Hikaayat

An Arab king was sick in his state of decrepitude so that all hopes of life were cut off. A

I heard a padshah giving orders to kill a prisoner. The helpless fellow began to insult the king on that

A padshah was in the same boat with a Persian slave who had never before been at sea and experienced

A Chinese slave-girl having been brought to a king, he desired to have connection with her whilst in a state

An unjust king asked a devotee what kind of worship is best? He replied: ‘For thee the best is to

I saw at the palace-gate of Oglimish the son of a military officer who was endued with marvellous intellect, sagacity,

A pious man saw in a dream a padshah in paradise and a devotee in hell whereon he asked for

I was sitting in a vessel with a company of great men when a boat which contained two brothers happened

An impostor arranged his hair in a peculiar fashion, pretended to be a descendant of A’li and entered the town

I have heard that a royal prince of short stature and mean presence, whose brothers were tall and good-looking, once