The best way to understand the great Muslim poet of the 13th century C. E., Mawlânâ Jalâluddîn Muhammad Balkhî-ye Rûmî (qaddasa ‘llâhu sirra-hu), is to know that the inward meaning of all of his verses and poems is faithful to the revelation of the Qur’ân and to the Traditions [Ahâdîth] of the Prophet Muhammad […]
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MASNAVI MANAVI: The Harper
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETSOFMAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMI Book I.STORY VIII. The Harper In the time of the Khalifa ‘Omar there lived a harper, whose voice was as sweet as that of the angel Israfil, and who was in great request at all feasts. But he grew old, and his voice broke, and no one would employ […]
Masnavi Manavi: The Jewish King, his Vazir(Minister), and the Christians
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF MAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMI STORY III. Book I The Jewish King, his Vazir, and the Christians A certain Jewish king used to persecute the Christians, desiring to exterminate their faith.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Hindu Slave who loved his Master’s Daughter.
Book VI. STORY I. The Hindu Slave who loved his Master’s Daughter. A certain man had a Hindu slave, whom he had brought up along with his children, one of whom was a daughter.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Courtier who quarreled with his Friend for saving his Life
Book IV.STORY VII. The Courtier who quarreled with his Friend for saving his Life. A king was enraged against one of his courtiers, and drew his sword to slay him.
Masnavi e Manavi : ‘Ali’s Forbearance
Book I STORY XVI. ‘Ali’s Forbearance. ‘Ali, the “Lion of God,” was once engaged in conflict with a Magian chief, and in the midst of the struggle the Magian spat in his face. ‘Ali, instead of taking vengeance on him, at once dropped his sword, to the Magian’s great astonishment.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Youth who wrote a letter of complaint about his rations to the King.
Book IV. STORY III. The Youth who wrote a letter of complaint about his rations to the King. A certain youth in the service of a great king was dissatisfied with his rations, so he went to the cook and reproached him with dishonoring his master by his stinginess. The youth would not […]
Masnavi e Manavi : The Arab and his Wife.
Book 1 STORY IX. An Arab lived with his wife in the desert in extreme poverty, so that they became a reproach to their neighbours. The wife at last lost patience, and began to abuse her husband, and to urge him to improve their condition.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Muslim who tried to convert a Magian
Book Five STORY XI. The Muslim who tried to convert a Magian. A Muslim (Mosalman) pressed a Magian to embrace the true faith.
Masnavi e Manavi : The Lion and the Beasts.
Book I.STORY V. In the book of Kalila and Damna a story is told of a lion who held all the beasts of the neighborhood in subjection, and was in the habit of making constant raids upon them, to take and kill such of them as he required for his daily food.