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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MAKE FRIENDS, by ALI IBN ABU TALIB
First Line: He who has a thousand friends
Last Line: Shall meet him everywhere.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ali Ben Abu Taleb; Ali Ibn Abi; Ali
Variant Title(s): Friends And Enemies
Subject(s): Friendship; Religion; Theology
First Line: He who has a thousand friends
Last Line: Shall meet him everywhere.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ali Ben Abu Taleb; Ali Ibn Abi; Ali
Variant Title(s): Friends And Enemies
Subject(s): Friendship; Religion; Theology
He who has a thousand friends
Has not a friend to spare,
While he who has one enemy
Shall meet him everywhere.
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