CONTENTS
PAGE
TITLE
DEDICATIONiii
PREFACEvii
CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONSxiii
CHAPTER I
AN EARLY PERSIAN ANTHOLOGY1
CHAPTER II
THE MEDITATIONS OF MA‘ARRÍ43
POEMS ON LIFE AND DEATH59
POEMS ON HUMAN SOCIETY95
POEMS ON ASCETICISM125
POEMS ON PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION141
INDEX OF NAMES AND TITLES290
INDEX OF SUBJECTS295