640 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Nov., 1911. 
The Lubabu’l-Albab of ‘Aufi attributes this Ruba‘i (as 
it occurs in B.M. MS. with the word sos for wy, in |. 2) to 
Rashidi of Samarqand. 
Quatrain 83. B.M. has it thus— 
wT tu p—iie a—sr 9 3b i out Kim pr ai ys ¢ 39 
out m4) ed» aay! gly ee o—Nlgd pane? Colyer? gi wi 39 
Although both the texts convey almost the same sense, the 
difference in |. 2 is considerable. 
Quatrain 120. In]. 3 for (2b »\% in A.S., B.M. has ool Upw, 
which has very little sense and is probably a clerical blunder. 
ol Uy. means ‘“‘ may be easy ’’ but if read with the context 
may mean ‘‘ ’tiseasy,’’ but such an archaic use is uncommon. 
Quatrain 123. This is ascribed to Shaykh Abu Yazid 
Bistami (died in 261 A.H.). In1.1 for G,3 and _,+4,4, B.M. has 
ot and ysJ» respectively. Also in. 1. 2 for WS aloo » in AS., 
B.M. has cw HA ess rg 
In the Haft Iqlim, where the Ruba‘i is attributed to 
Shaykh Abu Yazid Bistami, the words oJ} Gole occur for 
J»! Sole, used both in A.S. and B.M. MSS: 
Quatrain 146. Apparently in 1. 2 the word @iab is incor- 
rectly copied in B.M. MS. for ass’, 
is Quatrain 161. The last two lines in B.M. are written 
us— 
wS8 csi 1 10 con® Jord 53 Jo Coty! pido sh Ud wr 
Quatrain 168. In 1.1 for sy. in A.S., B.M. gives exe 
Liste. In the Society’s Edition an 4 is left out in print after 
es inl. 3.] 
Quatrain 176. This Rubi‘i is quoted in the (9 ory! yt! 
Oat (53) en wlel&e which as well as the B.M. copy has} for +3 
bd . o . 
inl. LAS. L.2 in B.M. has oS pS hemo 93 Uney us* Bs) 9 b, but 
AS. tallies with the Asrar’ut Tauhid. 
Quatrain 190. In]. 2for y* B.M. has 3». 
Quatrain 193. In 1. 3 for wi,Ss B.M, has (pS ase, 
The former is rather preferable as the same word occurs 
alia, once in |: 3,-and again in 1. 4 in B.M. 
z. 
SE ee a ad ah 
Se Bs apes o 
Tse RNS pees ee sn ee eae BY 
Spa op eri ie ee at pray Re ie ac A aah 
pies Nt 
