The Ocean of Light — Page 108
108 fine food, and still others you will find under the spell of the notes of a violin and songs sung by beautiful women. They are completely smitten by the voices of these glamorous women. There are some among them who enjoy travelling, even though it is akin to hell, only to drink with European women, and to refresh their eyes at their sight, and to enjoy their youth to its fullest. Thus, like the raven, they sometimes head to the west and sometimes to the east. Due to their intense desire for these sensual pleasures, they forsake their own domains. When their ministers require them to give a decision about certain important ventures, they make all sorts of excuses due to their heedlessness. They spend their lives like drunkards, not caring about what is right or wrong. They do not pay any attention to matters that need to be resolved, nor do they leave the side of women for even an instant. They do not venture out of their dens, even if the enemy kills them finding them unaware. They will not