The Wisdom of the East Series

Edited by
L. CRANMER-BYNG
Dr. S. A. KAPADIA



THE DIWAN OF ABU'L-ALA

By
HENRY BAERLEIN

Author of "In Pursuit of Dulcinea," "The Shade of the Balkans,"
"Yrivand," etc.

The stars have sunk from the celestial bowers,
And in the garden have been turned to flowers.
MUTAMID, _in captivity_.

Second Edition

LONDON: John Murray, 1909.



DEDICATION

TO DR. E. J. DILLON