Gulistan of Saadi
On the Advantages of Silence
Story 13
A man used to shout superfluous calls to prayers in the mosque of Sinjar and in a voice which
displeased all who heard it. The owner of the mosque, who was a just and virtuous amir, not desirous
to give him pain, said: ‘My good fellow, in this mosque there are old muezzins’ to each of whom I pay
five dinars monthly but to thee I shall give ten, if thou wilt go to another place.’ The man agreed and
went away. Some time afterwards however, he returned to the amir and said: ‘My lord, thou hast
injured me by turning me away for ten dinars from this place because where I next went they offered
me twenty dinars to go to another locality but I refused.’ The amir smiled and said: ‘By no means
accept them because will give thee even fifty dinars.’
No one can scrape the mud from gravel with an axe
As thy discordant shouting scrapes the heart.
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