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Alexander the Roman was asked, “How did you conquer the lands of the East and the West? Previous kings had more treasures, longer lives, greater kingdoms, and larger armies, yet they could not achieve such conquests.”

He replied, “With the help of God, the Almighty, I did not oppress the …

A king was given a Chinese slave girl. He wanted to be with her while he was drunk, but she resisted. The king became angry and gave her to a black servant whose upper lip extended beyond his nostrils and whose lower lip hung down to his chest. His appearance …

When Harun al-Rashid conquered the land of Egypt, he said, “Unlike that tyrant who claimed divinity out of pride in the kingdom of Egypt, I will not grant this land except to the most insignificant of my servants.”

He had a black servant named Khasib, who was extremely ignorant. Harun …

A group of wise men were discussing a matter of state in the presence of Khosrow, and Bozorgmehr, who was the chief among them, remained silent.

They asked him, “Why do you not speak with us in this discussion?”

He replied, “Ministers are like doctors, and a doctor does not …

Someone brought good news to Anushirvan the Just, saying, “I heard that God, the Almighty, has taken away your enemy.”

He replied, “Did you hear that He has left me?”

If an enemy dies, there is no cause for joy

For our own lives are not eternal either.

Two brothers, one served the Sultan, and the other earned his bread by the strength of his arm.

One day, the wealthy brother said to the dervish, “Why don’t you serve the Sultan to escape the hardship of labor?”

The dervish replied, “Why don’t you work to escape the humiliation …

I was sitting on a ship with a group of nobles.

A boat following us sank, and two brothers fell into a whirlpool.

One of the nobles said to the sailor, “Save both of them, and I will give you fifty dinars for each.”

The sailor jumped into the water …

One of the sons of Harun al-Rashid came to his father, angry, saying that the son of a certain officer had insulted his mother.

Harun asked his state officials, “What should be the punishment for such a person?”

One suggested execution, another suggested cutting out his tongue, and another suggested …

One of the ministers showed mercy to his subordinates and worked for their well-being.

By chance, he fell into the king’s disfavor.

Everyone tried to help him, and the officials treated him kindly in his punishment. The nobles praised his good character, and the king forgave him.

A wise man, …

A trickster braided his hair and claimed to be a descendant of Ali. He entered a city with a caravan from Hejaz, pretending to have returned from pilgrimage, and presented a poem to the king, claiming it as his own.

The king bestowed many gifts upon him and honored him. …