O upright man, set free from all the nine spheres’ clew.’
The company assembled marvelled at these words,
And asked: ‘How can two contraries be what accords?’
Said Ahmed then: ‘A mirror am I, polished bright.
Both Turk and Hindū see in me reflection’s light.’”125
“O wife! If ever thou hast thought me covetous,
Come forth from such idea,—too preposterous.
That which thou takest for greed is heaven’s mercy, sure.
And how can greed and mercy both at once allure?
Make trial of true poverty, but for one day, or two.