The Book Of The Mesnevi. Iv. Another Jewish : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 55 IV. A second Jewish king, descendant of the first, To persecute the Christians showed hate's fiercest thirst. If information's sought about this wicked king, Th...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. V. The Li : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 67 V. Kall' and Dimna's book relates a charming tale, 1 From which males may a moral draw;--and eke, female. Within a shelter'd vale, four-footed game in droves, Were kept...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Vii. The Merchant : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 114 VII. A merchant there was, who a parrot did own; Confined in a cage, wisest bird in the town. This merchant to journeying made up his mind To fair Hindstn, there some...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Iv : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 99 CHAPTER IV. "Shemsu-'d-Dn Tebrz, Muhammed son of 'Al, son of Melik-dd". 1. Shemsu-'d-Dn of Tebrz was surnamed the Sultan of Mendicants, the Mystery of God upon earth...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Ix. The Poor Scenite : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 165 IX. An Arab woman once thus to her husband spake, Insisting strongly he'd of these words notice take: "How very poor we are! What hardships have we borne! The whole...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. X. Patience : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 212 X. Husmu-'d-Dn, Light of the Truth, take up, my friend, A sheet, that thou a Teacher's virtues mayst append. True, thou'rt not strong; thy frame is delicate, at best;...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Viii : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 126 CHAPTER VIII. "Cheleb Emr 'rf, Jellu-'d-Dn". (Ninety pages of the volume by Eflk give more than two hundred anecdotes of the acts and miracles, of various kinds...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. I. The Prince : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 4 I. A prince there was, long since in time it is. Of Church and State the power and wealth were his. The chase on horse one day to follow, bent;' With pompous...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Title Page : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], THE BOOK OF THE MESNEV OF MEVLN JELLU-'D-DN, MUHAMMED, ER-RM, OF QONYA.
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Ix : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 132 CHAPTER IX. "Genealogy of Jellu-'d-Dn, Rm". On his father's side, the remote ancestor of Jellu-'d-Dn, during Islmic times, was Ab-Bekr, the dearest and most faithful...
Title Page : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], A dozen pages of Trbner advertisements at the start of this volume have been omitted for technical reasons. p. i TRBNER'S ORIENTAL SERIES. p. ii EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xvii. Conclusion : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 289 XVII. Alas! By one poor morsel, tasted through a sin, The fount of thought's congealed; heart's blood diluted thin. One grain of wheat has cast eclipse o'er sun...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Proem. The Reed Flute : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 1 THE BOOK OF THE MESNEV. IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. Proem. From reed-flute 1 hear what tale it tells; What plaint it makes of absence'...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Preface : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. i PREFACE. This is the book of the Rhymed Couplets (Mathnaw, Mesnev). It contains the roots of the roots of the roots of the (one true) Religion (of Islm); and treats...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Title Page : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 1 p. 2 SELECTED ANECDOTES FROM THE WORK ENTITLED THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS (MENQIBU 'L 'RIFN), BY SHEMSU-'D-DN AHMED, EL EFLK.
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter I : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 3 THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS. 1 CHAPTER I. "Bah'u-'d-Dn, Veled, Sultnu-'l-'Ulem (The Beauty of the Religion of Islam, Son, Sultan of the Doctors of the Law)". 1. The king...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xvi. 'ali's Forbearance : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 270 XVI. FROM 'Al may we learn sincerity of meeds. "God's Lion" we may hold free from all gross misdeeds. In fight he'd conquered one who'd earned a hero's crown. His...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Vi : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 113 CHAPTER VI. Cheleb Husmu-'l-Haqqi-wa-'d-Dn, Hasan, son of Muhammed, son of Hasan, son of Akh-Turk, 1 related to Esh-Sheykhu-'l-Mukerrem. 2 1. On the death of Sheykh...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Iii : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 18 CHAPTER III. "Mevln Jellu-'d-Dn Muhammed, the Revered Mystery of God upon Earth". 1 Jellu-'d-Dn is related to have been born at Balkh on the 6th of Reb'u-'l-evvel, a.h...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Vi. The Greater Warfare : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 101 VI. Great Princes all! We've killed our dread external foe. Within us, still, a worse than he remains, I trow. To slay this inner foe is not the task of mind; Our...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xii. Joseph : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 228 XII. The kings of yore a custom had, so I've been told, Of course thou'st heard it;--must remember it, of old, On their left hand their champions took their usual...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Iii. The Jewish : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 25 III. 1 A certain Jewish King, in savage, brutal scenes, From hate of Jesus, persecuted Nazarenes. 'Twas Jesu's age, when he the Gospel first did teach; In Jesus, Moses...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Vii : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 122 CHAPTER VII. "The Sultan of them who attain to the Truth, in whom are manifested the mysteries of Positive Knowledge, Bah'u-'l-Haqqiwa-'d-Dn," 1 "El Veled". 1. While...
Translator's Preface : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. vii TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE 1 THE historian El Eflk was a disciple of Cheleb Emr 'rif, a grandson of the author of the Mesnev. 'rif died in a.d. 1320; but as the dates...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter V : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 110 CHAPTER V. "Sheykh Salhu-'d-Dn" 1" Ferdn, surnamed Zer-Kb" ("Goldbeater"). 1. Sheykh Salhu-'d-Dn was originally a fellow-disciple with Jell, as pupils to Seyyid...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Viii. The Harper : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 139 VIII. HAST heard, perchance, there was in days of good 'Umer A minstrel talented, whose harpings moved the sphere? The nightingales all wept in transports at his voice...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xiv. The Chinese : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 248 XIV. Give ear to this advice from one who's well informed: "Lay down your head where'er by wine you've been transformed." Whene'er a drunken man reels forth...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xi. The Lion's Hunt : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 218 XI. A lion, wolf, and fox together went to hunt; Among the hills, in quest of game, they turned their brunt. By mutual help and aid, they hoped to make the field Too...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xv. Zeyd's Inspiration : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 254 XV. THE Prophet asked one morn of Zeyd, in tender tone, 1 "How art thou, dear disciple, faithful to the bone?" "I'm pious;--a believer," Zeyd replied; and he Inquired...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Xiii. The Prophet's : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 234 XIII. There was a scribe 1, before 'Uthmn 2 had filled that post, Most diligent in noting revelation's host. Whatever text the Prophet had to promulgate On parchment...
The Book Of The Mesnevi. Ii. The Oilm : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 19 II. An oilman there was, who a parrot possessed, Soft-voiced, and green-coated; could talk with the best. The oilshop her charge when the man was away; The customers...
The Acts Of The Adepts. Chapter Ii : * "The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts", by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881], p. 13 CHAPTER II. "Seyyid Burhnu-'d-Dn, Sirr-Dn, el Muhaqqiq, el Huseyn, of the posterity of Y-Sn" ("Muhammed"). 1 (He is called Seyyid, the "Syud" of our East Indi...