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Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 13

I saw a holy man on the seashore who had been wounded by a tiger. No medicine could relieve his pain; he suffered much but he nevertheless constantly thanked God the most high, saying: ‘Praise be to Allah that I have fallen into a calamity and not into sin. ’ If that beloved Friend decrees me to be slain I shall not say that moment that I grieve for life Or say: What fault has thy slave committed? My grief will be for having offended thee. THE GULISTAN OF SA'DI Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)