THE SCENTED GARDEN OF ABDULLAH THE SATIRIST OF SHIRAZ TRANSLATED FROM A RARE INDIAN MS. BY THE LATE MAJOR LUTIY AND ANOTHER THE SCENTED GARDEN OF ABDULLAH THE SATIRIST OF SHIRAZ LONDON : PRIVATELY PRINTED 1910 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 3 ......................................... 19 Περι τηϛ ΠαιδεραBσAτεGιαHϛ -I-MUATTAR I. — The Abyss ..................................... 39 II. — The Jinn-Vision ............................ 41 III. — The Ambassadors ......................... 45 IV. — Aflatun ......................................... 47 V. — The Debauch ................................ 48 VI. — The Curtain .................................. 50 VII. — The Duststorm ............................. 52 VIII. — The Whore .................................... 54 IX. — The Hakim ................................... 56 X. — The Black Stone ........................... 60 XI. — Aziz .............................................. 62 XII. — The Apples ................................... 64 XIII. — The Blind Beggar .......................... 66 XIV. — The Comparisons .......................... 68 XV. — The Complaisances ....................... 72 XVI. — The Jasmine-Jar .......................... 75 XVII. — The Complaints ............................ 78 XVIII. — The Tryst ...................................... 81 IX. — The Cherry-Tree ........................... 84 XX. — The Qazi ....................................... 87 XXI. — The Love-Potion ............................ 89 XXII. — The Forehead-Writing ................... 91 XXIII. — Mirrikh ......................................... 93 XXIV. — The Blasphemer ........................... 96 XXV. — The Atheist ................................... 98 XXVI. — The Tower of Shinar .................... 101 XXVII. — The Camel Rider ......................... 103 XXVIII. — The Potter .................................. 108 XXIX. — The Mirage ................................. 110 XXX. — The Scribe .................................. 112 XXXI. — The Unicorn ............................... 115 XXXII. — The Bull-Frogs ............................ 116 XXXIII. — The Mullah ................................. 118 XXXIV. — The Talisman .............................. 120 XXXV. — Zemzem ..................................... 122 XXXVI. — Suraiya ...................................... 126 XXXVII. — The Crane .................................. 128 XXXVIII. — The Garden ................................ 131 XXXIX. — The Bargainings ......................... 134 XL. — The Namings .............................. 137 XLI. — The Riddle .................................. 150 XLII. — Bagh-i-Muattar ........................... 153 TO THOSE PERSONS WHOSE UNBENDING UPRIGHTNESS, PENETRATION, RETENTIVENESS, CAPACITY FOR HARD WORK, OVERFLOWING ABILITY, AND INSIDE KNOWLEDGE HAVE SO MUCH ENLARGED THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF MY PHILOSOPHY I DEDICATE THIS BOOK IN MEMORY OF THE MANY HAPPY HOURS THAT WE HAVE SPENT TOGETHER IN THE SCENTED GARDEN “ ALAIN LUTIY ” TO THE MEMORY OF MY COLLEAGUE “ ALAIN LUTIY ” TRUE FRIEND, POLISHED SCHOLAR, GOOD SPORTSMAN, GALLANT SOLDIER, AND CIVIL GALLANT, I WHO HAVE DONE SO LITTLE TO COMPLETE HIS LABOURS DEDICATE MY SHARE THEREIN ON THIS OCCASION OF OFFERING THEIR RESULT TO THE WORLD. INTRODUCTION