@3Laud Him as "Reckoner," casting up th' account, And making little merits largely mount@1. Give more than thou takest: If one shall salute thee, Saying, "Peace be upon thee," The salute which thou makest, Speak it friendlier still, As beseemeth good will; Saying, "Peace, too, and love From Allah above Be with thee:"—for heard Is each brotherly word; And it shall not be lost That thou gavest him most. @3Ya Hasîb! praise to Thee; for all Our good deeds needs must be so small@1. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DISCORDANTS: 1 by CONRAD AIKEN HALF-WAKING by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE BALLAD OF PROSE AND RHYME by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON SATIRES OF CIRCUMSTANCE: 11. IN THE RESTAURANT by THOMAS HARDY SPRING AND FALL: TO A YOUNG CHILD by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS ON SOME LINES OF LOPE DE VEGA by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784) |