the scented garden of abdullah the satirist of shiraz

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THE

SCENTED GARDEN OF

ABDULLAH THE SATIRIST

OF SHIRAZ

TRANSLATED FROM A RARE INDIAN MS. BY

THE LATE MAJOR LUTIY

AND ANOTHER

THE SCENTED GARDEN OF
ABDULLAH THE SATIRIST
OF SHIRAZ

LONDON : PRIVATELY PRINTED

1910

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 3
......................................... 19

Περι τηϛ ΠαιδεραBσAτεGιαHϛ -I-MUATTAR

I. — The Abyss ..................................... 39
II. — The Jinn-Vision ............................ 41
III. — The Ambassadors ......................... 45
IV. — Aflatun ......................................... 47
V. — The Debauch ................................ 48
VI. — The Curtain .................................. 50
VII. — The Duststorm ............................. 52
VIII. — The Whore .................................... 54
IX. — The Hakim ................................... 56
X. — The Black Stone ........................... 60
XI. — Aziz .............................................. 62
XII. — The Apples ................................... 64
XIII. — The Blind Beggar .......................... 66
XIV. — The Comparisons .......................... 68
XV. — The Complaisances ....................... 72
XVI. — The Jasmine-Jar .......................... 75
XVII. — The Complaints ............................ 78
XVIII. — The Tryst ...................................... 81
IX. — The Cherry-Tree ........................... 84
XX. — The Qazi ....................................... 87
XXI. — The Love-Potion ............................ 89
XXII. — The Forehead-Writing ................... 91
XXIII. — Mirrikh ......................................... 93
XXIV. — The Blasphemer ........................... 96
XXV. — The Atheist ................................... 98
XXVI. — The Tower of Shinar .................... 101
XXVII. — The Camel Rider ......................... 103
XXVIII. — The Potter .................................. 108
XXIX. — The Mirage ................................. 110
XXX. — The Scribe .................................. 112
XXXI. — The Unicorn ............................... 115
XXXII. — The Bull-Frogs ............................ 116
XXXIII. — The Mullah ................................. 118
XXXIV. — The Talisman .............................. 120
XXXV. — Zemzem ..................................... 122
XXXVI. — Suraiya ...................................... 126
XXXVII. — The Crane .................................. 128
XXXVIII. — The Garden ................................ 131
XXXIX. — The Bargainings ......................... 134
XL. — The Namings .............................. 137
XLI. — The Riddle .................................. 150
XLII. — Bagh-i-Muattar ........................... 153
TO
THOSE PERSONS
WHOSE UNBENDING UPRIGHTNESS,
PENETRATION, RETENTIVENESS, CAPACITY
FOR HARD WORK, OVERFLOWING ABILITY,
AND INSIDE KNOWLEDGE HAVE SO MUCH ENLARGED
THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF
MY PHILOSOPHY
I
DEDICATE THIS BOOK IN MEMORY
OF THE MANY HAPPY HOURS THAT WE
HAVE SPENT TOGETHER IN THE
SCENTED GARDEN
“ ALAIN LUTIY ”

TO THE
MEMORY OF MY COLLEAGUE
“ ALAIN LUTIY ” TRUE FRIEND,
POLISHED SCHOLAR, GOOD SPORTSMAN,
GALLANT SOLDIER, AND CIVIL GALLANT,
I WHO HAVE DONE SO LITTLE TO COMPLETE
HIS LABOURS DEDICATE MY SHARE THEREIN
ON THIS OCCASION OF OFFERING THEIR RESULT TO THE WORLD.

INTRODUCTION