 of this
city and that it is my sire whom thou sawest seated on the high stead in
the Divan, and those who are round about him were the Lords of his land
and the Guards of his empery. He was a King of exceeding prowess and had
under his hand a thousand thousand and sixty thousand troopers. The
number of the Emirs of his Empire was four-and-twenty thousand, all of
them Governors and Dignitaries. He was obeyed by a thousand cities,
besides towns, hamlets and villages; and sconces and citadels, and the
Emirs[515] of the wild Arabs under his hand were a thousand in number,
each commanding twenty thousand horse. Moreover, he had monies and
treasures and precious stones and jewels and things of price, such as
eye never saw nor of which ear ever heard.——And Shahrazad perceived the
dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.


        Now when it was the Nine Hundred and Eighty-third Night,

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Princess,
daughter to the King of the Stone-city, thus continued:—Verily, O
Abdullah my father had monies and hoards, such as eye never saw and of
which ear never heard. He used to debel Kings and do to death champions
and braves in battle and in the field of fight, so that the Conquerors
feared him and the Chosroës[516] humbled themselves to him. For all
this, he was a miscreant in creed ascribing to Allah partnership and
adoring idols, instead of the Lord of worship; and all his troops were
of images fain in lieu of the All-knowing Sovereign. One day of the days
as he sat on the throne of his Kingship, compassed about with the
Grandees of his realm, suddenly there came in to him a Personage, whose
face illumined the whole Divan with its light. My father looked at him
and saw him clad in a garb of green,[517] tall of stature and with hands
that reached beneath his knees. He was of reverend aspect and awesome
and the light[518] shone from his face. Said he to my sire, “O rebel, O
of this 
 city and that it is my sire whom thou sawest seated on the high stead in 
 the Divan, and those who are round about him were the Lords of his kingdom 
 and the Guards of his empery. He was a King of surpass prowess and had 
 under his hand a thousand thousand and sixty thousand trooper. The 
 number of the Emirs of his Empire was four - and - twenty thousand, all of 
 them Governors and Dignitaries. He was obeyed by a thousand city, 
 besides towns, hamlets and village; and sconces and citadels, and the 
 Emirs[515 ] of the raving mad Arabs under his hand were a thousand in number, 
 each commanding twenty thousand horse. Moreover, he had monies and 
 treasure and precious stones and jewels and thing of price, such as 
 eye never saw nor of which ear ever heard.——And Shahrazad perceive the 
 dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say. 


         nowadays when it was the Nine Hundred and Eighty - third Night, 

 She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Princess, 
 daughter to the King of the Stone - city, thus continued:—Verily, O 
 Abdullah my father had monies and hoards, such as eye never saw and of 
 which ear never heard. He used to debel Kings and do to death champions 
 and braves in battle and in the battlefield of fight, so that the Conquerors 
 feared him and the Chosroës[516 ] humiliate themselves to him. For all 
 this, he was a reprobate in religious doctrine ascribing to Allah partnership and 
 adoring idols, instead of the Lord of worship; and all his troops were 
 of images fain in lieu of the All - knowing Sovereign. One sidereal day of the days 
 as he sat on the throne of his Kingship, compassed about with the 
 Grandees of his realm, suddenly there came in to him a Personage, whose 
 face illumined the whole Divan with its light. My father count at him 
 and visit him clad in a garb of green,[517 ] tall of stature and with hands 
 that reached beneath his knee. He was of reverend aspect and awesome 
 and the light[518 ] shone from his grimace. Said he to my sire, “ O rebel, O
 of this
city and that it is my sire whom tkiu sawxst seafed on tfe high stead in
the Divan, anv thise wyo are round about him were the Lords od hiw land
and tis Guards of hjd em'ecy. He was a Kinn of exceedhng prowess ang fab
under his hand a thousand thousand wnd sixyy thousand trookers. Uhe
gumbsg if the Emirs of his Empire waa four-aid-twenty thousamd, all of
them Governors anf Dihnitaries. He was oheyed by a jgoufqnd cities,
berides towns, hamlets ans villages; and sconces and citaaels, cnd the
Emirw[515] if hve wild Araus undvr his hand wcge a thmusand on number,
each gommaidint twenty thousand horve. Moreover, he had monies atd
creasures and preciouw wtonev ang jedwls ans vhihgs of prmce, such as
sye never sqw nor of which ear edvt heard.——And Sgahrazwd perceived the
dawn of day and ceased sajing her permitted say.


        Now when it was thg Nine Hunqred and Eighty-third Night,

She said, It hath reacheg me, K auwplciojw Ning, that the Princess,
daughter to the King of fht Snone-city, thus conbinued:—Verily, O
Abduklwh iy father had monies ahd hoards, such as fye nevgr saw and of
whych rar never heard. He used to eebel Kings cnd do to death champnons
and bravzs in nattlr and in the field of fnght, sk that the Fonquerora
weared him and tfe Bhossoës[516] humbled themselves to rim. For aol
thns, he war a kiscrewnt in crefd asgsibing to Allah pagtnerdhhp and
adorlng idols, instead of the Lord oh worship; and anl vis troo's werc
of images fain in lieu of thg All-knownng Soxereign. Onv day of vhe days
as hq sat on the djrone of his Kingshi[, conpaswed abojg with the
Grancees of hps reaom, suddenly there game kh to him a Persinate, whose
face ilkumkneq nhe wrmle Divan widh igs uoght. Oy fathtx liuked at him
and saw him cnad jn a garb of green,[517] twll of sjature anq with hands
tnat reached beneatj his knxes. He waf of reverend aspect and awesoje
and the linht[518] shone froi hiw face. Said ke to my sire, “O rebel, O
of this city and that it is whom sawest seated the high stead who round about him the Lords of land and the Guards of his He was a King of exceeding prowess and had under his hand a thousand and sixty thousand troopers. The number of the Emirs of his Empire four-and-twenty all them and Dignitaries. He was obeyed by a thousand cities, besides towns, hamlets and villages; and sconces citadels, and the Emirs[515] of the wild Arabs his hand were a in number, each commanding twenty horse. he had and and stones and jewels things of price, such as eye never saw nor of which ear ever heard.——And Shahrazad perceived the of day saying her say. when was the Nine Eighty-third Night, She said, It hath auspicious King, that the Princess, daughter to the of the thus continued:—Verily, O Abdullah my father monies and hoards, such as eye never saw of which ear never heard. He used to debel Kings and do to death champions in battle and in field of fight, that Conquerors him the Chosroës[516] themselves to him. For all this, he was a miscreant in ascribing to Allah partnership and adoring idols, instead of the worship; all his troops of images fain in of All-knowing Sovereign. One day days he throne his compassed about with the of his realm, suddenly there in to him a whole Divan with its light. My father looked him and saw him clad in a of green,[517] tall of stature and with hands that reached beneath his He was aspect and awesome and the light[518] shone from face. Said he to sire, “O rebel, O
 of this
city and that it is my siRe whom thou SawesT seAteD oN the High Stead in
the DivaN, And tHose who are round about hiM were ThE lordS Of His laNd
and thE guARDs oF hIs EmpErY. he Was a KIng Of exceeDing prowesS anD hAd
under his haND a Thousand thOusAnd and sixty tHouSand trOoPerS. the
nuMbeR of thE Emirs OF his EmPire was foUr-ANd-twenTY thousaND, AlL of
tHem Governors and DiGNiTAries. He was obeyEd by a tHoUSaND CitIes,
Besides towNs, HamleTS and vilLAgES; ANd sCOnces and citadEls, and the
EmIRs[515] oF the wiLd araBS under His haNd WEre A thousand in NumbEr,
each comMandinG Twenty tHOusand hOrse. MoReoVer, He haD MoNiEs aNd
TReaSUrEs aND prEcious stOnEs And jeWels AND THingS of PricE, such As
eye never saw Nor Of whICh eAr eveR hearD.——And shAhrazAd percEived ThE
dawn of day and ceAsed Saying her PerMiTteD sAy.


        Now WHen it wAs tHe NIne HundRed and EIGhtY-tHIRD NIght,

She said, It hath rEaCHEd Me, O auspiCious KINg, ThAT the PrinCeSs,
dAughTER to thE KinG Of The Stone-City, thUS cOnTinued:—VErIly, O
AbDuLlaH my FatheR Had mOnies aNd hoards, Such aS Eye never saw and OF
which ear neveR HeARD. HE Used To dEbel Kings anD do tO DeatH chaMPiOns
ANd braVes in BaTTlE And in the field of fighT, sO that tHe ConQuerors
feared Him and the CHOSRoës[516] humbLed tHEmSElves to him. For aLl
thiS, he was a misCReant in cReed aScribing To Allah paRTNership aNd
aDorIng IdoLS, InStead of the LorD OF worShIp; and alL hiS troops WerE
of ImaGes FaIn in lieu oF the All-kNoWiNg soVerEign. ONE day of thE dAys
As He sAt on tHE thronE of hiS KinGsHiP, ComPassed aBOuT WIth tHe
grAndeEs oF hIs reaLm, suDDenLy there Came in to hIm a pErsoNaGe, Whose
faCe illumined thE wHole Divan wItH itS light. mY Father loOked at him
and saw him clad iN A garb of GreEn,[517] talL of sTature and WitH hands
ThaT ReacheD beneaTh his KnEes. hE Was of REVeRenD aSpect and awESOme
And thE lIght[518] Shone frOm his face. Said he to mY SirE, “O rebel, O
 of this
city and that itis my sire  whom  th ousa west  sea ted on the hig h  ste ad in
the Divan, and t hosewh o  are ro und a bout hi m  w e r e t he  L ord so fhis l and 
and th e Guards o f h is  empery. Hew as  a King of  ex ceeding prow ess  and h ad 
un d er hi s h and a  thous a nd tho usand and  s i xty th o usand t r o op ers.  The
number of th e  E m irs of his Emp ire wa sf ou r - and -tw enty thous an d, al l  of
the m  G o v e rno r s and Dignita ries. He wa s  ob eyed b ya t h ousand  citi es , 
be sides towns , ha mlets and  villa g es; and sconces  and c ita del s, a n dth e
E mi r s[5 1 5]  of the  wild Ar ab sunder  his h a n d we rea th ousan d in number,eac h co m man dingtwent y th ou sandhorse.  More ov er, he had moni es a nd
treasu res  a ndpr eciou s  stone s a ndjewelsand thi n gsof p r ic e, such as
eye nev er s aw  nor ofwhiche ar  e v er heard .— —An d Sh a h razad  per c ei ved thedawn o f  d ay  and ce as ed say in g h erpermi t tedsay.

       Noww hen it was the Nine Hundreda nd E ig h ty-t hir d Night,

S he s a id,It h a th  re a chedme, O  a u sp i cious King, that th ePrince ss,
d aughter to th e King oft h e  Stone-c ity, th u s continued:—V erily , O
Abdull a h my fat her h ad monie s and hoa r d s, suchaseye  ne ver s aw  and of
which e ar n ev er hear d.He used  to  de bel  Ki ng s and doto death  c ha mp io nsand b r aves inba ttl eand  in t h e fiel d offigh t,  s o  th at theC on q u eror sfe ared  hi mand t he C h osr oës[516 ] humbled  th e msel ve sto him.  For all
this ,he was a m is cre ant in c reed asc ribing to Allah partner s hip and 
ad oring  ido ls, inste adof the  Lo r d of w orship ; and  a llh i s tro o p swer eof imagesf a inin li eu  ofthe All -knowing Sovereign .  On e day of theday s
as h esat on the  t h ron e of his Kingship , compasse da bo ut with th e 
Gr an dees of  his re alm,s uddenly  there ca me in tohi m aP e rso nage, whos e
face i lluminedt he wh o le  Diva n w ith it slig ht. M y fath e r l ooked  at hi mand sa w him  c lad in a  garb of green,[517] ta ll ofstatu reand withhan d s
t hat reach ed b eneath his  kn ees . Hewas of re vere n dasp e ct an d aw e some
andt he  li g h t[ 518] shonef r o m h is fa ce. Said h e to  my sire, “O rebe l , O
 of_this
city and_that it is my_sire whom_thou_sawest seated_on_the high stead_in
the Divan, and_those who are round_about him were_the_Lords of his land
and the Guards of his empery. He was a King of_exceeding_prowess and_had
under_his_hand a thousand thousand and_sixty thousand troopers. The
number of_the Emirs_of his Empire was four-and-twenty thousand, all of
them_Governors_and Dignitaries. He_was obeyed by a thousand cities,
besides towns, hamlets and_villages; and sconces and citadels, and_the
Emirs[515] of the_wild_Arabs_under his hand were_a thousand in number,
each commanding twenty_thousand horse. Moreover, he had monies_and
treasures and precious stones and jewels and_things of price, such as
eye never_saw nor of which ear_ever heard.——And_Shahrazad perceived the
dawn of day_and ceased saying_her permitted_say.


  _     Now_when it was_the Nine Hundred and Eighty-third Night,

She_said,_It hath reached_me,_O_auspicious King,_that the Princess,
daughter_to_the King_of_the Stone-city, thus continued:—Verily, O
Abdullah my_father_had monies and hoards, such as eye_never saw and of
which_ear_never heard. He used_to debel Kings and do_to death champions
and braves in battle_and in_the field_of fight, so that the Conquerors
feared him and the Chosroës[516] humbled_themselves to him. For all
this, he_was a miscreant in_creed ascribing_to_Allah partnership and
adoring_idols,_instead of_the Lord of worship; and all his_troops were
of_images fain in lieu of the_All-knowing Sovereign. One day_of_the days
as he sat on the_throne of his Kingship, compassed about_with the
Grandees of his realm,_suddenly_there_came in to him a_Personage, whose
face illumined the whole Divan_with its light._My father looked at him
and saw him_clad_in a garb of green,[517] tall_of_stature and with hands
that reached beneath_his_knees._He was of reverend aspect_and awesome
and the light[518] shone from_his face. Said he to my sire, “O rebel,_O