Doing good to evil person Hikayat No 4 Gulistan: Sheikh Saadi R.A A band of Arab brigands having taken up their position on the top of a mountain and closed the passage of caravans, the inhabitants of the country were distressed by their stratagems and the troops of the sultan foiled because the robbers, having obtained an inaccessible spot on the summit of the mountain, thus had a refuge which they made their habitation. The chiefs of that region held a consultation about getting rid of the calamity because it would be impossible to offer resistance to the robbers if they were allowed to remain. A tree which has just taken root May be moved from the place by the strength of a man But, if thou leavest it thus for a long time, Thou canst not uproot it with a windlass. The source of a fountain may be stopped with a bodkin_ _But, when it is full, it cannot be crossed on an elephant. The conclusion was arrived at to send one man as a spy and to wait for th...
The Fox and the Mendicant A certain person came by a limbless fox He marveled at the design and providence of Allah That how she nurtures her life And with these limbs how she is able to feed herself While the mendicant was frenzied in his thought A lion came with a jackal clutched in his paw The lion ate the unfortunate jackal And the fox ate to her fill over the leftovers The other day the same coincidence happened "The sustainer provided her with provision for the day Faith opened his eyes He set forth reposing his trust in his creator "That I would sit like an ant in a corner" "That even an elephant do not get his sustenance by its power" (he said to himself) For few days he confined himself With his head down tucked between his shoulders That the sustainer would sustain him by divine providence Nobody Felt sorry for him neither his friends nor his foes He had no more of his sense and patience left Through the a...