Religion
Invocation
Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston (1906) · From Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom (1906)
Religion
O merciful Being! take pity on our condition;
For we are captives in the snare of lust!
We have no protector save Thee!
Thou art the all-sufficient Forgiver of sins to us sinners!
Keep us from the path of error;
Forgive us our trespasses, and show us righteousness.
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Shiraz, Sa'di of. “Invocation.” Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sadi/0/.
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Shiraz, Sa'di of. “Invocation.” Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sadi/0/.
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