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THE QUATRAINS OF

459.

Behold, where'er we turn our ravished eyes,
Sweet verdure springs, and crystal Kausars rise;
    And plains, once bare as hell, now smile as heaven:
Enjoy this heaven with maids of Paradise!


460.

Never in this false world on friends rely,
(I give this counsel confidentially,)
    Put up with pain, and seek no antidote,
Endure your grief, and ask no sympathy!


461.

Of wisdom's dictates two are principal,
Surpassing all your lore traditional;
    Better to fast than eat of every meat.
Better to live alone than mate with all!


459.   C. L. N. A. B. I. J.

460.   N.

461.   N.   Hadís i ná góyáyíy. The unwritten revelations, or traditions, opposed to Qur'an (Koran), the "reading."   So srúti is opposed to smriti.