Mesnevî-i Şerîf, 1. Defter

by Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî (translated by Ahmed Avni Konuk)

Credits: Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî (author)

Summary

Rumi opens the Masnavi with the reed flute's lament for the reed bed it was cut from, then teaches through stories: the king and the slave girl, the parrot and the grocer, the lion and the hares. Ahmed Avni Konuk gives the first book's four thousand couplets in plain Turkish, fifty at a time. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

Chapters (80)

  1. 1. Dibâce
  2. 2. 1-50
  3. 3. 51-100
  4. 4. 101-150
  5. 5. 151-200
  6. 6. 201-250
  7. 7. 251-300
  8. 8. 301-350
  9. 9. 351-400
  10. 10. 401-450
  11. 11. 451-500
  12. 12. 501-550
  13. 13. 551-600
  14. 14. 601-650
  15. 15. 651-700
  16. 16. 701-750
  17. 17. 751-800
  18. 18. 801-850
  19. 19. 851-900
  20. 20. 901-950
  21. 21. 951-1000
  22. 22. 1001-1050
  23. 23. 1051-1100
  24. 24. 1101-1150
  25. 25. 1151-1200
  26. 26. 1201-1250
  27. 27. 1251-1300
  28. 28. 1301-1350
  29. 29. 1351-1400
  30. 30. 1401-1450
  31. 31. 1451-1500
  32. 32. 1501-1550
  33. 33. 1551-1600
  34. 34. 1601-1650
  35. 35. 1651-1700
  36. 36. 1701-1750
  37. 37. 1751-1800
  38. 38. 1801-1850
  39. 39. 1851-1900
  40. 40. 1901-1950
  41. 41. 1951-2000
  42. 42. 2001-2050
  43. 43. 2051-2100
  44. 44. 2101-2150
  45. 45. 2151-2200
  46. 46. 2201-2250
  47. 47. 2251-2300
  48. 48. 2301-2350
  49. 49. 2351-2400
  50. 50. 2401-2450

Showing the first 50 chapters.

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