>.
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