  | PAGE | | Translator’s Preface | vii | | SELECTED ANECDOTES. | | CHAP. | | I. | Bah?’u-’d-D?n, Veled, Sult?nu-’l-‘Ulem? | 3 | | II. | Seyyid Burh?nu-’d-D?n, Sirr-D?n | 13 | | III. | Mevl?n? Jel?lu-’d-D?n, Muhammed | 18 | | IV. | Shemsu-’d-D?n, Tebr?z? | 99 | | V. | Sheykh Sal?hu-’d-D?n, Fer?d?n | 110 | | VI. | Cheleb? Hus?mu-’d-D?n, Hasan | 113 | | VII. | Bah?’u-’d-Din, Sult?n Veled | 122 | | VIII. | Cheleb? Em?r ‘?rif | 126 | | IX. | Genealogical | 132 | | THE MESNEV?—BOOK I. | | Preface | i | | Introduction.—Plaint of the Reed-Flute | 1 | | TALE | | I. | The Prince and the Handmaid | 4 | | II. | The Oilman and the Parrot | 19 | | III. | The Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 25 | | IV. | Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 55 | | V. | The Lion and the Beasts | 67 | | VI. | The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare | 101 | | VII. | The Merchant and the Parrot | 114 | | VIII. | The Harper | 139 | | IX. | The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife | 165 | | X. | Patience and Perseverance | 212 | | XI. | The Lion’s Hunt | 218 | | XII. | Joseph and the Mirror | 228 | | XIII. | The Prophet’s Amanuensis | 234 | | XIV. | The Chinese and Roman Artists | 248 | | XV. | Zeyd’s Inspiration | 254 | | XVI. | ‘Ali’s Forbearance | 270 | | Conclusion | 289 |
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