A man whose hands and feet had been amputated killed a millipede and a pious passer-by exclaimed: 'Praised be Allah! In spite of the thousand feet he possessed he could not escape from a man without hands and feet when his fate had overtaken him.' When the life-taking foe comes in the rear Fate ties the legs of a running man. At the moment when the enemy has slowly arrived It is useless to draw the Kayanian bow.
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The Gulistan (Rose Garden) by the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (c.1258 CE) is a masterpiece of Sufi literature, blending prose and poetry across eight chapters on ethics, wisdom, and spiritual conduct.
- Author
- Saadi
- Tradition
- Sufi
- Source text
- Gulistan
- Verse / page
- GL.3.25
- Topics
- AttainmentHumilityRighteousnessTimeWorshipPietyPraiseDivine Decree
Same theme, different voices
One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
God told Prophet David, 'The servant dearest to Me is one who doesn't seek Me out of fear or hope for reward, but to fulfill their duty to My divinity.'