PAGETranslator’s PrefaceviiSELECTED ANECDOTES.CHAP.I.Bahā’u-’d-Dīn, Veled, Sultānu-’l-‘Ulemā3II.Seyyid Burhānu-’d-Dīn, Sirr-Dān13III.Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn, Muhammed18IV.Shemsu-’d-Dīn, Tebrīzī99V.Sheykh Salāhu-’d-Dīn, Ferīdūn110VI.Chelebī Husāmu-’d-Dīn, Hasan113VII.Bahā’u-’d-Din, Sultān Veled122VIII.Chelebī Emīr ‘Ārif126IX.Genealogical132THE MESNEVĪ—BOOK I.PrefaceiIntroduction.—Plaint of the Reed-Flute1TALEI.The Prince and the Handmaid4II.The Oilman and the Parrot19III.The Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians25IV.Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians55V.The Lion and the Beasts67VI.The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare101VII.The Merchant and the Parrot114VIII.The Harper139IX.The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife165X.Patience and Perseverance212XI.The Lion’s Hunt218XII.Joseph and the Mirror228XIII.The Prophet’s Amanuensis234XIV.The Chinese and Roman Artists248XV.Zeyd’s Inspiration254XVI.‘Ali’s Forbearance270Conclusion289