ON FATALISM[30]

(BY THE HOLY IMAN SHAFAY)

Not always wealth, not always force

A splendid destiny commands;

The lordly vulture gnaws the corse

That rots upon yon barren sands.

Nor want, nor weakness still conspires

To bind us to a sordid state;

The fly that with a touch expires

Sips honey from the royal plate.

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