5/11/13 DENGARLAH....the wise, the half, the fool.

The wise man is he who possesses a torch of his own
He is the guide and leader of the caravan.
That leader is his own director and light;
That illuminated one follows his own lead.
He is his own protector, do ye also seek protection.
From that light whereon his soul is nurtured.
The second, he, namely, is half wise,
Knows the wise man to be the light of his eyes.
He clings to the wise man like a blind man to his guide,
So as to become posessed of the wise man's sight.
But the fool, who has no particle of wisdom,
Has no wisdom of his own, and quits the wise man.
He knows noting of the way, great or small,
And is ashamed to follow, the footsteps of the guide.


From:
Devotional Stories
Compiled by Habib Siddiqui, Dr
A.S Noordeen, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur 2011