The Bāg̲ẖ O Bahār: Or, The Garden and the Spring

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Seite 38 - A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Seite 11 - PRAISE be to God, the Lord of all creatures, the most merciful, the king of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship, and of thee do we beg assistance. Direct us in the right way, in the way of those to whom thou hast been gracious ; not of those against whom thou art incensed, nor of those who go astray...
Seite 31 - Then getting up in the same angry mood, she returned to her house. I beseeched her to hear me, but she disregarded what I said. Having no resource, I likewise left the place, sad and hopeless. In short, for forty days this same state of things continued. When I was tired of pacing the lanes of the city, I wandered into the woods, and when I became restless there, I returned to the lanes of the city- like a lunatic. I thought not of nourishment during the day, or sleep at night; like a washerman's...
Seite 131 - As plenty of water is one of the greatest additions to the pleasantness of any place, the Koran often speaks of the rivers of paradise as a principal ornament thereof: some of these rivers, they say, flow with water, some with milk, some with wine, and others with honey ; all taking their rise from the root of the tree tuba.
Seite 95 - The four Darweshes began to stare at each other, and said to the mace-bearer, " Son ! we are kings of our own hearts, what have we to do with worldly monarchs?" He replied, "Men of God! it matters not, it is better that you come.
Seite 155 - I proceeded, eating the graum as I went; after four days, I perceived a fort; when I went near it, then I saw it was a very high fort, all built of stone, and each side of which was two kos in length, and the door was cut out of a single stone, and had a large lock attached; but I could see no trace of any human being. I proceeded on from thence and saw a hillock, the earth of which was in colour black as...
Seite 157 - Whatever is in the bag take it for thyself, and go away from hence; for thy stay in this city will not do thee good." I gave for answer, "Your worship has, on your part, done me a great favour by giving me these stones and pebbles; but of what use are they to me? When I become hungry, I shall not be able to eat them nor to fill my belly; and if you give me more of them, what use will they be to me??
Seite 115 - On hearing [this proposal], I said, O brothers ! what words are these ! I am your slave, and do not claim the rights of a brother. Our father, on the one hand, is dead, but you both are alive and in the place of that father.
Seite 131 - ... requisite in a heaven suited to the temperament of his countrymen. Accordingly, he assures the faithful, that they shall enter into delectable gardens, where the .rivers flow, some with water, some with wine, some with milk, and some with clarified honey; that there will be fountains and purling streams whose pebbles are rubies and emeralds, their earth of camphire, their beds of musk, and their sides of saffron.
Seite 46 - l sifted much dirt." 226 The Jins are the genii of oriental tales. 226 Shakespear renders \jM\ wbhama, by "to swell, to rise up, to overflow, to unlade a cart or boat," all which meanings are altogether irrelevant here.

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