Page 7 - Lesson Note 2

Stanza 2

They do not sweat and whine about their condition,

They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,

They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,

WORD MEANINGS

Sweat and whine – to cry (to complain)

Sins – misdeeds (immoral actions)

Explanation:-

The poet is quite happy with the fact that animals do not make

complaints and cry about their conditions like humans.

They eat and sleep peacefully as they have nothing to worry about,

while humans, because of their wrong actions are unable to do so and

thus cannot sleep without worrying about them.

Humans, even after committing sins, talk about God and rightness,

while animals are simple creatures and they do not need to worry about

praying to God.

The poet here means that since animals are so pure, they do not pray to

God for forgiveness or ask God to fulfill their desires like humans.