Feb. 27th, 2017 at 3:46 PM
— Иным из нас без веры страшновато.
Пусть верует несильный человек,
Чье сердце только верою богато.
Пусть вера будет крепостью для тех,
Кто с башен крепостных не целит в брата.
Но зло во имя веры — тоже грех,
А потому расплатою чревато.
Лишь доброта приносит нам успех,
Что зло родит, то не бывает свято.
Here's something a wise man said once:
"Some of us feel uneasy without having faith.
Let a not-very-strong person have faith,
Whose heart is rich only in his faith.
Let faith be a fortress for those
Who do not aim at a brother's heart from its towers.
But evil committed in the name of faith is also a sin,
And will therefore have its payback.
Only kindness brings us success,
What gives birth to evil can never be considered holy."
(Mirza-Shafi)
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And no, I don't entirely agree with the beginning of the poem, in case you're wondering.
Here's more about the poet, one of my long-time favorites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Shafi_Vazeh
Comments
Let a not-very-strong person have faith,
Whose heart is rich only ^ his faith.
Missing something, anyway.