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 17. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 J ' Jl- 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 Jyy. 11 10 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 i 37 36 35 34 33 32 -? ' 31 30 29 28 46 45 44 3 ■ i 43 42 t 41 40 39 l^jij 38 52 51 50 49 48 47 1 Some, a few persons—2 in—3 my acquaintance, fellowship 4 were [5 the outward, apparent, plain evident—8 state, circumstances—7 of them—8 with virtue, goodness, rectitude—9 adorned]—10 one—11 of 12 the great men, personages—13 in—84 the lot, right, due, just claim, justice, rectitude—15 of this—16 band, body—17 elegant, good—18 opinion—19 great, eloquent—20 had, possessed—21 and stipend, pension, allowance—22 had fixed, appointed —23 but one—^24 of them—25. did an act, action, work 26 improper, unfit, not suitable—27 to the state-28 of durwaishes—26 the opinion-30 of that person-31 bad, noxious, corrupt, ill, depraved {i.e., became.)—32 and the bazar, market—33 of them—34 worthless, not selling—35 I wished, wanted, desired, intended—36 so that—37 in the case of, in the manner or regarding— 38 the stipend-39 of my frieiids-40 free, redeemed, deliverance, return, restitution—41 I should do—42 intention—43 of his service, to pay him my respects—44 I did, made up my mind to—45 the door-keeper to me—46 would not admit, refused admittance—47 and behaved rudely, used violence— 48 him forgiveness, pardon—49 I did grant, did—50 on account, orders, by reason—51 of that which—52 has been said, remarked. I was used to associate with a body of men, whose conduct had the appear¬ ance of correctness;* a person of consequence entertained very favourable sentiments of them, and had assigned a fixed pension for their support, but one of them having done something unbecoming the character of durwaishes, they forfeited his good opinion, and their market was injured. I wanted by some means or other, to obtain for my friends a restitiiiiori of the pension. I went to wait on the great man, but the porter rudely refused me admittance. I excuse him in conformity to the saying— * Revised from No. 5 to No. 9.-Whose outward appearanee was adorned with virtue.$