I become quite astonished with the people of the world,
To see what these dogs do, for the sake of the flesh’s lusts.
Such acts and proceedings are developed, and perpetrated by them,
As the Devil would never have thought of, and never have uttered.
The Kur’an they always place before them, and from it they read;
But none of their doings will be in conformity with the tenets thereof.
What road shall I follow in pursuit of them? where shall I seek?
For, like unto Alchemy itself, the wise have become scarce indeed.
Good men are like rubies and garnets-they can rarely be found;
But like unto any common stones, the worthless are not a few.
Do they belong to the afrit,
(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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