Although the most well-known English translation is by William Taylor, a recent translation by Gisela and Paul D'Andrea has been successfully staged.  
Although the most well-known English translation is by William Taylor, a recent translation by Gisela and Paul D'Andrea has been successfully staged.  In Act III Hafi suggests to the main character that they go hang out on the Ganges together while at the beginning of Act IV the friar chills in a convent.  The author's own views appear to have been expressed through the character of the servant Daya while the romantic subplot centers around the protagonist's daughter, Recha.  Subtitled "A Dramatic Poem in Five Acts," some of the best lines are spoken by Sittah, sister of Saladin, while the protagonist gives the Parable of the Three Rings in favor of religious toleration.   FTP, with a title character apparently based on Moses Mendelssohn, name this Gotthold Lessing drama.
Although the most well-known English translation is by William Taylor, a recent translation by Gisela and Paul D'Andrea has been successfully staged.  
Nathan the Wise or Nathan der Weise