The Mesnevi — Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

A prince there was long since in time it is Of Church and State the power and wealth were his The chase on horse one day to follow bent With pompous courtier train afield he went A handmaid58 fair was wand ring near a grove Her he espied and straightway fell in love His heart was snared her form its cage its stall He lavished gold and made her thus his thrall But now behold the wayward spite of fate The maid fell sick this prince s joy to bate An ass had Hodge no saddle to the fore A saddle bought a wolf straight Jacky tore A jug had Dick the well alas was dry The well then filled the jug was broke hard by Now leeches called the prince from left from right Two lives quoth he depend upon your might My health is naught she s life of life to me I m sad at heart my sov reign balm is she Who finds a remedy to save her life Much gold with jewels his and thanks more rife All promised marvels each to use his skill To search the case to ease the maiden s ill

A prince there was long since in time it is Of Church and State the power and wealth were his The chase on horse one day to follow bent With pompous courtier train afield he went A handmaid58 fair was wand ring near a grove Her he espied and straightway fell in love His heart was snared her form its cage its stall He lavished gold and made her thus his thrall But now behold the wayward spite of fate The maid fell sick this prince s joy to bate An ass had Hodge no saddle to the fore A saddle bought a wolf straight Jacky tore A jug had Dick the well alas was dry The well then filled the jug was broke hard by Now leeches called the prince from left from right Two lives quoth he depend upon your might My health is naught she s life of life to me I m sad at heart my sov reign balm is she Who finds a remedy to save her life Much gold with jewels his and thanks more rife All promised marvels each to use his skill To search the case to ease the maiden s ill

A prince there was long since in time it is Of Church and State the power and wealth were his The chase on horse one day to follow bent With pompous courtier train afield he went A handmaid58 fair was wand ring near a grove Her he espied and straightway fell in love His heart was snared her form its cage its stall He lavished gold and made her thus his thrall But now behold the wayward spite of fate The maid fell sick this prince s joy to bate An ass had Hodge no saddle to the fore A saddle bought a wolf straight Jacky tore A jug had Dick the well alas was dry The well then filled the jug was broke hard by Now leeches called the prince from left from right Two lives quoth he depend upon your might My health is naught she s life of life to me I m sad at heart my sov reign balm is she Who finds a remedy to save her life Much gold with jewels his and thanks more rife All promised marvels each to use his skill To search the case to ease the maiden s ill

A prince there was long since in time it is Of Church and State the power and wealth were his The chase on horse one day to follow bent With pompous courtier train afield he went A handmaid58 fair was wand ring near a grove Her he espied and straightway fell in love His heart was snared her form its cage its stall He lavished gold and made her thus his thrall But now behold the wayward spite of fate The maid fell sick this prince s joy to bate An ass had Hodge no saddle to the fore A saddle bought a wolf straight Jacky tore A jug had Dick the well alas was dry The well then filled the jug was broke hard by Now leeches called the prince from left from right Two lives quoth he depend upon your might My health is naught she s life of life to me I m sad at heart my sov reign balm is she Who finds a remedy to save her life Much gold with jewels his and thanks more rife All promised marvels each to use his skill To search the case to ease the maiden s ill img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img