Book 5. STORY III. The Sage and the Peacock. A sage went out to till his field, and saw a peacock busily engaged in destroying his own plumage with his beak. At seeing this insane self-destruction the sage could not refrain himself, but cried out to the peacock to forbear from mutilating himself and spoiling […]
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Masnavi e Manavi :The Lover and his Mistress.
Book IV. STORY I. The Lover and his Mistress.THE fourth book begins with an address to Husamu-‘d-Din, and this is followed by the story of the lover and his mistress, already commenced in the third book. A certain lover had been separated from his mistress for the space of seven years, during which […]
O You, Who Believe!
Surat Al-Fatihah – The Noble Qur’an 1-In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 2-All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. 3-The Beneficent, the Merciful. 4-Master of the Day of Judgment. 5-Thee do we serve and Thee do we bessech for help.
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi
(The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia)created byHakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020)World famous Persian (Iranian) poet
The Oilman and his Parrot.
Masnavi e Ma’navi Translated & Abridged by E. H. Whinfield Book.1STORY II.An oilman possessed a parrot which used to amuse him with its agreeable prattle, and to watch his shop when he went out. One day, when the parrot was alone in the shop, a cat upset one of the oil-jars.
Gulistan of Saadi
INTRODUCTORYIN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MERCIFUL THE CLEMENT Laudation to the God of majesty and glory! Obedience to him is a cause of approach and gratitude in increase of benefits. Every inhalation of the breath prolongs life and every expiration of it gladdens our nature; wherefore every breath confers two benefits and […]
Mo’avia and Iblis.
Masnavi e Manavi Book.2 STORY XI Mo’avia and Iblis. Mo’avia, the first of the Ommiad Khalifas, was one day lying asleep in his palace, when he was awakened by a strange man. Mo’avia asked him who he was, and he replied that he was Iblis.
the poems of Rumi
I was born not in China afar, not in Sagsin not in Bulghar; Not in India, where five rivers are, nor Iraq nor Khorasan i grew. Not in this world nor that would i dwell, not in paradise neither in Hell;