The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language.

  • Saʻdī.
Date:
1861
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Credit: The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    **la) 5 4 3 SI LS' • J b J.5 11 10 9 8 7 6 >0 / 16 15 14 13 12 1^- f- S 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 1 IT 1 Whoever—2 redress of grievance, assistance, (from a complaint— and to arrive, meet)—3 in the day—4 of misfortune—5 desires, wishes for—[6 say]—Tin—8 the time, period—9 of safety, good fortune—10 with humanity—11 endeavour—12 the slave—13 with ring in the ear—14 if—15 you do not cherish, (from to cherish)—16 he will go, (i.e. away)— 17 kindness—18 do—19 kindness—20 so that—21 the stranger—22 will become—23 most obedient servant, (i. e, slave with a ring in his ear,) Whosoever looketh for assistance in the day of adversity, let him exercise humanity in the season of prosperity. If you do not treat kindly the servant with the ring in his ear he will depart; shew kindness in such a manner that the stranger may become a willing servant. Revised from No. 6.—“ Say” (i. e. to him.) 10 98 7 6 543 21 23 22 21 20 19 is 17 16 15 14 13 12 II ^ 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 1 One day—[2 in—3 the assembly, court—4 his, i.e. of him]—5 a book—6 Shahnameh—7 were reading—8 concerning, regarding—9 the fall decline^ lO of the possessions, kingdoms—llofZohac—12 and—13 the time, reign— l4ofFeridoon—15 the vizier—16 to the king—17 asked—18 that, viz.—19 Feridoon—20 treasure, money—21 and—22 country, possessions—23 and'— 24 servants, pomp, magnificence—25 did not possess—26 upon, him—27 the kingdom—28 what—29 manner—30 was fixed, established. One day in his fresence they were reading in the Shahnameh, the history of the decline of the kingdom of Zohac, and the reign of Feridoon. The vizier asked the king “ since Feridoon had neither money, nor territory, nor troops, how did it happen that the kingdom was conferred on him.?” Revised from No.2 to No. 4.—In his assembly, ‘'court.”