Mirdad says

The very earth you tread; 
the very air you breathe, 
the very houses you dwell in 
can readily reveal to you the most minute details 
in the records of your lives, 
past, present and to come, 
had you but the stamina to read 
and the keenness to grasp the meaning.
[...]
Be kind and hospitable to all your guests 
whatever be their mien and their behavior; 
for they in truth are but your creditors. 
Give the obnoxious ones in particular 
even more than is their due 
hat they may go away thankful and satisfied, 
and should they visit you again, 
they would come back as friends 
and not as creditors.


Book of Mirdad  by  Mihail Naimy




Un libro denso, 
in cui ci si muove lentamente, 
con estrema soddisfazione.