A woman asks Almustafa to talk about joy and sorrow, and he replies that joy is sorrow unmasked. The deeper sorrow carves into one's being, the more joy one can contain. The cup that holds one's wine is burned in the potter's oven, and the lute that soothes the spirit is made of wood hollowed by knives. The joyous should look inside to see the sorrow giving joy, and the sorrowful should see that.....
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