Ebook: Spiritual verses: the first book of the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi

Dedication -- The song of the reed -- The king and the slave-girl -- The greengrocer and the parrot -- The Jewish king who killed Christians -- Another Jewish king -- The lion, the hare and the hunted animals -- Omar and the Byzantine ambassador -- The merchant and the parrot -- The danger of being honoured by people -- Explanation of 'As God wills so it comes to pass' -- The old harpist -- The caliph and the poor Bedouin -- The wolf and the fox attend the lion on a hunt -- Joseph and his guest -- The Greek and Chinese painters -- The prophet and Zayd -- Ali and the infidel warrior.