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Вот что сказал один мудрец когда-то: / Here is something a wise man said once:

med_cat: (woman reading)
Вот что сказал один мудрец когда-то:
— 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

ext_12246: (Default)
Feb. 28th, 2017 01:45 am (UTC)
Missing preposition?

Let a not-very-strong person have faith,
Whose heart is rich only ^ his faith.

Missing something, anyway.
med_cat: (Default)
Feb. 28th, 2017 12:52 pm (UTC)
Yes. Thank you, fixed.