The Garden of Fragrance

Saadi (1210–1291), translated by G. S. Davie · 1882

Mixed forms · alexandrines · 8,022 lines in 265 sections

Saadi's book of stories and counsel on justice, kindness, love, humility and prayer in ten chapters, in G. S. Davie's rhymed English couplets of 1882.

What this poem is

The Bustan (Persian: بوستان, romanized: Būstān, lit. 'Orchard') is a book of poetry by the Persian poet Saadi, completed in 1257 CE and dedicated to the Salghurid Atabeg Sa'd I or Sa'd II. Bustan is considered one of Saadi's two major works.

It was Saadi's first work. The book contains the fruits of Saadi's long experience and his judgements upon life, and is illustrated by a vast collection of anecdotes. It includes accounts of Saadi's travels and his analysis of human psychology. He often mentions his accounts with fervour and advice similar to Aesop's Fables. The book has ten chapters regarding the issues of ethics and training; namely, justice, mercy, love, humility, contentment, devotions, education, gratitude, repentance, and praying.

The Bustan is among the 100 greatest books of all time according to Bokklubben World Library. It is composed in mathnawī style (rhyming couplets), and has been translated into English. In 1688, the Bustan was translated into Dutch by Daniel Havart.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bustan (book)” (revision 1363797561), used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Laurel's own notes and measurements are not from Wikipedia.

Measured across the book

Across its 8,022 lines, 80% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 79% to 80%). Alliteration runs at 0.95 times what shuffling the words would give (0.37 observed against 0.39 expected). 5% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Introductionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 136 linesIntroduction: In Praise of Mohamedanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 60 linesIntroduction: The Reason for Composing the Bookanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesIntroduction: In Praise of Atabik-Abu-Bakaranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 94 linesIntroduction: In Praise of Sad-Bin-Abu-Bakaranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter I: On Justice, Wisdom, and Governmentanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter I: Story of Sadi Seeing a Man Riding on a Leopardanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter I: Kasra's Advice to Harmuzanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter I: Khusrau's Advice to Sheroyaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter I: Story of the Merchant and Robbersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter I: Story of Shapuranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 82 linesChapter I: Story on Practising Delay in Punishmentanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 170 linesChapter I: Story: Satan Appears to a Man in a Dreamanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 102 linesChapter I: Story on Mercy to the Weakanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter I: Story on Sympathy for Subjectsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter I: Story about Jamshedanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter I: Story about Darius and his Horsekeeperanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter I: Story on Hearing Complaintsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter I: Story of a King of Babylon and the Beggaranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter I: Story of Ibn-Abdul-Aziz and his Signet Ringanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesChapter I: Songanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter I: Story of Atabak-Tuklaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter I: Story of the Sultan of Rumanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 48 linesChapter I: Story of a Syrian Recluseanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter I: Story on Oppressing the Weakanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter I: Story on Kindness to the Poor when you have plentyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesChapter I: Story on Concern for Othersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter I: Discourse on Oppressionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter I: Story of the Two Royal Brothersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 68 linesChapter I: Story on Oppressionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter I: Story on the Happy Times of the Contented Pooranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter I: Story on the Transitoriness of Greatnessanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter I: On Doing Good and Evil, and the Resultanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter I: Story of an Oppressing Chiefanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter I: Story of Hajaj and the Righteous Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesChapter I: Story on Oppressionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter I: Remarks on the Responsibility of Rulersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter I: Story of the King afflicted with Tapewormanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 54 linesChapter I: On the Transitoriness of the Worldanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter I: Story of an Egyptian Kinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter I: Story of Kizil-Arslan and his Fortanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter I: Story of a Madmananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter I: Story of Kizil-Arsalan's Fatheranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter I: Story of the Tyrannical King and the Villageranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 130 linesChapter I: Story of Mamun and his Slaveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesChapter I: The Fakir and the Kinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesChapter I: Story of a Hard-up Pugilistanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter I: Story of an Oppressoranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter I: Remarks on Dealing with Enemiesanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 72 linesChapter I: Remarks on Cherishing the Armyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter I: Remarks on the Selection of Troops and Leadersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter I: On Braveryanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter I: On Cherishing the Armyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter I: On being always Prepared for an Enemyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter I: Remarks on Plotting and Mutual Quarrelsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter I: On Aiming at Peace while Engaged in Waranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter I: On the Treatment of a Foe who has become Friendlyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesChapter II: On Beneficenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter II: Story on the Cherishing of Orphansanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter II: Story on the Fruits of Well-doinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter II: Story of Abraham and the Fire-Worshipperanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter II: On Well-doinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter II: Story of the Holy Man and the Impudent Poetanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter II: Story of the Miserly Father and the Generous Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter II: Maxims and Remarksanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter II: Continuation of the Story of the Miser's Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter II: Story on Showing Kindness to Neighboursanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter II: Story of the Pilgrim to Meccaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter II: Story on Fastinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter II: Story of the Kind Poor Man and the Debtoranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 48 linesChapter II: Story on the Meaning of Kindnessanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter II: Story of the Dervish and the Rich Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesChapter II: Story of Shibli and the Antanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter II: Remarks on Generosityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter II: Story of the Boy and the Sheepanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter II: Story of the Dervish and the Foxanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter II: Story of a Miserly Servant of Godanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter II: Story of Hatim-Tai and his Generosityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 50 linesChapter II: Hatim-Tai and the Assassinanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 76 linesChapter II: Story of Hatim's Daughteranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter II: Hatim-Tai and his Wifeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter II: The King, and the Peasant and his Assanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter II: Story of the Rich Man and the Noble Poor Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesChapter II: On the Comforting of People till they arrive among the Piousanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter II: Story of the Man and his Lost Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter II: Story of the Prince's Crown Jewelanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter II: Story of a Miserly Father and his Prodigal Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter II: On the Beneficial Results of a Small Favouranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesChapter II: Story on the Fruits of Well-doinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter II: Remarks on the Fear of Kings and the Government of a Countryanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter II: On Kindness to the Unworthyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter II: Remarks on Foresight and Providenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter III: On Loveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter III: On the Power of True and Metaphorical Loveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter III: Story of the Beggar's Son and the King's Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 60 linesChapter III: Story on the Frailty of Loversanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter III: Story on the Occupation of Loversanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter III: Story on the Power of Ecstasy and Empire of Loveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter III: On Lovers Sacrificing Themselvesanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter III: On the Patience and Firmness of the Godlyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter III: Story on a True Searcher Persevering under Oppressionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter III: Story of the Sage and his Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter III: Story of Patience under Oppressionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter III: Story of the Slave's Remarksanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesChapter III: Story of the Patient and the Doctoranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter III: Story on the Domination of Love over Wisdomanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter III: Story of the Young Married Cousinsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter III: Story of the Reply of the Maniacanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesChapter III: On the Sincerity of Majnun's Love for Lailaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter III: On Sultan Mahmud and Ayazanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter III: Story of the Saint and the Ferry-boatanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter III: On the Frailty of Creatures and the Grandeur of Godanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter III: Story of the Villager and the Army of the Sultananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter III: Story of the Glowwormanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter III: Story of the Wise Man and Atabak-Sadanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter III: Story of a Duty-knowing Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter III: Story of an Abstinent, Pious Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter III: On the Ecstasy of Pious People, and its Truth and Follyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesChapter III: Story of the Flute-playeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter III: Story of the Moth and the Candleanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 66 linesChapter III: Conversation between the Candle and the Mothanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter IV: On Humilityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter IV: Story of the Pearlanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter IV: On Men of God viewing Themselves with Contemptanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IV: Story of the Humility of Bayazidanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter IV: On Pride and its Result, and Sadness and its Blessinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IV: Story of Jesus—on Him be safety!—and the Phariseeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 96 linesChapter IV: Story of the Poor Theologian and the Proud Cazianapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 96 linesChapter IV: Story on the Repentance of the Prince of Gunjaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 114 linesChapter IV: Story of a Honey-selleranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IV: Story on the Humility of Good Menanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter IV: Story on Magnanimityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter IV: Story of a Beneficent Master and his Stubborn Slaveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter IV: Story of Maruf-Karkhi and the Sick Travelleranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 70 linesChapter IV: Story on the Meanness of the Worthless and the Forbearance of the Worthyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 66 linesChapter IV: On the Impudence of Dervishes and the Clemency of Kingsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 56 linesChapter IV: Story on the Disappointment of the Conceitedanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter IV: Story on Gratitude for Safetyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IV: Story on the Humility and Supplication of Upright Menanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IV: Story on the Deafness of Hatim and the Humility of his Natureanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter IV: Story of the Pious Man and the Thiefanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 48 linesChapter IV: Story on an Enemy Oppressing a Friendanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter IV: Story of Bahlul and the Grumbleranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter IV: Story of Lukman, the Doctor, and the Native of Baghdadanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter IV: Story of Junaid of Baghdad, and the Humility of his Natureanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter IV: Story of the Holy Man and the Harperanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter IV: Story on the Patience of Men under the Oppression of Cowardsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesChapter IV: Story of Ali, the Commander of the Faithfulanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter IV: Story of Omar, Commander of the Faithfulanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter IV: Story of the Good Man seen in a Dreamanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter IV: Story of Zunun of Egyptanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesChapter V: On Resignationanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter V: On Patience, Resignation, and Submission to the Decrees of Fateanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter V: Story of a Bold Soldieranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 98 linesChapter V: Story of the Archer and the Youth clothed in Feltanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter V: Story of the Physician and the Peasantanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter V: Story of the Ass's Skullanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter V: Story of the Lost Dinaranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter V: Story of the Father Chastising his Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter V: Story of the Beggar and his Wifeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter V: Story of the Poor Man and his Ugly Wifeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter V: Story of the Vulture and the Kiteanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter V: Story of the Gold-Cloth Weaver's Apprenticeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter V: Story of the Camel and her Coltanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter V: Remarks on Sincerity and its Blessing, and on Hypocrisy and its Calamityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter V: Story of the Mountain Monkanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter V: Story of a Child who kept a Fastanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 76 linesChapter VI: On Contentmentanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 58 linesChapter VI: Story of the Haji's Ivory Combanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter VI: Story of the Covetous Man and his Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter VI: Story of the Pious Sick Mananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter VI: Story on the Depravity of Gluttonsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter VI: Story of the Sufi and his Dinarsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter VI: Story of the Holy Man and the Sugar-caneanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VI: Story of the Wise Man and the Ameer's Giftanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VI: Story of the Man at the King's Tableanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter VI: Story of the Old Woman's Catanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VI: Story of the Short-sighted Man and the Woman of Noble Spiritanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter VI: Story of the Usurer and his Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VI: Story of the Good Man and his Houseanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VI: Story of the Holy Man who became Kinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VI: Remarks on Patience in Weakness and Hope of Better Daysanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter VI: Story on Repose after Difficultyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 44 linesChapter VII: On Training and Instructionanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter VII: On the Excellence of Silence and the Sweetness of Self-denialanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter VII: On Keeping Secretsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter VII: On the Impunity of the Ignorant under the Screen of Silenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VII: Story on the Effects of Impertinenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter VII: Story of King Azd and his Sick Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VII: Story of the Scholar and the Minstrel's Harpanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VII: An Exampleanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VII: On the Comfort of Silence and the Misfortune of Garrulityanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter VII: On the Advantage of Screeninganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VII: Story about Evil-speakinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: Story of Sahab's Advice to Sadianapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 4 linesChapter VII: Story on Backbitinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter VII: Story on Backbiting and Robberyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VII: Story of Sadi and his Tutoranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: Story of the Tyrant Hajajanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter VII: Story of the Holy Man and the Youthanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VII: Story on Purification before Prayeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VII: Story of the Slanderer's Reproofanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: Story of the Madman and Backbitinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 16 linesChapter VII: Story of Persons you may Backbiteanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: Story of the Robber and the Groceranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VII: Story of the Sufi and the Slandereranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter VII: Story of Faridun's Vizieranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 50 linesChapter VII: Story on the Qualities of a Good Wifeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 72 linesChapter VII: Story of the Husband and Wifeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: On the Instruction of Childrenanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 48 linesChapter VII: Story of a Convivial Partyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VII: Remarks on Avoiding Improper Attachmentsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter VII: Story of the Merchant and his Slaveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter VII: Story of the Youth and his Saintly Admirersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VII: Story of the Saint in Loveanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesChapter VII: On the Ill-natured Remarks of Worldly Peopleanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 80 linesChapter VII: Story of the Slave Boy and his Remarksanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VII: Story on Fault-findinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 60 linesChapter VIII: On Thanksanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesChapter VIII: Story of the Mother and her Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VIII: On Praising God for the Creation of Mankindanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VIII: Story of the King and the Greek Physiciananapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VIII: Remarks on Viewing the Works of God, the Most Highanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VIII: Story on Making a Good Use of the Tongueanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VIII: On Inquiring into the State of the Weak, and Thanking God for His Favoursanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter VIII: Story of Sultan Toghral and the Slave Guardanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 38 linesChapter VIII: Story of the Two Prisonersanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 10 linesChapter VIII: Story of the Poor Man and his Skin Coatanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter VIII: Story of a Saint Mistaken for a Jewanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter VIII: Story of the Wretched Man and the Assanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 6 linesChapter VIII: Story of the Pharisee and the Drunkardanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter VIII: On the Pious Looking to God, not to Reasonsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 34 linesChapter VIII: Discourse on the Pre-eminence of God's Orders and Providenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter VIII: Story of Sadi's Journey to Hindustan and the Depravity of Idolatryanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 198 linesChapter IX: On Penitenceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter IX: Story of the Old Man Regretting the Time of his Youthanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 52 linesChapter IX: Story on Advancing Ageanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter IX: On the Strength of Youth and the Weakness of Old Ageanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter IX: Story on Making the Most of Timeanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 46 linesChapter IX: Story on Preparing for Deathanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 30 linesChapter IX: Story of Jamshed and his Deceased Mistressanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter IX: Story on the World going on without usanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 8 linesChapter IX: Story of the Pious Man and his Brick of Goldanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesChapter IX: Story on Enmity between Two Personsanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 42 linesChapter IX: Story of a Father and Daughteranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter IX: Admonition and Adviceanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 28 linesChapter IX: Story on the Time of Childhoodanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter IX: Story of the Man and the Wolfanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IX: Story of the Rebellious Subjectanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter IX: Story of the Fraudulent Man and the Devilanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 linesChapter IX: Story of the Polluted Man and the Mosqueanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter IX: Story on the Dependence of Childrenanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter IX: Story of a Drunken Harvest-burneranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 22 linesChapter IX: Story on Forgetfulness of the Presence of Godanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 12 linesChapter IX: Story of Joseph and Zulaikhaanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IX: Story of the Cat and its Filthanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 18 linesChapter IX: Story on the Consequences of Evil-doinganapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesChapter IX: Story on Penitence averting Punishmentanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 20 linesChapter IX: Story on the Death of Sadi's Sonanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesChapter X: On Prayeranapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter X: Story on the Madman's Prayer, with Remarksanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 62 linesChapter X: Story of the Ugly Man's astonishing Replyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter X: Story of the Poor Dervishanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 14 linesChapter X: Story of the Idolater and the Idolanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 36 linesChapter X: Story of the Drunkard at the Mosqueanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 62 lines

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Public domain. Text from The Garden of Fragrance: being a complete translation of the Bostan of Sadi from the original Persian into English verse, by G. S. Davie (London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Co., 1882), Internet Archive. Free to read, print, copy and reuse.

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