The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts, by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881]
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| | TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. | vii |
| | SELECTED ANECDOTES. | |
| CHAP. | | |
| I. | Bahā’u-’d-Dīn, Veled, Sultānu-’l-‘Ulemā | 3 |
| II. | Seyyid Burhānu-’d-Dīn, Sirr-Dān | 13 |
| III. | Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn, Muhammed | 18 |
| IV. | Shemsu-’d-Dīn, Tebrīzī. | 99 |
| V. | Sheykh Salāhu-’d-Dīn, Ferīdūn | 110 |
| VI. | Chelebī Husāmu-’d-Dīn, Hasan | 113 |
| VII. | Bahā’u-’d-Dīn, Sultan Veled | 122 |
| VIII. | Chelebī Emīr ‘Ārif | 126 |
| IX. | Genealogical | 132 |
| | THE MESNEVĪ—BOOK I. | |
| | PREFACE | i |
| | INTRODUCTION.—PLAINT OF THE REED-FLUTE | 1 |
| TALE | | |
| I. | The Prince and the Handmaid | 4 |
| II. | The Oilman and the Parrot | 19 |
| III. | The Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 25 |
| IV. | Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 55 |
| V. | The Lion and the Beasts | 67 |
| VI. | The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare | 101 |
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| TALE | | PAGE |
| VII. | The Merchant and the Parrot | 114 |
| VIII. | The Harper | 139 |
| IX. | The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife | 165 |
| X. | Patience and Perseverance | 212 |
| XI. | The Lion's Hunt | 218 |
| XII. | Joseph and the Mirror | 228 |
| XIII. | The Prophet's Amanuensis | 234 |
| XIV. | The Chinese and Roman Artists | 248 |
| XV. | Zeyd's Inspiration | 254 |
| XVI. | ‘Alī's Forbearance | 270 |
| | CONCLUSION | 289 |