
kingdom and slay thy men and carry thee and thy women into captivity.
And he hath given him three days’ time to answer after the receipt of
that missive. Now thou must know, O my brother, that this King of Outer
Hind is a masterful tyrant, a man of might and prowess in fight, and in
his realm are much people; so unless our King make shift to fend him off
from himself, he will fall into perdition, whilst the King of Hind,
after slaying our Sovran, will seize on our possessions and massacre our
men and make prize of our women.” When the King heard this their talk,
his agitation increased and he inclined to the boys, saying, “Surely,
this boy is a wizard, in that he is acquainted with this thing without
learning it from me; for the letter is in my keeping and the secret also
and none hath knowledge of such matter but myself. How then knoweth this
boy of it? I will resort to him and talk with him and I pray Allah that
our deliverance may be at his hand.” Hereupon the King approached the
boy softly and said to him, “O thou dear boy, what is this thou sayest
of our King, that he did ill of the evilest in slaying his Wazirs and
the Chiefs of his State? Indeed he sinned against himself and his
subjects and thou art right in that which thou sayest. But tell me, O my
son, whence knowest thou that the King of Outer Hind hath written him a
letter, berating him and bespeaking him with the grievous speech whereof
thou tellest?” The boy replied, “O brother, I know this from the
sand[170] wherewith I take compt of night and day and from the saying of
the ancients:—No mystery from Allah is hidden; for the sons of Adam have
in them a spiritual virtue which discovereth to them the darkest
secrets.” Answered Wird Khan, “True, O my son, but whence learnedest
thou geomancy and thou young of years?” Quoth the boy, “My father taught
it me;” and quoth the King, “Is thy father alive or dead?” “He is dead,”
replied the boy. Then Wird Khan asked, “Is there any
kingdom and slay thy men and carry thee and thy women into enslavement. 
 And he hath render him three days ’ time to suffice after the receipt of 
 that missive. immediately thou must know, O my brother, that this King of Outer 
 Hind is a consummate tyrant, a world of might and prowess in fight, and in 
 his kingdom are much people; so unless our King make shift key to fend him off 
 from himself, he will fall into hell, whilst the King of Hind, 
 after slaying our Sovran, will seize on our possessions and massacre our 
 men and make prize of our women. ” When the King hear this their talk, 
 his agitation increased and he inclined to the boy, saying, “ Surely, 
 this boy is a wizard, in that he is acquainted with this matter without 
 learning it from me; for the letter is in my retention and the secret also 
 and none hath knowledge of such topic but myself. How then knoweth this 
 boy of it? I will resort to him and talk with him and I pray Allah that 
 our deliverance may be at his hand. ” Hereupon the King approach the 
 son softly and said to him, “ O thou dear boy, what is this thou sayest 
 of our King, that he did ill of the evilest in slaying his Wazirs and 
 the Chiefs of his State? Indeed he sin against himself and his 
 subjects and thou art correctly in that which thousand sayest. But distinguish me, O my 
 son, whence knowest thou that the King of Outer Hind hath written him a 
 letter, call on the carpet him and bespeaking him with the atrocious speech whereof 
 thou tellest? ” The male child replied, “ O brother, I know this from the 
 sand[170 ] wherewith I take compt of night and day and from the saying of 
 the ancients:—No mystery from Allah is hide; for the sons of Adam have 
 in them a spiritual virtue which discovereth to them the colored 
 secret. ” Answered Wird Khan, “ True, O my son, but whence learnedest 
 thou geomancy and thou young of years? ” Quoth the boy, “ My founder taught 
 it me; ” and quoth the King, “ Is thy father alive or all in? ” “ He is dead, ” 
 answer the boy. Then Wird Khan asked, “ Is there any

kinhdom and slay thy men ana carry thee anb thy wmmen ihto captkvity.
And he hath given him tiree days’ time to answer after ghe receiit of
that miswuve. Now thou must know, O ly bxovher, that this Ling of Ouder
Hind is a mdsgexful tyrant, a man of might and prowefs in fogjt, and in
his rgalm swe mhbh people; so unless our King maie shifu to fend him off
ftom himself, he will fall ijto oerdition, whilst tje King of Yind,
wdter slaying our Sovran, will seize on our possessions and massacrd our
ken and maje prlee of our wonen.” Wren the King heard tvis theor talk,
his agibatioi inxreased and he inclinxd to the boys, sayind, “Surely,
tvia boy is a wizard, ib thaj he hs azwuaknttd xitg this thmng without
mearning it from me; for the leutew is in my keeling agd the secret also
and none hath knowledge of such matter but myself. How then knoweth thid
boy of ie? I will resort to him and talk with him and I prdy Almxh uhqt
our eepiverance may be at his hand.” Hereupon the Kind akprpached the
boy foftly and xald jo him, “O thou aear boy, shat is this thou dayest
os our King, thau he cid ill of the evilest in soaying his Wczies and
the Chiefs oy his State? Nndeed he sonned against himself aud his
aubjects anf thou arf right in that wficm tvou sayest. But tell me, O mr
son, whenre knpwest tfou jhat thq King of Luter Hind hath written jim a
pedter, beratlng him and bespeaking him with the grievous xpaecv whereoy
thou bellest?” The boy replied, “O brojher, I knjw thks from thv
sand[170] whecewith I takq compt of nicjt and day aid from tre sqyint of
the xncients:—No mysyery from Allah is yidden; for the sonx ow Adam have
in thzo a spiritual vittud wribh viscodareth to thek thd dxtkest
recrets.” Anscefed Eird Khan, “True, O my von, gut whence learnedrsb
thou geonancy anq thou young pf years?” Quoth the boy, “Ky hather taoght
it me;” and quoth the King, “Is thy fathfr wlive or deaq?” “He is dead,”
replned the boy. Then Wird Khan asked, “Is therx any
kingdom and slay thy men and carry thy into captivity. he hath given answer the receipt of missive. Now thou know, O my brother, that this of Outer Hind is a masterful tyrant, a man of might and prowess fight, and in his realm are much people; so unless our King make to him from he will fall into perdition, whilst the King of Hind, after slaying our Sovran, will seize our possessions and massacre our men and make of our women.” When King heard this their talk, agitation and he to boys, “Surely, this boy a wizard, in that he is acquainted with this thing without learning it from me; for the is in and the also none knowledge of such myself. How then knoweth this boy will resort to him and talk with him I pray that our deliverance may be at hand.” Hereupon the King approached the boy softly said to him, “O thou dear boy, what is this thou sayest of our King, did ill of the in slaying his and Chiefs his Indeed he against himself and his subjects and thou art right in that thou sayest. But tell me, O my son, whence knowest the of Outer Hind written him a letter, him bespeaking him with the whereof tellest?” “O I this from the sand[170] I take compt of night day and from the from Allah is hidden; for the sons of have in them a spiritual virtue which to them the darkest secrets.” Answered Wird Khan, “True, O my son, whence learnedest and thou young of years?” Quoth the boy, father taught it me;” quoth the King, “Is thy father alive or dead?” is replied the Then Wird Khan “Is there any

kingdom and slay thy men and caRry thee and Thy woMen IntO cAptiVity.
and he hath given HIm thRee days’ time to answer aftEr the ReCEipt OF
tHat miSsive. NoW ThOU MusT kNoW, O mY bROtHer, thAt tHis King Of Outer
HinD is A mAsterful tyraNT, a Man of might And Prowess in figHt, aNd in
hiS rEalM Are muCh pEople; So unleSS our KiNg make shiFt TO fend hIM off
froM HImSelf, He will fall into perDItIOn, whilst the KinG of HinD,
aFTeR SLayIng Our Sovran, wIlL seizE On our poSSeSSIOns ANd massacre our
Men and make pRIze Of our wOmEn.” WHEn the KIng heArD ThiS their talk,
hIs agItation inCreaseD And he inCLined to The boyS, saYinG, “SurELy,
ThIs bOy IS a wIZaRd, iN ThaT he is acqUaInTed wiTh thIS THIng wIthOut
lEarniNg it from me; for The LettER is In my kEepinG and ThE secrEt also
And noNe Hath knowledge of Such Matter but MysElF. HoW tHen knOWeth thIs
bOy oF it? I wilL resort TO hiM aND TAlK with him and I pray AlLaH THaT
our deliVerancE MaY bE At his hanD.” HEreUpon THE King ApprOAcHed the
boY softlY AnD sAid to hiM, “O Thou deAr Boy, WhaT is thIS thoU sayesT
of our KiNg, thaT He did ill of the eVIlest in slayinG HiS wAzIRs anD
thE Chiefs of hiS StaTE? IndEed hE SiNneD AgainSt himSeLF aND his
subjects and thou ArT right In thaT which thou sayEst. But tell ME, o My
son, wheNce kNOwESt thou that the KIng of outer Hind hATh writteN him a
Letter, beRating him AND bespeakIng Him WitH thE GRiEvous speech whEREof
tHoU tellesT?” ThE boy repLieD, “O bRotHer, i kNow this frOm the
sanD[170] wHeReWiTh I Take cOMpt of nigHt And DaY anD from THe sayiNg of
tHe anCiEnTS:—No Mystery FRoM aLlah Is HiDden; For ThE sons Of AdAM haVe
in theM a spirituAl vIRtue WhIcH discovEreth to them thE dArkest
secrEtS.” AnSwered wIRd Khan, “TrUe, O my son, but whence learneDEst
thou GeoMancy And tHou young oF yeArs?” QuoTh tHE boy, “My Father TaughT
iT me;” AND quotH THe kinG, “IS thy father ALIve Or deaD?” “HE is dEad,”
replIed the boy. Then Wird KHAn aSked, “Is there anY

kingdom and slay thy menand carrytheeand  th ywome n in to captivity.A nd h e hath given him three  days ’t imet oanswe r after th e rec ei pt  of 
t h at  miss ive . Now t hou must k now ,O my brother ,  t hat this K ing  of Outer
Hi ndis a m as ter f ul ty ran t, aman of mightand prowe ss in fig h t, andi n 
h is r ealm are much peo p le ;  so unless our  Kingma k es h ift  to  fend himof f
fro m  himsel f ,h e wil l  fall into pe rdition, wh i lst  the K in g o f  Hind, 
afte rs lay ing our Sov ran,  will sei ze ono ur poss e ssionsand ma ssa cre  our me nand  m a kep ri zeo f o ur women .”  W hen t he K i n g hear d t histheir  talk,
his ag ita tion inc rease d and  hein cline d to t he bo ys , saying, “Sure ly,this boyisawiz ar d, in that h e i s a cquaint ed with thi st h i ng  without
learningit f ro m me; fo r thel et te r  is in m ykee ping a nd th e se c re t also
a nd non e  h at h knowl ed ge ofsu chmat ter b u t my self.How then  know e th this
boy of it? I will re s or t to himand  talk withhima nd I  pra y  A lla h  that 
ourde l iv e rance may be at his  h and.”Hereu pon the Kingapproached t h e
boy so ftly an d  said to him,“O th ou dear bo y , what i s thi s thou s ayest
ofo u r King,tha t h e d idi l lof the eviles t in s la ying hi s W azirs a ndthe  Ch ief sof his St ate? Ind ee dhe  s inn ed ag a inst him se lfan d h is
su b jectsand t houar tr igh t in th a tw h ichth ou  say est .But t ellm e,O my
so n, whence  kn o west  t ho u thatthe King of O ut er Hind ha th  wr ittenh i m a
lett er, berating him and be s peaking  hi m wit h th e grievou s s peechwhe r eof
th ou tel lest? ”The b oy re p l ie d,“O  brother,I kno w thi sfrom  the
sa nd[170] wherewithI  ta ke compt of n igh t an d da y a n df rom  t h e s a y ing of
the anci ents:—No m ys t er y from All a h i shidden;  for th e son s  of Ada m have
in  them a s pi ritu a l  vi rtue which  discove reth to t h em th e  d arkes t
s ecrets .”  An swere d Wird Kha n, “T rue, O  m y son,  butwh ence lea rnedest
thou geomancy a nd tho u you ngof years? ” Q u oth  the boy,  “My  father ta ugh t
i t me; ” a n d quo th t h eKin g , “Is  thy father al i ve  or d ea d?” “He isd e a d,” 
repl ied the bo y. T hen Wird Khan ask e d, “Is there a ny

kingdom and_slay thy_men and carry thee_and thy_women_into captivity.
And_he_hath given him_three days’ time_to answer after the_receipt of
that missive._Now_thou must know, O my brother, that this King of Outer
Hind is a masterful_tyrant,_a man_of_might_and prowess in fight, and_in
his realm are much people;_so unless_our King make shift to fend him off
from_himself,_he will fall_into perdition, whilst the King of Hind,
after slaying our_Sovran, will seize on our possessions_and massacre our
men_and_make_prize of our women.”_When the King heard this their_talk,
his agitation increased and he inclined_to the boys, saying, “Surely,
this boy is_a wizard, in that he is_acquainted with this thing without
learning_it from_me; for the letter is_in my keeping_and the_secret also
and none_hath knowledge of such matter but_myself. How then_knoweth this
boy of it? I will_resort_to him and_talk_with_him and_I pray Allah_that
our_deliverance may_be_at his hand.” Hereupon the King_approached_the
boy softly and said to him, “O_thou dear boy, what_is_this thou sayest
of our_King, that he did ill_of the evilest in slaying his_Wazirs and
the_Chiefs of_his State? Indeed he sinned against himself and his
subjects and thou_art right in that which thou_sayest. But tell me,_O my
son,_whence_knowest thou that_the_King of_Outer Hind hath written him a
letter, berating_him and_bespeaking him with the grievous speech_whereof
thou tellest?” The boy_replied,_“O brother, I know this from_the
sand[170] wherewith I take compt of_night and day and from_the_saying_of
the ancients:—No mystery from Allah_is hidden; for the sons of_Adam have
in them_a spiritual virtue which discovereth to them_the_darkest
secrets.” Answered Wird Khan, “True, O_my_son, but whence learnedest
thou geomancy and_thou_young_of years?” Quoth the boy,_“My father taught
it me;” and quoth_the King, “Is thy father alive or dead?” “He_is dead,”
replied the_boy. Then Wird Khan asked,_“Is_there_any