SUBJECTS OF THE SECTIONS.

Title Page
Preliminary Notice iii
1. Invocation 1
2. The Divine Greatness 3
3. The Being of a God, and Exhortation to labour in his service 6
4. Praise to God 9
5. The Poet’s Prayer 10
6. Prophet’s Journey to Heaven 14
7. Beauty 16
8. Love 20
9. Adam’s Vision 22
10. Joseph 25
11. Zulaikha 28
12. Her First Dream 31
13. Silent Sorrow 34
14. Her Second Dream 39
15. Her Third Dream 44
16. The Ambassadors 49
17. The Messenger and Departure 50
18. Deception 52
19. Beginning of the Brothers’ Envy 57
20. Joseph’s Dream 59
21. Artful Counsel 61
22. Deceitful Request 64
23. The Well 67
24. The Caravan 70
25. The King of Egypt 71
26. Intelligence 73
27. The Slave Market 76
28. Bazighas’ Daughter 78
29. Love’s Services 84
30. Love Refused 86
31. Questionings and Answerings 89
32. The Nurse 90
33. The Exculpation 93
34. The False Accusation 96
35. The Suckling 97
36. Repentance 101
37. The Visit to the Prison 105
38. The Terrace 109
39. The Two Officers of the King 114
40. The King’s Dream 115
41. Joseph’s Liberation from Prison 117
42. The True Faith 120
43. Renewal of Youth and the Marriage 126
44. The Victory of Love 127
45. The Longed-for Death 131
46. The Double Death 135
47. Poet’s Address to Himself 144
48. Conclusion of the Work 149
Notes and Illustrations* 155