Until the grapes are crushed, no cup of wine man wields.
So drugs, to prove a solace to the sufferer’s ache,
Together must be blended, rolled in one smooth cake.694
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Patience and Perseverance under a Teacher.
Husāmu-’d-Dīn, Light of the Truth, take up, my friend,
A sheet, that thou a Teacher’s virtues mayst append.
True, thou’rt not strong; thy frame is delicate, at best;
But thou’rt the sun that lights my thoughts to their safe nest.
Thou art both lamp and lantern, all in one. Dost see?