Masnawi Sacred Texts of Islam: Book Four

The Fourth Book begins with an address to Husamu-’d-Din, and this is followed by the story of the lover and his mistress, already commenced in the third book. A certain lover had been separated from his mistress for the space of seven years, during which he never relaxed his efforts to find her. At last his constancy and perseverance were rewarded, in accordance with the promises ＂The seeker shall find,＂ and ＂Whoso shall have wrought an atom’s weight of good shall behold it.＂ Story I: The Lover and his Mistress Story II: The Building of the ＂Most Remote Temple＂ at Jerusalem Story III: The Youth who wrote a letter of complaint about his rations to the King Story IV: Bayazid and his impious sayings when beside himself Story V: The Three Fishes Story VI: Moses and Pharaoh Story VII: The Courtier who quarreled with his Friend for saving his Life Story VIII: The Prince who, after having been beguiled by a Courtesan, returned to his True Love Story IX: The Mule and the Camel