Story No. 15

One of the great religious leaders lost a son. People asked him what they should write on the coffin at his grave. He said: The verses of the holy Quran have too much dignity and honor to be written in such places, where in time they wear away, crowds walk over them, and dogs urinate on them. If out of necessity something must be written, this couplet is enough: How my heart used to rejoice, every time the fresh grass sprang up in the garden. Pass by, my friend, when spring comes round, and you will see grass sprouting from my dust.