The wife of an officer of a king said to her husband, “Arise, and go to the royal palace, that they may give you food, for your children are in want.”
“The kitchen is closed today,” he answered. “Last night the Sultan resolved to fast awhile.”
In the despair of hunger, the woman bowed her head and murmured, “What does the Sultan seek from his fasting when his breaking the fast means a festival of joy for our children?”
“The kitchen is closed today,” he answered. “Last night the Sultan resolved to fast awhile.”
In the despair of hunger, the woman bowed her head and murmured, “What does the Sultan seek from his fasting when his breaking the fast means a festival of joy for our children?”
From the Bustan of Shaykh Saadi
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