The Mesnevī: (usually Known as the Mesnevīyi Sherīf, Or Holy Mesnevī) of Mevlānā (our Lord) Jelālu-'d-Dīn, Muhammed, Er-RūmīTrübner & Company, 1881 - 290 pages |
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Abu-Bekr Ahmed anecdote angels answered Arab Arif art thou asked Balkh Bayezid blessed bowed breast breath Brethren of Sincerity Caliph command Damascus darkness dead death dervish disciples divine E'en earth eyes faith father fear fire flesh God's grace grief hand hare hath hear heart heaven holy Husam Islām Jelal Jelalu-'d-Din king LELAND STANFORD light lion Lord love's lust man's Mekka merchant mercy Mesnevi Mevlevi mind Moses Muhammed Muslim mysteries naught never night o'er pearls Perwana poor Post 8vo pride prince Prophet Qonya Qur'an ii Qur'an vii replied saints Sanskrit secret seek Seljuqi sense servant Seyyid shalt Shems Shemsu-'d-Din Sheykh sight slave soul spirit STANFORD Sultan Veled sweet tale teacher tears Tebriz thee thence things thou art thou hast thou'rt thought thyself true truth Twas Umer unto what's wisdom words worship
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Page 289 - ESSAYS ON THE SACRED LANGUAGE, WRITINGS, AND RELIGION OF THE PARSIS.
Page 28 - Jelill's), begging him to select the best ode, with the most sublime thoughts, that he knew of as existing in Persian, and to send it to him, for presentation to the great Khan of the Moguls (who then ruled over nearly all Asia).