And shrinks from being here bare of vestments placed.’”
“A man of wealth may full of sundry vices be.
His riches are his mantle; none his failings see.
Men all are covetous; their greed ’tis blinds them all,
One touch of fellow-feeling binds them as one ball.105
But should a poor man say what’s precious more than gold
His saying is not heeded by the world so cold.”
“The functions of a dervish far transcend thy ken.
The aim of mendicancy’s folly to most men.
True dervishes retire away from wealth and power.