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بیادب محروم گشت از لطف رب
بیادب محروم گشت از لطف رب
We seek from God the grace of good manners, for he who lacks good manners is deprived of the Lord's favour.
Couplet 78 · The Story of the King and the Handmaiden3 couplets in the Masnavi
Reflections, ayahs and hadiths on this topicWe seek from God the grace of good manners, for he who lacks good manners is deprived of the Lord's favour.
Couplet 78 · The Story of the King and the HandmaidenThe person without good manners harms not only himself but also sets the whole world ablaze.
Couplet 79 · The Story of the King and the HandmaidenBecause of the greed and beggar-like nature of those impudent wretches, that gate of divine mercy was closed upon them.
Couplet 87 · The Story of the King and the Handmaiden