Hide thy hands in thy arm-pits to avoid his finger-nails.
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The good reputation of Sa’di which is current among the people, the renown of his eloquence which has spread on the surface of the earth, the products of his friendly pen which are consumed like sugar, and the scraps of his literary compositions which are hawked about like bills of exchange, cannot be ascribed to his virtue and perfection, but the lord of the world, the axis of the revolving circle of time, the vice-gerent of Solomon, protector of the followers of the religion, His Majesty the Shahanshah Atabek Aa’zm Muzaffaruddin Abu Bekr Ben Sa’d Ben Zanki-The shadow of Allah on earth! O Lord, be pleased with him and with his kingdom-has looked upon Sa’di with a favourable eye, has praised him greatly, and has shown him sincere affection so that all men, gentle and simple, love him because the people follow the religion of their king.
My merits are more celebrated than those of the sun.Although this slave may possess all faults,Every fault pleasing the Sultan becomes a virtue.A sweet-smelling piece of clay, one day in the bath,Came from the hand of a beloved one to my hand.I asked: ‘Art thou musk or ambergris?Because thy delicious odour intoxicates me.’It replied: ‘I…
Everyone thinks himself perfect in intellect and his child in beauty.
Till I shook with laughter at their dispute.The Moslem said in anger: ‘If this deed of mineIs not correct, may God cause me to die a Jew.’The Jew said: ‘I swear by the PentateuchThat if my oath is false, I shall die a Moslem like thee.’Should from the surface of the earth wisdom disappearStill no…
He may freely warn who neither fears to lose his life nor hopes for gold.
Or place an Indian sabre to his head.He entertains no hope nor fear from anyoneAnd this is a sufficient basis of monotheism.
I heard a philosopher say that no one has ever made a confession of his own folly except he who begins speaking, whilst another has not yet finished his talk.
Do not insert thy words between words of others.The possessor of deliberation, intelligence and shrewdnessDoes not say a word till he sees silence.
A band of Arab brigands having taken up their position on the top of
the country were distressed by their stratagems and the troops ofthe sultan foiled because the robbers, having obtained an inaccessiblespot on the summit of the mountain, thus had a refuge which theymade their habitation. The chiefs of that region held a consultationabout getting rid of the calamity because it would be impossible tooffer resistance to…