The Scented Garden

The Peace, the Jealousy, and the Ecstasy of God. 83 6. For the use of the refrain the reader may consult any manual on Persian prosody. El Haji has made several innovations. 7. How beautiful and touching are these si- miles ! No artifice, so straining of the metaphor is involved ; the poet rests in calm and beatific certi- tude of “ a good death, and a joyful resurrection in His holy kingdom ! ” Yet there is no false piety, no arrogance ; and like every straight-living man, he is capable of honest laughter, almost in the same breath.