BY A. HART EDWARDS
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1911
PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| [Introduction] | ||
| In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful | [19] | |
| On the Reason for the Writing of the Book | [21] | |
| Concerning Atābak Abu Bakr, Son of Sád | [22] | |
| CHAP. | ||
| I. | [Concerning Justice, Counsel, and the Administration of Government:] | |
| Nushīravān’s Counsel to his Son | [24] | |
| Discourse concerning Travellers | [24] | |
| Story illustrating the Need for Deliberation | [25] | |
| Story of the King whose Coat was Coarse | [28] | |
| Story of Darius and the Herdsman | [29] | |
| Story of Abdul Aziz and the Pearl | [30] | |
| Story of how Tukla was rebuked by a Devotee | [31] | |
| Discourse concerning Riches and Poverty | [31] | |
| Story of Qazal Arsalān and the Fort | [32] | |
| A Story of Damascus | [32] | |
| Story of a Bully | [34] | |
| II. | [Concerning Benevolence:] | |
| Story illustrative of doing good to the Evil | [36] | |
| Story concerning Fasting | [36] | |
| Story illustrative of Practical Charity | [37] | |
| Story of a Man and a Thirsty Dog | [38] | |
| Story Apropos of Nemesis | [39] | |
| Story of a Fool and a Fox | [40] | |
| Story of a Devout Miser | [41] | |
| Story of Hātim Tai | [42] | |
| Story of Hātim and the Messenger sent to kill him | [43] | |
| Discourse concerning Kindness to Orphans | [47] | |
| III. | [Concerning Love:] | |
| Discourse concerning Constancy | [49] | |
| Story of a Dancer | [50] | |
| Story illustrating the Reality of Love | [50] | |
| Story Illustrative of Patience | [51] | |
| Story of One who was Assiduous in Prayer | [52] | |
| Story of Sultan Mahmūd and his Love for Ayāz | [52] | |
| Story of a Village Chief | [53] | |
| Story of a Fire-fly | [54] | |
| Story of a Moth and a Candle | [54] | |
| Another Story on the same Subject | [55] | |
| IV. | [Concerning Humility:] | |
| Story of a Raindrop | [56] | |
| Story Illustrative of Pious Men regarding themselves with Contempt | [57] | |
| Story of Sultan Bāyazīd and Bustāmi | [57] | |
| Discourse on Conceit | [58] | |
| Story of the Darwesh and the Proud Cādi | [59] | |
| Story of the Honey-seller | [62] | |
| Story illustrating the Forbearance of Good Men | [63] | |
| Story illustrating the Noble-mindedness of Men | [64] | |
| Story of a Kind Master and his Disobedient Slave | [64] | |
| Story of Marūf Karchi and the Sick Traveller | [65] | |
| Story illustrating the Folly of the Ignoble | [67] | |
| Story of One who had a Little Knowledge | [68] | |
| Story illustrating the Humility of the Pious | [68] | |
| Story illustrating the Value of Soft Words | [69] | |
| Story illustrating the Wisdom of feigning Deafness | [70] | |
| Story illustrating Forbearance for the Sake of Friends | [71] | |
| Story of Luqman, the Sage | [72] | |
| V. | [Concerning Resignation:] | |
| Story of a Soldier of Isfahan | [73] | |
| Story of the Doctor and the Villager | [75] | |
| Story of the Villager and his Ass | [76] | |
| Story illustrating Luck | [76] | |
| Story of One who blamed his Destiny | [76] | |
| Story of a Darwesh and his Wife | [77] | |
| Story of a Vulture and a Kite | [77] | |
| Story of a Camel | [78] | |
| Discourse concerning Hypocrisy | [79] | |
| VI. | [Concerning Contentment:] | |
| Story of the King of Khwarazm | [81] | |
| Concerning the Evils of Over-eating | [81] | |
| Story of a Glutton | [82] | |
| Story of a Recluse | [82] | |
| Story Illustrating the Evils of Avarice | [83] | |
| Story of an Ambitious Cat | [83] | |
| Story of a Short-sighted Man and his High-minded Wife | [84] | |
| Story of a Holy Man who built a House | [85] | |
| Story of a Sheikh who became King | [85] | |
| Discourse concerning Riches | [86] | |
| VII. | [Concerning Education:] | |
| Discourse concerning the Excellence of Taciturnity | [89] | |
| Story concerning the keeping of Secrets | [90] | |
| Story illustrating the Fact that Silence Is Best for Fools | [90] | |
| Story illustrating the Folly of Impertinence | [91] | |
| Discourse on Slander | [92] | |
| Story concerning the same Subject | [92] | |
| Why Thieving is better than Slandering | [92] | |
| Sadi and his Envious Class-friend | [93] | |
| Story of Sadi’s Childhood | [93] | |
| Story of a Sufi’s Rebuke | [94] | |
| Concerning Absent Friends | [94] | |
| Where Slander is Lawful | [95] | |
| Tale-bearers worse than Back-biters | [95] | |
| Faridun and his Wise Vazier | [96] | |
| Discourse concerning Wives | [97] | |
| Discourse on the Training of Sons | [98] | |
| Sadi rebuked for his Fault-finding | [98] | |
| VIII. | [Concerning Gratitude:] | |
| A Mother’s Warning to her Son | [101] | |
| Discourse concerning the Art of the Most High God | [102] | |
| Discourse concerning the Condition of the Weak | [103] | |
| Story of Tughral, King of Shirāz, and the Hindu Watchman | [103] | |
| Story of a Thief | [104] | |
| Story of One who was not what he seemed | [105] | |
| Story of a Sage Donkey | [105] | |
| Story illustrating the Evils of Pride | [106] | |
| Story of Sadi and the Idolaters | [106] | |
| IX. | [Concerning Repentance:] | |
| An Old Man’s Lament | [110] | |
| Advice and Warning | [111] | |
| Sadi’s Rebuke from a Camel-driver | [112] | |
| Story concerning Sorrow for the Dead | [113] | |
| Story of a Pious Man and a Gold Brick | [114] | |
| Admonition | [115] | |
| Moral from an Incident in Sadi’s Childhood | [116] | |
| Story of a Man who reared a Wolf | [117] | |
| Story of a Cheat | [117] | |
| A Recollection of Childhood | [118] | |
| Story of One who burned his Harvest | [118] | |
| Discourse on Repentance | [119] | |
| X. | [Concerning Prayer:] | |
| A Worshipper’s Lament | [121] | |
| Story of an Idolater | [121] | |
| [Notes] | [123] | |