Prelude 231 The Praise of God 232 An Address to God’s Munificence 234 Hymn of Praise 237 Ascension of the Master 240 A Blessing on the Prophets 243 The Occasion of the Poem 244 Praise of the Pearl of Lordship 248 Beginning of the Narrative 251 Description of the Rose 253 The Shah Provides a Teacher 257 Morning and Evening in the Rose Garden 257 The Attendants of the Pure Rose 258 Praise of the Rose in Her Beauty 261 The East Wind Finds the Nightingale 264 The East Wind Counsels the Nightingale 271 The Nightingale Comes to the Rose 273 The Nightingale Enters the Rose Garden 276 The Nightingale Alone in the Night 277 The Nightingale Sleepless 279 The Nightingale Addresses the Moon 281 The Nightingale Talks to the Dawn 282 The Nightingale Addresses the Sun 283 The Nightingale Turns to God 285 The Rose Hears the Nightingale 287 The Narcissus Remonstrates 289 The East Wind Meets the Nightingale 291 The East Wind Encourages the Nightingale 293 The Colloquy of the Rose 295 The Nightingale Writes to the Rose 298 The Jasmine Bears the Letter 300 The Rose Answers 301 The Hyacinth and the Nightingale 303 The Treachery of the Hyacinth 306 The Thorn Advises the Rose 308 The Thorn Slanders the Nightingale 310 Captivity of the Nightingale 311 King August Appears 314 King August Sends the Hot Wind 316 Samum Arrives 318 King August Sends His Son 319