The Masnavi

The Masnavi I Ma'navi: The Spiritual Couplets of Maulana Jalalu-'d-din Muhammad Rumi Abridged and Translated by E. H. Whinfield Complete 6 Books. In the English speaking world the author is simply known as Rumi. 296 pages. STORY I. The Prince and the Handmaid. 6 STORY II. The Oilman and his Parrot. 9 STORY III. The Jewish King, his Vazir, and the Christians. 11 STORY IV. Another Tyrannical Jewish King. 15 STORY V. The Lion and the Beasts. 17 STORY VI. Omar and the Ambassador. 24 STORY VII. The Merchant and his Clever Parrot. 27 STORY VIII. The Harper. 31 STORY IX. The Arab and his Wife. 33 STORY X. The Man who was Tattooed. 41 STORY XI. The Lion who Hunted with the Wolf and the Fox. 44 STORY XII. Joseph a'Zd the Mirror. 44 STORY XIII. The Prophet's Scribe. 46 STORY XIV. The Chinese and the Greek Artists. 47 STORY XV. Counsels of Reserve given by the Prophet to his Freedman Zaid. 49 STORY XVI. 'Ali's Forbearance. 52 Book II 56 STORY I. The Sufi's Beast 56 STORY II. The Pauper and the Prisoners. 61 STORY III. The King and his Two Slaves. 65 STORY IV. The Falcon and the Owls. 68 STORY V. The Thirsty Man who threw Bricks into the Water. 70 STORY VI. Luqman's Master examines him and discovers his Acuteness. 71 STORY VII. Moses and the Shepherd. 73 STORY VIII. The Man who made a Pet of a Bear. 77 STORY IX. The Gardener and the Three Friends. 79 STORY X. Bayazid and the Saint. 79 STORY XI. Mo'avia and Iblis. 85 STORY XII. The Four Hindustanis who censured one another. 88 STORY XIII. The Old Man and the Physician. 89 STORY XIV. The Arab Carrier and the Scholar. 90 STORY XV. The Man who boasted that God did not punish. 91 STORY XVI. The Gluttonous Sufi. 93 STORY XVII. The Tree of Life. 96 STORY XVIII. The Young Ducks who were brought up under a Hen. 97 Book III. 99 STORY I. The Travelers who ate the Young Elephant. 99 STORY II. The Villager who invited the Townsman to visit him. 102 STORY III. The Jackal who pretended to be a Peacock. 106 STORY IV. Moses and Pharaoh. 107 STORY V. The Elephant in a Dark Room. 108 STORY VI. The Lover who read Sonnets to his Mistress. 112 STORY VII. The Man who prayed earnestly to be fed without work. 113 STORY VIII. The Boys and their Teacher. 114 STORY IX. The Darvesh who Broke his Vow. 115 STORY X. The Old Man who made no Lamentation at the Death of his Sons. 118 STORY XI. Bahlol and the Darvesh. 119 STORY XII. The Visions seen by the Saint Daquqi. 120 STORY XIII. The People of Saba. 125 STORY XIV. Miracles performed by the Prophet Muhammad. 132 STORY XV. The Man who asked Moses to teach him the language of animals. 133 STORY XVI. The Woman who lost all her infants. 134 STORY XVII. The Vakil of the Prince of Bokhara. 137 STORY XVIII. The Deadly Mosque. 144 Book IV. 150 STORY I. The Lover and his Mistress. 150 STORY II. The Building of the "Most Remote Temple" at Jerusalem. 154 STORY III. The Youth who wrote a letter of complaint. 167 STORY IV. Bayazid and his impious sayings when beside himself. 169 STORY V. The Three Fishes. 172 STORY VI. Moses and Pharaoh. 175 STORY VII. The Courtier who quarreled with his Friend for saving his Life. 181 STORY VIII. The Prince who, after having been beguiled by a Courtesan, returned to his True Love. 184 STORY IX. The Mule and the Camel. 186 Book V. 191 STORY I. The Prophet and his Infidel Guest. 191 And MORE!