The Jester
The Jester - meaning Summary
Degrees of Bliss and Duty
The poem outlines a simple moral hierarchy of spiritual reward: three degrees of bliss in Allah’s presence and Paradise awarded to those who save another person’s soul. The highest honor goes to the one who saves a soul at personal peril, the middle to the one who offers excellent advice, and the lowest to the one who does so by jest. It stresses intention and efficacy in moral action and communal care.
Read Complete AnalysesThere are three degrees of bliss At the foot of Allah's Throne And the highest place is his Who saves a brother's soul At peril of his own. There is the Power made known! There are three degrees of bliss In Garden of Paradise, And the second place is his Who saves his brother's soul By exellent advice. For the Glory lies! There the are three degrees of bliss And three abodes of the Blest, And the lowest place is his Who had saved a soul by jest And a brother's soul in sport... But there do the Angels resort!
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