The Anvár-i Suhailí, Or The Lights of Canopus: Being the Persian Version of the Fables of Pilpay, Or, The Book "Kalílah and Damnah"Stephen Austin, 1854 - 650 pages |
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abode adorned advantage affairs apologue art thou attendants Bázindah beauty beheld birds blessing Bráhman calamity Canopus command counsel COUPLET courser Crow Dábishlím Damnah darvesh deceit desire discourse DISTICHS distress dost enemy evil exalted eyes face faith Farísah favor fire foot fortune friendship garden grief hand happiness hawk head heard heart heaven HEMISTICH Hitopadesha honor justice Kalílah kind king king's Kur'an Lion lithographed edition Makkah means mind monarch Monkey mountain Mouse Muhammad ne'er night nought obtain Pancha-tantra parterre passed perfidy Persian person Pleiades Prince printed edition QUATRAIN replied Ring-dove sage Sale Sanskrit saying Shanzabah shew Simurgh skirt snake soul spirit STANZA stirrup story STORY II sultán thee things thou art thou hast thou mayest thou wilt thought thyself toil tongue Tortoise translation treasure tree truth unto vazír VERSE Wherefore whoever wisdom wise wish words
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Page 27 - Whatever things are given you, they are the provision of this present life: but the reward which is with GOD is better, and more durable, for those who believe, and put their trust in their LORD; and who avoid heinous and filthy crimes, and when they are angry, forgive; and who hearken unto their LORD, and are constant at prayer, and whose affairs are directed by consultation among themselves, and who give alms out of what we have bestowed on them; and who, when an injury is done them, avenge themselves...
Page 168 - O true believers, the law of retaliation is ordained you for the slain : the free shall die for the free, and the servant for the servant, and a woman for a woman: but he whom his brother shall forgive may be prosecuted, and obliged to make satisfaction according to what is just, and a fine shall be set on him with humanity.
Page 421 - On that day men shall go forward in distinct classes, that they may behold their works. And whoever shall have wrought good of the weight of an ant,
Page 469 - But as to the unbelievers, their works are like the vapor in a plain, which the thirsty traveller thinketh to be water, until, when he cometh thereto, he findeth it to be nothing...
Page 189 - Do they envy other men that which God of his bounty hath given them ? We formerly gave unto the family of Abraham a book of revelations and wisdom ; and we gave them a great kingdom.
Page 20 - Cawthar, one of the rivers of paradise, being whiter than milk or silver, and more odoriferous than musk, with as many cups set around it as there are stars in the firmament; of which water whoever drinks will thirst no more for ever.
Page 41 - Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them, with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine...
Page 263 - And fight for the religion of God against those who fight against you, but transgress not by attacking them first, for God loveth not the transgressors.
Page 4 - Mohammed, hast been mild towards them; but if thou hadst been severe and hardhearted, they had surely separated themselves from about thee. Therefore forgive them, and ask pardon for them: and consult them in the affair of war; and after thou hast deliberated, trust in GOD; for GOD loveth those who trust in him.
Page 212 - ... until, while they were rejoicing for that which had been given them, we suddenly laid hold on them, and behold, they were seized with despair ; and the utmost part of the people which had acted wickedly was cut off: praise be unto GOD, the LORD of all creatures ! Say, what think ye?