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6
518-527

  • Every prophet (that walked) on this straight road produced evidentiary miracles and sought fellow-travellers.
  • Were it not for the help given by the walls, how should houses and magazines arise?
  • If each wall be separated (from the others), how shall the roof remain suspended in the air? 520
  • If no help be given by ink and pen, how shall the writing come on to the surface of the paper?
  • If this rush-mat which some one is spreading were not joined together (interwoven), the wind would carry it away.
  • Since God created pairs of every kind, therefore (all) results are produced by means of union.”
  • He (the fowler) spoke (on one side) and it (the bird) spoke (on the other side): their debate on this subject was prolonged by the vehemence (with which they argued).
  • Make the Mathnawí nimble and pleasing to the heart: abridge and shorten (their) controversy. 525
  • Afterwards, it (the bird) said to him, “Whose is the wheat?” He replied, “It is the deposit of an orphan who has no guardian.
  • It is orphans' property, deposited with me because people deem me trustworthy.”