On friends and enemies
I am displeased with the company of friends
To whom my bad qualities appear to be good;
They fancy my faults are virtues and perfection;
My thorns they believe to be rose and jessamine.
Say! where is the bold and quick enemy
To make me aware of my defects?
Sage advice
If people injure thee, grieve not;
Because neither rest nor grief come from the people.
Be aware that the contrasts of friend and foe are from God,
Because the hearts of both are in His keeping.
Although the arrow is shot from the bow,
Wise men look at the archer!
Oh thou! who showest virtues on the palms of the hand,
But concealest thy errors under the armpit,
What wilt thou purchase, oh vainglorious fool,
On the day of distress with counterfeit silver?
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Abū-Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī , better known by his pen-name as Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period.
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saadi is good.
but i more like hafez.
do you know him?
dost do tarah ke hotey hain, aik woh jo tumhain tumhari khubiyon se agah karey or doosra jo tumhain tumhari khamiyon se agah karey, to jo tumhain tumhari khamiyon se agah karey woh behtreen hai q k woh tumhain mukamal daikhna chahta hai.
thats very inspiring!!! Great work Sir
O Paulo leva -me a pensar em assuntos,tão cativantes!É bom sair da rotina!…A amizade conduz a uma espécie de cegueira,que encobre os defeitos e apenas mostra as qualidades.A amizade cega é inimiga da objectividade, impedindo a análise imparcial do outro.Em contraste,os inimigos magoam e destroem a autoestima criticando negativamente.Mas ambos provém de Deus e,por isso deveremos saber aceitá-los,nas suas distintas posições.A confiança é um caminho.E,na maior parte das vezes,um caminho com muitas interrogações, incertezas e angústias que brotam naturalmente do nosso ser.A travessia, de algumas estações da nossa vida,conduz-nos naturalmente ao apreço dos amigos e ao perdão dos inimigos,desde que não tenhamos ocultado o nosso verdadeiro ser e não tenhamos gerado a confusão intencional.Facilitaremos,pois a comunicação e o entendimento não só com os homens(amigos ou inimigos),mas também com DEUS.«DEUS é como um Sol suspenso sobre os seres,pronto a comunicar- se e a perdoar!»
Thank you for introducing Saadi,Paulo!
I read somewhere that “Only a true friend will tell you that your face is black.”Food for thought there!
I liked this poem as well.
THE PEARL AND THE OCEAN
“A drop of rain trickled from a cloud into the ocean. When it beheld the breadth of its waters it was utterly confounded:
“What a place is this Sea, and what am I? If it is existent, verily I am non-existent.”
Whilst it was thus regarding itself with the eye of contempt, an oyster received and cherished it in its bosom.
Fortune preferred it to a place of honor; for it became a renowned royal Pearl.
Because it was humble, it found exaltation: it knocked at the door of Nonentity that it might arise into Being.”
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Love
sheela
good one.’keep your friends close & your enemies closer’
“But only a brief moment
is granted to the brave
one breath or two, whose wage is
The long nights of the grave.”
he pensado, que si los buenos, son tan malos para hacer las cosas que hacen tan bien los malos,porque al final son los enemigos, mas severos para decirte la verdad su jucio parece sincero o será un reflejo de mí ser .
The clouds, the wind, the moon, and the sun,
For your comfort, and at your behest, run;
They toil continuously for your satisfaction,
Should not you halt, monitor your action?”
ابر و باد و مه و خورشید و فلک در کارند
تا تو نانی به کف آری و به غفلت نخوری
Pirooz:
The cloud, wind, moon, sun and milkyway are all at work
to help you to attain a piece of bread & to not turn idle
Do you know the Friend
He is waiting round the bend
So just lose your mind
I am so friendly
Because the Friend is in me
This I now can see
They are no friends. True friend is the one who shows you your faults and accept you as you are.
Los verdaderos amigos aceptan a sus amigos conscientes de que son seres humanos con defectos y virtudes, pero reconocen y enlatecen sus virtudes porque LOS defectos de ambos son mas pequeños que su AMISTAD. Saludos, que hoy sea el más feliz.
Whoever you are holding me now in hand,
Without one thing all will be useless,
I give you fair warning before you attempt me further,
I am not what you supposed, but far different.
Who is he that would become my follower?
Who would sign himself a candidate for my affections?
The way is suspicious, the result uncertain, perhaps destructive,
You would have to give up all else, I alone would expect
to be your sole and exclusive standard,
Your novitiate would even then be long and exhausting,
The whole past theory of your life and all conformity to the lives
around you would have to be abandoned,
Therefore release me now before troubling yourself any further,
let go your hand from my shoulders,
Put me down and depart on your way.
~ Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
The biggest mistake
Thinking that someone else is
Something you are not
Everything’s present
In Totality so…own
All that you perceive
it really depends on the type of friendship. there are friendships that can clearly talk about each others weaknesses & strengths.
it is then my role to recognize on what kind of basis this friendship builds, acknowledge the weaknesses of the friend & knowing that the friend’s intent is not to hurt me but express something that they see.
this type of friendship is rare & needs a long period of development & trust.
then …. there are the friendships as described by saadi…. they have their value… it is important to recognize what the intent is behind the praising.
In the other -
see the mirror of yourself
see also
the open door
to another universe.
Be grateful for the opposite track that keeps you on track!!!
Love
“their hearts are in God’s keeping….” They are who they are….no tags, no labels. And you know who they are in your heart and in your life. It’s all up to you.
hi such wonderful words-
i love persian poetry..
i hope you will come and visit turkey soon
regards
didem aydogan
Nada tan verdadero como que el corazón de los amigos y el corazón de los enemigos pertenecen a la custodia de Dios. Por tanto, me pregunto ¿para qué entristecerme, para qué habré sufrido tanto, para qué me habré preocupado tanto, para qué tantos obstaculos y zancadillas, para qué … ? ¡Si todo está en manos de Dios!: los miraré con compasión, con el corazón,los miraré con comprensión, con amor. Es mi decisión y me vuelco a trabajar en ello; sola o acompañada, es lo de menos, porque Dios está con todos nosotros.
Paulo, gracias por dar a conocer este poema.
los amigos siempre nos aman tanto que nunca ven nuestros defectos solo las virtudes mas de que no es tu amigo siempre escucharas solo tus defectos ya que te veràn sin bendas en los ojos toma todas las apreciaciones y corrige lo malo que dios ampara a los dos bandos porque venimos deEl.AMA A TUS AMIGOS Y RESPETA A TUS ENEMIGOS SOLO ASI ELLOS APRENDERAN A RESPETARTE TAMBIEN