History of Bengali Language and Literature c10.85

c10.85

†“উজ্জ্বল মহিমা নাহি অন্ধকার বিনে। অধম না হলে বল উত্তম কেবা চিনে॥ লবণ কারণে চিনে মিষ্ট জল সীমা। কৃপণ না হতো কোথা দাতার মহিমা॥ placed side by side with darkness! If the wicked were not in the world, who would know the value of a saintly life! The salt water of the sea makes us appreciate more the boon of sweet fresh water. If there were no misers, we could not give our tribute of praise to liberal minds. The true and the false represent but two sides of a picture. Don't you Ālāol, care to listen to the praise or blame of this world. The little stock that you have in your own heart, give freely to the world, without feeling ashamed of it."