
The Bustan of Sadi / Translated from the Persian with an introduction
by Sadi
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About This Book
با معنی واژهها و شرح بیتها و برخی نکتههای دستوری و ادبی
Chapters (229)
- THE BUSTĀN OF SADI
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- CHAPTER X CONCERNING PRAYER
- A Worshipper’s Lament
- Story of an Idolater
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