CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY N. H. DOLE 1
LETTER TO PROFESSOR COWELL 21
NOTICE OF JÁMÍ'S LIFE 31

SALÁMÁN AND ABSÁL

Preliminary Invocation 47

The Story:
Part I 54

Part II 72

Part III 91
The Meaning of the Story 98
APPENDIX 107

A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF FARÍD-UDDÍN ATTAR'S BIRD-PARLIAMENT 117