Section 1 - Prologue: He did not know God and did not obey.

Section 2 - Tale: A pilgrim gave me an ivory comb.

Section 3 - Tale: A greedy man appeared before the Khwarezm Shah.

Section 4 - Tale: A fever struck one of the wise.

Section 5 - Tale on the Disgrace of Overeating: Do you know the surprise I brought from Basra?

Section 6 - Tale: A Sufi was humiliated by his stomach and desires.

Section 7 - Tale on the Honor of Contentment: Someone had a sugarcane on a tray.

Section 8 - Tale: Among the wise and insightful men was one.

Section 9 - Tale: A man had nothing but an onion as his food.

Section 10 - Tale: There was a cat in an old woman's house.

Section 11 - Tale of a Narrow-Minded Man and a Noble Woman: A child had just grown a tooth.

Section 12 - Tale: I heard of a righteous and kind-hearted man.

Section 13 - Tale: A ruler of great splendor.

Section 14 - On Patience in Weakness with Hope for Improvement: Perfection lies in the soul of a noble man.

Section 15 - Tale on Ease After Hardship: I heard from the eloquent elders.