Urdu Poet

Iskandur Rumi, having been asked how he had conquered the east and the west, considering that the treasures, … [Read more...] about Story 41 – The Manners Of Kings – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

I heard that an oppressor ruined the habitations of the subjects to fill the treasury of the sultan, unmindful of the … [Read more...] about Story 20 – The Manners Of Kings – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

A dervish who had fallen into want stole a blanket from the house of a friend. the judge ordered his hand to be … [Read more...] about Story 14 – The Morals Of dervishes – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

I saw a holy man on the seashore who had been wounded by a tiger. No medicine could relieve his pain; he suffered much … [Read more...] about Story 13 – The Morals Of dervishes – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

A vezier paid a visit to Zulnun Misri and asked for his favour, saying: 'I am day and night engaged in the service of … [Read more...] about Story 29 – The Manners Of Kings – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

It is narrated that an oppressor of the people, a soldier, hit the head of a pious man with a stone and that the … [Read more...] about Story 21 – The Manners Of Kings – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

A caravan having been plundered in the Yunan country and deprived of boundless wealth, the merchants wept and lamented, … [Read more...] about Story 19 – The Morals Of dervishes – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii

A royal prince, having inherited abundant treasures from his father, opened the hand of liberality and satisfied his … [Read more...] about Story 18 – The Manners Of Kings – Gulistaan-e-Sa.Adii