The
Chahár Maqála
(“Four Discourses”)
Nidhámí-i-‘Arúḍí-i-Samarqandí.
 
CONTENTS.
PAGE
TITLE
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE 1-7
(INCLUDING TABLE OF CONTENTS) 2-5
AUTHOR'S DEDICATION AND INTRODUCTION 7-22
FIRST DISCOURSE: SECRETARIES 22-42
SECOND DISCOURSE: POETS 42-87
THIRD DISCOURSE: ASTROLOGERS 88-106
FOURTH DISCOURSE: PHYSICIANS 106-132
CONCLUSION 132
COLOPHON OF THE ṬIHRÁN EDITION 133-134
INDEX 135