NOTE: this particular edition (Lucknow, 1966) has been chosen for its good calligraphy and its Urdu glossary designed for students. For the most scholarly modern edition of the masnavi, see si;hr ul-bayaan az miir ;Gulaam ;hasan ';hasan' dihlavii , edited by rashiid ;hasan ;xaan (New Delhi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e Urdu, 2000). Note: the glossary is from SOAS, and was made as a handwritten mimeograph during the 1970's.
[a] na((t-e ;ha.zrat risaalat-panaah
manqabat-e ;ha.zrat amiir ul-mominiin
ta((riif-e a.s;haab-e paak
munaajaat-e badr-gaah-e qa.zii ul-;hajaat
ta((riif-e su;xan
mad;h shaah ((aalam baadshaah ;Gaa.zii bahaadur kii

*text part 00a*, pp. 2-11*
*glossary part 00a*

[b] mad;h vaziir ul-mamaalik janaab navaab aa.sif ul-daulah bahaadur kii
bayaan sa;xaavat kaa
bayaan shujaa((at kaa
((ajz-o-inkasar-e mu;sannif aur ((ar.z karnaa daastaan kaa

*text part 00b*, pp. 11-15
*glossary part 00b*

 

[1] aa;Gaaz-e daastaan *text part 1*, pp. 16-22
*glossary part 1*
[2] daastaan taulid hone shahzaade bena:ziir kii
*text part 2*, pp. 22-28
*glossary part 2*
[3] daastaan tayyaarii me;N baa;G kii
daastaan savaarii kii taiyaarii ke ;hukm me;N
*text part 3*, pp. 29-36
*glossary part 3*
[4] daastaan ;hamaam me;N nahaane kii la:taafat me;N *text part 4*, pp. 37-43
*glossary part 4*
[5] daastaan shahzaade ke ko;The par sone kii aur parii ke u;Raa le jaane kii
daastaan ;haalat tabaah karne maa;N baap kii shahzaade ke ;Gaa))ib hone se

*text part 5*, pp. 43-49
*glossary part 5*
[6] daastaan shahzaade ko paristaan le jaane kii
daastaan gho;Re kii ta((riif me;N
*text part 6*, pp. 49-54
*glossary part 6*
[7] daastaan vaarid honaa bena:ziir kaa baa;G me;N badr-e muniir ke *text part 7*, pp. 54-58
*glossary part 7*
[8] daastaan ta((riif badr-e muniir aur ((aashiq honaa bena:ziir kaa *text part 8*, pp. 58-65
*glossary part 8*
[9] daastaan zulf aur cho;Tii kii ta((riif me;N *text part 9*, pp. 65-68
*glossary part 9*
[10] daastaan mulaaqaat karnaa badr-e muniir kaa bena:ziir se *text part 10*, pp. 68-75
*glossary part 10*
[11] daastaan bena:ziir ke aane kii aur baa-ham mulaaqaat karne kii
daastaan ;xabar paanaa maahru;x kaa zabaanii dev ke ((ishq-e bena:ziir aur badr-e muniir se aur qaid karnaa bena:ziir ko
;Gazal
*text part 11*, pp. 75-84
*glossary part 11*
[12] daastaan badr-e muniir ke ;Gam-o-andoh kii aur ((aish baa))ii ke bulaane me;N *text part 12*, pp. 84-90
*glossary part 12*
[13] daastaan bena:ziir ke ;Gam-e ;hijr se badr-e muniir kii beqaraarii me;N
daastaan beqaraarii badr-e muniir kii bena:ziir ke firaaq me;N aur najm ul-nisaa ke tasallii dene me;N
*text part 13*, pp. 90-94
*glossary part 13*
[14] ;xvaab me;N dekhnaa badr-e muniir kaa bena:ziir ko ku;Nve;N me;N aur jogin ban kar nikalnaa najm ul-nisaa kaa us kii talaash me;N *text part 14*, pp. 94-102
*glossary part 14*
[15] daastaan fiiroz shaah jino;N ke baadshaah ke be;Te kaa ((aashiq honaa jogin par *text part 15*, pp. 102-105
*glossary part 15*
[16] daastaan fiiroz shaah kii majlis-aaraa))ii aur jogin ke bulaane me;N *text part 16*, pp. 105-112
*glossary part 16*
[17] daastaan pai;Gaam bhejne me;N fiiroz shaah ke maahru;x ko
daastaan ku;Nve;N se nikalne me;N bena:ziir ke
*text part 17*, pp. 112-120
*glossary part 17*
[18] daastaan bena:ziir aur badr-e muniir ke milne kii aur us ke baap ko byaah kaa raq((ah likhne me;N *text part 18*, pp. 120-126
*glossary part 18*
[19] naamah bhejnaa bena:ziir kaa mas((uud shaah ko ;xvaastagaarii me;N badr-e muniir ke
javaab naamah bena:ziir kaa malik mas((uud shaah se
daastaan bena:ziir aur badr-e muniir ke byaah kii aur us ke tajammul me;N
*text part 19*, pp. 126-133
*glossary part 19*
[20] daastaan nikaah honaa bena:ziir kaa saath badr-e muniir ke aur shaadii najm ul-nikaa kii pariizaad se aur ru;x.sat honaa aapas me;N
daastaan bena:ziir kii badr-e muniir ko apne va:tan le jaane aur maa;N baap se mulaaqaat karne me;N
*text part 20*, pp. 133-140
*glossary part 20*
     

 
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