THE

BAKHTYĀR NĀMA:

A PERSIAN ROMANCE.

Translated from a Manuscript Text,

by

SIR WILLIAM OUSELEY.

Edited, with Introduction and Notes,

by

W. A. CLOUSTON,

Editor of “Arabian Poetry for English Readers.”

Each order given by a reigning King
	Should after long reflection be expressed;
For it may be that endless woe will spring
	From a command he paused not to digest.
	Anvār-i Suhailī.

PRIVATELY PRINTED

MDCCCLXXXIII.