Masnavi I Ma'navi

E H Whinfield,

• Introduction BOOK I Prologue STORY I The Prince and the Handmaid STORY II—The Oilman and his Parrot STORY III—The Jewish King and the Vazir STORY IV Another Tyrannical Jewish STORY V The Lion and the Beasts STORY VI 'Omar and the Ambassador STORY VII The Merchant and his Parrot STORY VIII The Harper STORY IX The Arab and his Wife STORY X The Man who was Tattooed STORY XI The Lion who hunted in Company STORY XII Joseph and the Mirror STORY XIII The Prophet's Scribe STORY XIV The Chinese and the Greek Artists STORY XV The Prophet and Zaid STORY XVI 'Ali's Forbearance BOOK II Prologue STORY I The Sufi's Beast STORY II The Pauper and the Prisoners STORY III STORY III,—The King and his two Slaves STORY IV The Falcon and the Owls STORY V The Thirsty Man STORY VI Luqman and his Master STORY VII Moses and the Shepherd Si STORY VIII—The Man and his Pet Bear STORY IX The Gardener and the Three Friends STORY X Bayazid and the Saint STORY XI Mo'avia and Iblis STORY XII The Four Hindustanis STORY XIII The Old Man and the Physician STORY XIV The Carrier and the Scholar STORY XV The Man who Boasted STORY XVI The Gluttonous Sufi STORY XVII The Tree of Life STORY XVIIL The Young Bucks BOOK III. STORY I The Travellers who ate the Elephant STORY II The Villager and the Townsman STORY III The Jackal who aped a Peacock STORY IV Moses and Pharaoh STORY V The Elephant in a dark Room STORY VI The Lover and his Mistress STORY VIL The Man in the Time of David STORY VIIL The Boys and their Teacher STORY IX The Darvesh who broke his Vow STORY X The Old Man and his Sons STORY XI Bahlol and the Darvesh STORY XII The Visions of Daquqi STORY VIL (continued)—The Man in the Time of David STORY XIII The Men of Saba STORY XIV The Miracles of the Prophet STORY XV The Language of Animals STORY XVI The Woman who lost her Infants STORY XVII The Vakil of the Prince of Bokhara STORY XVIII The Deadly Mosque BOOK IV. STORY I Th e Lover and his Mistress STORY II The "Most Remote " Temple STORY III The Youth who complained, of his Food STORY IV The Ecstatic States of Bayazid STORY V The Three Fishes STORY VI Moses and Pharaoh STORY VII The ungrateful Courtier STORY VIII The Prince beguiled by a Courtesan STORY IX The Mule and the Camel BOOK V STORY I The Prophet and his Guest STORY II The Arab and his Dog STORY III The Sage and the Peacock STORY IV* The Rafizis of Sabzawar STORY V The Man who claimed to be a Prophet STORY VI The Youth who imitated a Shaikh STORY VII The Creation of Adam STORY VIII Mahmud and Ayaz STORY IX The Repentance of Nasuh STORY X The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass STORY X The Musulman and the Magian STORY VIII. (continued)—Mahmud and Ayaz STORY XII* The Devotee who broke the Wine-Jar STORY VIII. (continued)—Mahmud and Ayaz BOOK VI, PROLOGUE STORY I The Slave who loved his Master's Daughter STORY II The Fowler and the Bird STORY III The Turkish Amir and the Minstrel STORY IV The purchase of Bilal STORY V The Sufi and the Qazi STORY VI The Faqir and the Hidden Treasure STORY VII Th e Three Travellers STORY VIII The Pensioner of the Prefect of Tabriz STORY IX The King and his Three Sons.