20 JULY 1951, Page 20

Verses from the Persian of Abu Talib Kalim (d. i651)

WHOEVER shall' attain the goal of Wisdom, Will shut his lips for good on " Where " and " Why "11 The Camel-bell relapses into silence When once we reach the Caravan Seral.

AMBITION Y. CONTENTMENT WHOEVER'S heart- ambition sears Must crouch on bended knee To quaff, until his thirst be slaked, The bitter-tasting sea.

Who has a little flask to fill Will be content to wait Until the gentle rain outpours Enough his thirst to sate.

THE WORLD A BOOK Tea World is a very ancient battered tome In which its tale is writ: Alas! the first and the concluding pages Have fallen out of it.