One Thousand and One Nights

Translated from Arabic
by Richard F. Burton

(London, 1885-1888)

This translation is in the public domain. It may be copied and distributed freely.

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Volumes 1 to 10

Volumes 11-16, now in progress, contain supplemental tales and Burton's essays.


Volume 1

Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother
a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass
1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni
a. The First Shaykh's Story
b. The Second Shaykh's Story
c. The Third Shaykh's Story
2. The Fisherman and the Jinni
a. The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban
b. The Story of King Sindibad and His Falcon
c. The Tale of the Husband and the Parrot
d. The Tale of the Prince and the Ogress
e. The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince
3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
a. The First Kalandar's Tale
b. The Second Kalandar's Tale
       Tale of the Envier and the Envied (ba.)
c. The Third Kalandar's Tale
d. The Eldest Lady's Tale
e. Tale of the Portress

Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies

4. Tale of the Three Apples

5. Tale of Nur Al-din Ali and his Son

6. The Hunchback's Tale

a. The Nazarene Broker's Story
b. The Reeve's Tale
c. Tale of the Jewish Doctor

d. Tale of the Tailor

e. The Barber's Tale of Himself
The Barber's Tale of His First Brother (ea.)
The Barber's Tale of His Second Brother (eb.)
The Barber's Tale of His Third Brother (ec.)
The Barber's Tale of His Fourth Brother (ed.)
The Barber's Tale of His Fifth Brother (ee.)
The Barber's Tale of His Sixth Brother (ef.)
The End of the Tailor's Tale

Volume 2


7. Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis

8. Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall Of Love

a. Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt
b. Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur
9. Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau Al-Makan
a. Tale of Taj Al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya
Tale of Aziz and Azizah (aa.)

Volume 3

9. Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau Al-Makan, Continued from Volume 2 above.
a. Tale of Taj Al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya
Tale of Aziz and Azizah, continued (aa.)
b. Tale of the Hashish Eater
c. Tale of Hammad the Badawi

10. The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter

11. The Hermits

12. The Water Fowl and the Tortoise

13. The Wolf and the Fox

Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge

14. The Mouse and the Ichneumon

15. The Cat and the Crow

16. The Fox and the Crow

a. The Flea and the Mouse
b. The Saker and the Birds
c. The Sparrow and the Eagle
17. The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons
a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers
18. The Thief and His Monkey
a. The Foolish Weaver
19. The Sparrow and the Peacock

20. Ali Bin Bakkar and Shams Al-Nahar

21. Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman


Volume 4

21. Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, Continued from Volume 3 above.
a. Ni'amar Bin Al-Rabi'a and Naomi His Slave-girl
b. Conclusion of the Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman
22. Ala Al-Din Abu Al-Shamat

23. Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy

24. Ma'an the Son of Zaidah

25. Ma'an the Son of Zaidah and the Badawi

26. The City of Labtayt

27. The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth

28. Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon

29. The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah

30. Isaac of Mosul

31. The Sweep and the Noble Lady

32. The Mock Caliph

33. Ali the Persian

34. Harun Al-Rashid and the Slave-Girl and the Imam Abu Yusuf

35. The Lover Who Feigned Himself A Thief

36. Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller

37. Abu Mohammed Called Lazybones

38. The Generous Dealing of Yahya Bin Khálid The Barmecide with Mansur

39. The Generous Dealing of Yahya Son of Khálid with a Man Who Forged a Letter in his Name

40. Caliph Al-Maamum and the Strange Scholar

41. Ali Shar and Zumurrud

42. The Loves of Jubayr Bin Umayr and the Lady Budur

43. The Man of Al-Yaman and His Six Slave-Girls

44. Harun Al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas

45. The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate

46. The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police

47. Al-Malik Al-Nasir and the Three Chiefs of Police

a. Story of the Chief of Police of Cairo
b. Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police
c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police
48. The Thief and the Shroff

49. The Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper

50. Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Merchant's Sister

51. The Woman Whose Hands were Cut Off For Giving Alms to the Poor

52. The Devout Israelite

53. Abu Hassan Al-Ziyadi and the Khorasani

54. The Poor Man and His Friend in Need

55. The Ruined Man Who became Rich Again Through A Dream

56. Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and His Concubine Mahbubah

57. Wardan the Butcher; His Adventure With the Lady and the Bear

58. The King's Daughter and the Ape


Volume 5

59. The Ebony Horse

60. Uns Al-Wujud and the Wazir's Daughter Al-Ward Fi'l-Akmam or Rose-In-Hood

61. Abu Nowas With the Three Boys and the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid

62. Abdallah Bin Ma'amar With the Man of Bassorah and His Slave

63. The Lovers of the Banu Ozrah

64. The Wazir of Al-Yaman and His Younger Brother

65. The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School

66. Al-Mutalammis and His Wife Umaymah

67. The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah in the Bath

68. Harun Al-Rashid and the Three Poets

69. Mus'ab Bin Al-Zubayr and Ayishah His Wife

70. Abu Al-Aswad and His Slave-Girl

71. Harun Al-Rashid and the Two Slave-Girls

72. The Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and the Three Slave-Girls

73. The Miller and His Wife

74. The Simpleton and the Sharper

75. The Kazi Abu Yusuf With Harum Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah

76. The Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchand

77. King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel

78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith's Wife

79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman

80. Yahya Bin Khalid the Barmecide and the Poor Man

81. Mohammed Al-Amin and the Slave-Girl

82. The Sons of Yahya Bin Khalid and Sa'id Bin Salim Al-Bahili

83. The Woman's Trick Against Her Husband

84. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders

85. Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Old Badawi

86. The Caliph Omar Bin Al-Khattab and the Young Badawi

87. The Caliph Al-Maamum and the Pyramids of Egypt

88. The Thief and the Merchant

89. Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn Al-Karibi

90. The Devotee Prince

91. The Unwise Schoolmaster Who Fell in Love by Report

92. The Foolish Dominie

93. The Illiterate Who Set Up For a Schoolmaster

94. The King and the Virtuous Wife

95. Abd Al-Rahman the Maghribi's Story of the Rukh

96. Adi Bin Zayd and the Princess Hind

97. Di'ibil Al-Khuza'i With the Lady and Muslim Bin Al-Walid

98. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant

99. The Three Unfortunate Lovers

100. How Abu Hasan Brake Wind

101. The Lovers of the Banu Tayy

102. The Mad Lover

103. The Prior Who Became A Moslem

104. The Loves of Abu Isa and Jurrat Al-Ayn

105. Al-Amin Son of Al-Rashid and His Uncle Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi

106. Al-Fath Bin Khakan and Al-Mutawakkil

107. The Man's Dispute With the Learned Woman Concerning the Relative Excellence of Male and Female

108. Abu Suwayd and the Pretty Old Woman

109. The Emir ali Bin Tahir and the Girl Muunis

110. The Woman Who had a Boy and the Other Who had a Man to Lover

111. Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad

112. The Pilgrim Man and the Old Woman

113. Abu Alhusn and His Slave-Girl Tawaddud

114. The Angel of Death With the Proud King and the Devout Man

115. The Angel of Death and the Rich King

116. The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel

117. Iskandar Zu Al-Karnayn and a Certain Tribe of Poor Folk

118. The Righteousness of King Anushirwan

119. The Jewish Kazi and His Pious Wife

120. The Shipwrecked Woman and Her Child

121. The Pious Black Slave

122. The Devout Tray-Maker and His Wife

123. Al-Jajjaj and the Pious Man

124. The Blacksmith Who Could Handle Fire Without Hurt

125. The Devotee To Whom Allah Gave a Cloud for Service and the Devout King

126. The Moslem Champion and the Christian Damsel

127. The Christian King's Daughter and the Moslem

128. The Prophet and the Justice of Providence

129. The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit

130. The Island King and the Pious Israelite

131. Abu Al-Hasan and Abu Ja'afar the Leper

132. The Queen of Serpents

a. The Adventures of Bulukiya
b. The Story of Jansha


Volume 6

133. Sindbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman
a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman
    The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman (according to the Calcutta Edition)
134. The City of Brass

135. The Craft and Malice of Woman

a. The King and His Wazir's Wife
b. The Confectioner, His Wife and the Parrot
c. The Fuller and His Son
d. The Rake's Trick Against the Chaste Wife
e. The Miser and the Loaves of Bread

f. The Lady and Her Two Lovers
g. The King's Son and the Ogeress
h. The Drop of Honey
i. The Woman Who Made Her Husband Sift Dust
j. The Enchanted Spring

k. The Wazir's Son and the Hamman-Keeper's Wife
l. The Wife's Device to Cheat her Husband
m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl
n. The Man who Never Laughed During the Rest of His Days
o. The King's Son and the Merchant's Wife

p. The Page Who Feigned to Know the Speech of Birds
q. The Lady and Her Five Suitors
r. The Three Wishes, or the Man Who Longed to see the Night of Power
s. The Stolen Necklace
t. The Two Pigeons

u. Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma
v. The House With the Belvedere
w. The King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress
x. The Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers
y. The Debauchee and the Three-Year-Old Child
z. The Stolen Purse
za. The Fox and the Folk

136. Judar and His Brethren

137. The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib


Volume 7


137. The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib, Continued from Volume 6 above.

138. Otbah and Rayya

139. Hind, Daughter of Al-Nu'man, and Al-Hajjaj

140. Khuzaymah Bin Bishr and Ikrimah Al-Fayyaz

141. Yunus the Scribe and the Caliph Walid Bin Sahl

142. Harun Al-Rashid and the Arab Girl

143. Al-Asma'i and the Three Girls of Bassorah

144. Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil

145. The Lovers of the Banu Uzrah

146. The Badawi and His Wife

147. The Lovers of Bassorah

148. Ishak of Mosul and His Mistress and the Devil

149. The Lovers of Al-Medinah

150. Al-Malik Al-Nasir and His Wizir

151. The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty and Her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher

a. The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo
152. Ardashir and Hayat Al-nufus

153. Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia

154. King Mohammed Bin Sabaik and the Merchant Hasan

a. Story of Prince Sayf Al-Muluk and the Princess Badi'a Al-Jamal

Volume 8

154. King Mohammed Bin Sabaik and the Merchant Hasan, Continued from Volume 7 above.
a. Story of Prince Sayf Al-Muluk and the Princess Badi'a Al-Jamal

155. Hassan of Bassorah

156. Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad

The same from the Breslau Edition
157. Masrur and Zayn Al-Mawasif

158. Ali Nur Al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl


Volume 9

158. Ali Nur Al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl, Continued from Volume 8 above.

159. The Man of Upper Egypt and His Frankish Wife

160. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-Girl

161. King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas: Followed by the History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Wazirs

a. The Mouse and the Cat
b. The Fakir and His Jar of Butter
c. The Fishes and the Crab
d. The Crow and the Serpent
e. The Wild Ass and the Jackal
f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince
g. The Crows and the Hawk
h. The Serpent-Charmer and His Wife
i. The Spider and the Wind
j. The Two Kings
k. The Blind Man and the Cripple
l. The Foolish Fisherman
m. The Boy and the Thieves
n. The Man and his Wife
o. The Merchant and the Robbers
p. The Jackals and the Wolf
q. The Shepherd and the Rogue
r. The Francolin and the Tortoises
162. Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber

163. Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman

164. Harun Al-Rashid and Abu Hasan, The Merchant of Oman

165. Ibrahim and Jamilah

166. Abu Al-Hasan of Khorasan

167. Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweller's Wife

168. Abdullah Bin Fazil and His Brothers


Volume 10

169. Ma'aruf the Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah

Conclusion

Terminal Essay

Appendix I.

1. Index to the Tales and Proper Names
2. Alphabetical Table of the Notes (Anthropological, etc.) (Not included).
3. Alphabetical Table of First lines (Not included).
a. English
b. Arabic
4. Table of Contents of the Various Arabic Texts (Not included).
a. The Unfinished Calcutta Edition (1814-1818)
b. The Breslau Text
c. The Macnaghten Text and the Bulak Edition
d. The Same with Mr. Lane's and my Version
Appendix II.
Contributions to the Bibliography of the Thousand and One Nights and their Imitations, by W. F. Kirby


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