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Shri Nathji narrated the famous verse of Sheikh Saadi, the famous Persian Poet, to Dr. Hakumat Rai one day, even as the doctor was leaving the room.“Khaanaye Saadi choon deedam ba yak mushte khaar-o-khas ast!“I saw the house of Saadi and it was but a handful of grass and straw!”Sheikh Saadi, who was inside the hut, heard the voice of the stranger and replied from inside:“Kaarvaane raihravaan raa een qadar manzil bas ast!”“For the caravan that must go along its way, this much of a resting-place is enough!The two lines are put together in the following Persian Verse–the first line being the invocation by the stranger who calls out to Sheikh Saadi, and the second line being the voice of Sheikh Saadi as he replies to the stranger:Khaanaye Saadi choon deedam ba yak mushte khaar O khas astI saw the house of Sheikh Saadi and it was but a handful of grass and straw,Indeed it was only Shri Nathji who could recite the verse with such great feeling that it brought tears to the eyes of his listeners. It was not a mere verse for Shri Nathji, but rather a reality of life.“Maneh dil bareen daihare naapaayedaar“Bind not your heart to this perishable world,