130. (237.) Many have come, and run their eager race, And quaffed their wine, and now all silent lie, Enfolded in their parent earth's embrace. Re. 131. (240.) HEAVEN multiplies our sorrows day by day, 132. (241.) Why ponder thus the future to foresee, And jade thy brain to vain perplexity ? Cast off thy care, leave Allah's plans to him, He formed them all without consulting thee. 133. (242.) The tenants of the tombs to dust decay, Their crumbling atoms float about the world, 134. (243) O soul! lay up all earthly goods in store, 135. (244) Heed not the Sunna, nor the law divine; If to the poor his portion you assign, 136. (247.) The world is baffled in its search for Thee, All speak of Thee, but none have ears to hear, Thou'rt near to all, but none have eyes to see. 137. (248.) Take care you never hold a drinking bout He'll make a vile disturbance all night long, 138. (249.) The starry aspects are not all benign; Why toil then after vain desires, and pine To lade thyself with load of fortune's boons, Only to drop it with this life of thine? 139. (252.) I saw a busy potter by the way Kneading with might and main a lump of clay; 140. (254) Deep in the rondure of the heavenly blue, But drink it boldly, when it comes to you! Ze. 141. (257.) O HEART! this world is but a fleeting show, Why should its empty griefs distress thee so? Bow down, and bear thy fate, the eternal pen Will not unwrite its roll for thee, I trow! 142. (258.) Who e'er returned of all that went before, 143. (262.) In taverns better far commune with Thee, |