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. Gulistān. English

Date:: 1861

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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$TALE 49. ■ » 1 4 2 1 ^Iaaw \j ^IiXaxo (^KJLib 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 1 [The unskillful, unskilled]—[2 to the clever, injenious]—3 are not able—4 *■ to see, look at—5 like as, in the same way—6 the dogs—7 of the village (i. e,, marked)—8 the hunting dogs—9 see, observe—10 and noise, barking—11 commence—12 and in front—13 to come—14 bring not (i, e,, cannot make up their minds to approach.) The vicious* cannot endure the sight of the virtuous\ in the same manner as the curs of the market howl at a hunting dog, but dare not approach him. Revised No, 1, Read *^The unskilful, *f* Revised No, 2.—Read *^The clever,** TALE 50. 8 jail 7 6 3 2 1 14 13 ^ 12 11 10 9 CIamJ 20 'l9 IS 17 16 15 JU.0 Jij c.t-e 1 A mean person—2 when—3 better (i. e., the advantage)—4 over any one —5 does not get, or receive—6 with his wickedness—7 as regards his faults, defects—8 falls (f. e., sets about to find out)—9 does—10 certainly—11 slan¬ der, backbiting 12 the envious one—13 of shoi't—14 hand {i, e,, abject one) —15 that—16 in presence, face to face—17 his dumb—18 becomes—19 the tongue—20 of loquacity. When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wicked¬ ness, he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent; but when brought face to face, his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.$