Persian Literature

CONTENTS

Special Introduction  

THE SHH NMEH

Introduction  

Kaimers  

Hsheng  

Tahmers  

Jemshd  

Mirts-Tz, and His Son Zohk  

Kavah, the Blacksmith  

Feridn  

Feridn and His Three Sons  

Minchihr  

Zl, the Son of Sm  

The Dream of Sm  

Rdbeh  

Death of Minchihr  

Nauder  

Afrsiyb Marches against Nauder  

Afrsiyb  

Zau  

Garshsp  

Kai-Kobd  

Kai-Ks  

The Seven Labors of Rustem  

Invasion of Irn by Afrsiyb  

The Return of Kai-Ks  

Story of Sohrb  

The Story of Saiwush  

Kai-Khosru  

Akwn Dw  

The Story of Byzun and Manjeh  

Barz, and His Conflict with Rustem  

Ssen and Afrsiyb  

The Expedition of Gdarz  

The Death of Afrsiyb  

The Death of Kai-Khosru  

Lohursp  

Gushtsp, and the Faith of Zerdusht  

The Heft-Khan of Isfendiyr  

Capture of the Brazen Fortress  

The Death of Isfendiyr  

The Death of Rustem  

Bahman  

Hma and the Birth of Drb  

Drb and Dr  

Sikander  

Firdusi's Invocation  

Firdusi's Satire on Mahmud  

THE RUBIYT  

Introduction  

Omar Khayym  

The Rubiyt  

THE DIVAN         

Introduction  

Fragment by Hfiz  

The Divan