Doha#Wisdom
Jo rahim uttam prakriti ka kari sakat kusang
Doha byRahim · 1556–1627
Hinglish
jo Rahim uttam prakriti, ka kari sakat kusang chandan bish byaapat nahin, lapte rahat bhujang
— Rahim
Hindi (original)
जो रहीम उत्तम प्रकृति, का करि सकत कुसंग। चन्दन बिष ब्यापत नहीं, लपटे रहत भुजंग॥
English translation
Rahim, what can bad company do to one of truly good nature? Poison never seeps into sandalwood, though snakes stay coiled around it.
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