The Bustān of Sadi

About this eBook

Author

Sadi

Title

The Bustān of Sadi Translated from the Persian with an introduction

Credits

Produced by Susan Skinner, Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures

Subject

Persian poetry -- Translations into English

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60471

Release Date

October 11, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.EDITORIAL NOTE
4. 4.INTRODUCTION — THE BUSTĀN OF SADI
5. 5.PROLOGUE — In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful — On the Reason for the Writing of the Book — Concerning Atābak Abu Bakr, Son of Sád [4]
6. 6.CHAPTER I CONCERNING JUSTICE, COUNSEL, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT — Nushīravān’s [6] Counsel to His Son — Discourse concerning Travellers — Story illustrating the Need for Deliberation — Story of the King whose Coat was Coarse — Story of Darius [9] and the Herdsman — Story of Abdul Aziz and the Pearl — Story of how Tukla was rebuked by a Devotee — Discourse concerning Riches and Poverty — Story of Qazal Arsalān [10] and the Fort — A Story of Damascus — Story of a Bully
7. 7.CHAPTER II CONCERNING BENEVOLENCE — Story Illustrative of Doing Good to the Evil — Story concerning Fasting — Story Illustrative of Practical Charity — Story of a Man and a Thirsty Dog — Story Apropos of Nemesis — Story of a Fool and a Fox — Story of a Devout Miser — Story of Hātim Tai [16] — Story of Hātim and the Messenger sent to kill Him — Story Illustrative of Misdirected Kindness — Discourse concerning Kindness to Orphans
8. 8.CHAPTER III CONCERNING LOVE — Discourse concerning Constancy — Story of a Dancer — Story illustrating the Reality of Love — Story Illustrative of Patience — Story of One who was Assiduous in Prayer — Story of Sultan Mahmūd and his Love for Ayāz — Story of a Village Chief — Story of a Fire-fly — Story of a Moth and a Candle — Another Story on the Same Subject
9. 9.CHAPTER IV CONCERNING HUMILITY — Story of a Raindrop — Story Illustrative of Pious Men regarding themselves with Contempt — Story of Sultan Bāyazīd Bustāmi [21] — Discourse on Conceit — Story of the Darwesh and the Proud Cādi — Story of the Honey-seller — Story illustrating the Forbearance of Good Men — Story illustrating the Noble-mindedness of Men — Story of a Kind Master and his Disobedient Slave — Story of Marūf Karchi [22] and the Sick Traveller — Story illustrating the Folly of the Ignoble — Story of One who had a Little Knowledge — Story illustrating the Humility of the Pious — Story illustrating the Value of Soft Words — Story illustrating the Wisdom of Feigning Deafness — Story illustrating Forbearance for the Sake of Friends — Story of Luqman, [24] the Sage
10. 10.CHAPTER V CONCERNING RESIGNATION — Story of a Soldier of Isfahan — Story of the Doctor and the Villager — Story of the Villager and his Ass — Story illustrating Luck — Story of One who blamed his Destiny — Story of a Darwesh and his Wife — Story of a Vulture and a Kite — Story of a Camel — Discourse concerning Hypocrisy
11. 11.CHAPTER VI CONCERNING CONTENTMENT — Story of the King of Khwarazm [27] — Concerning the Evils of Over-eating — Story of a Glutton — Story of a Recluse — Story illustrating the Evils of Avarice — Story of an Ambitious Cat — Story of a Short-sighted Man and his High-minded Wife — Story of a Holy Man who built a House — Story of a Sheikh who became King — Discourse concerning Riches
12. 12.CHAPTER VII CONCERNING EDUCATION — Discourse concerning the Excellence Of Taciturnity — Story concerning the Keeping of Secrets — Story illustrating the Fact that Silence is Best for Fools — Story illustrating the Folly of Impertinence — Discourse on Slander — Story concerning the same Subject — Why Thieving is Better than Slandering — Sadi and his Envious Class-friend — Story of Sadi’s Childhood — Story of a Sufi’s Rebuke — Concerning Absent Friends — Where Slander is Lawful — Tale-bearers worse than Back-biters — Faridun [33] and his Wise Vazier — Discourse concerning Wives — Discourse on the Training of Sons — Sadi rebuked for his Fault-finding
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII CONCERNING GRATITUDE — A Mother’s Warning to her Son — Discourse concerning the Art of the Most High God — Discourse concerning the Condition of the Weak — Story of Tughral, King of Shirāz, and the Hindu Watchman — Story of a Thief — Story of One who was not what he seemed — Story of a Sage Donkey — Story illustrating the Evils of Pride — Story of Sadi and the Idolaters
14. 14.CHAPTER IX CONCERNING REPENTANCE — An Old Man’s Lament — Advice and Warning — Sadi’s Rebuke from a Camel-driver — Story concerning Sorrow for the Dead — Story of a Pious Man and a Gold Brick — Admonition — Moral from an Incident in Sadi’s Childhood — Story of a Man who reared a Wolf — Story of a Cheat — A Recollection of Childhood — Story of One who burned his Harvest — Discourse on Repentance
15. 15.CHAPTER X CONCERNING PRAYER — A Worshipper’s Lament — Story of an Idolater
16. 16.NOTES

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