Introduction Kaiúmers Húsheng Tahúmers Jemshíd Mirtás-Tází, and His Son Zohák Kavah, the Blacksmith Feridún Feridún and His Three Sons Minúchihr Zál, the Son of Sám The Dream of Sám Rúdábeh Death of Minúchihr Nauder Afrásiyáb Marches against Nauder Afrásiyáb Zau Garshásp Kai-Kobád Kai-Káús The Seven Labors of Rustem Invasion of Irán by Afrásiyáb The Return of Kai-Káús Story of Sohráb The Story of Saiáwush Kai-Khosráu Akwán Díw The Story of Byzun and Maníjeh Barzú, and His Conflict with Rustem Súsen and Afrásiyáb The Expedition of Gúdarz The Death of Afrásiyáb The Death of Kai-Khosráu Lohurásp Gushtásp, and the Faith of Zerdusht The Heft-Khan of Isfendiyár Capture of the Brazen Fortress The Death of Isfendiyár The Death of Rustem Bahman Húmaí and the Birth of Dáráb Dáráb and Dárá Sikander Firdusi's Invocation Firdusi's Satire on Mahmud THE RUBÁIYÁT Introduction Omar Khayyám The Rubáiyát THE DIVAN Introduction Fragment by Háfiz The Divan THE SHÁH NÁMEH by FIRDUSI (_Abul Kasim Mansur_) [_Translated into English by James Atkinson_] The system of Sir William Jones in the printing of Oriental words has been kept in view in the following work, viz.: The letter _a_ represents the short vowel as in _bat, á_ with an accent the broad sound of _a_ in _hall, i_ as in _lily, í_ with an accent as in _police, u_ as in _bull, ú_ with an accent as in _rude, ó_ with an accent as _o_ in _pole_, the diphthong _ai_ as in _aisle, au_ as in the German word _kraut_ or _ou_ in _house_. INTRODUCTION