CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
MASNAVI I
The Parrot and the Grocer
The Angel of Death
The Fly Who Thought She Was a Sailor
Merchant and Parrot
The Old Harp Player
The Sailor and the Professor
The Man Who Wanted a Tattoo
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Deaf Man and His Sick Neighbor
Chinese and Greek Painters
The Lover Who Was Nothing
Spitting at Imam Ali
MASNAVI II
The Snake Catcher and the Thief
Jesus and the Skeleton
The King's Falcon
The Shaykh and the Tray of Sweets
The Sufi Who Lost His Donkey
The Man Who Killed His Mother
Sound of the Splash
Thorny Shrubs
Zolnoun in the Hospital
Loghman and His Master
Moses and the Shepherd
Friendship with a Bear
Two Different Birds Flying Together
The Prophet Visits a Sick Man
The Clown and the Prostitute
The Wise Madman
The Night Watchmen and the Drunk
A Thief at Hand
Four Indians in Prayer
Setting an Example
The Old Man and the Physician
Juhi at the Funeral
A Sackful of Pebbles
God Will Not Punish Me
Camel and Mouse
Shaykh on the Boat
Reprimanding a Darvish
The Tree of Eternal Life
Grapes for Four
The Duckling
MASNAVI III
Elephant Eaters
The Painted Jackal
Elephant in the Dark
The Grey Beard
The Sound of the Slap
The Love Letter
Students and Teacher
The Wise Goldsmith
The Basket Weaver
Not Mourning the Dead
Valuable Advice
Escaping the Fool
The Drummer Thief
Dogs' Shelter in Winter
Lover of Prayer
Patience
Balal's Passing
Which City Is Best?
Guest Killer Mosque
Camel and Drummer Boy
The Chickpeas
The Mosquito and the Wind
MASNAVI IV
Praying Only for Sinners
The Most Difficult Thing in the World
The Sufi and His Cheating Wife
The Tanner in the Perfume Bazaar
Jump Off the Roof
Mud Eaters
The Darvish and the Firewood Gatherer
Giving Up a Kingdom
Darvish in the Garden
Silence Is the Reply to Fools
The Large Turban
Intelligence
Leadership
Three Fish
I Am God
The Bird's Advice
Child on the Roof
The King and the Servant
Ants and Calligraphy
The Crow and the Grave
MASNAVI V
The Famished Dog
Peacock
The Ready Lover
Tears during Prayer
Charity
Majnoun
The Water Carrier's Donkey
Catching Donkeys
Fear of Hunger
Cow on a Green Island
The Zoroastrian and the Moslem
True Servitude
Love Pulls the Ear
The Muezzin Caller
The Jester and the Chess Game
Guest on a Rainy Night
MASNAVI VI
Father's Will
Poet in Aleppo
Tolerance
Camel, Bull, and Ram
Treasure in Egypt
Bibliography