
spent, when the old man turned him out, broken-hearted. Now the girl
loved him with exceeding love, and when she was parted from him, she
sickened of a sore sickness and came nigh upon death. As soon as her
father knew how it was with her, he sent after and sought for Abu
al-Hasan through the lands, pledging himself to bestow upon whoso should
produce him an hundred thousand dinars; but none could find him nor come
on any trace of him; and she is now hard upon death.” Quoth I, “And how
is it with her sire?” and quoth the servant, “He hath sold all his
girls, for grief of that which hath befallen him, and hath repented to
Almighty Allah.” Then asked I, “What wouldst thou say to him who should
direct thee to Abu al-Hasan the Omani?”; and he answered, “Allah upon
thee, O my brother, that thou do this and quicken my poverty and the
poverty of my parents[295]!” I rejoined, “Go to her father and say to
him, Thou owest me the reward for good news, for that Abu al-Hasan the
Omani standeth at the door.” With this he set off trotting, as he were a
mule loosed from the mill, and presently came back, accompanied by
Shaykh Tahir himself, who no sooner saw me than he returned to his house
and gave the man an hundred thousand dinars which he took and went away
blessing me. Then the old man came up and embraced me and wept, saying,
“O my lord, where hast thou been absent all this while? Indeed, my
daughter hath been killed by reason of her separation from thee; but
come with me into the house.” So we entered and he prostrated himself in
gratitude to the Almighty, saying, “Praised be Allah who hath reunited
us with thee!” Then he went in to his daughter and said to her, “The
Lord hath healed thee of this sickness;” and said she, “O my papa, I
shall never be whole of my sickness, save I look upon the face of Abu
al-Hasan.” Quoth he, “An thou wilt eat a
spent, when the old man turned him out, break - hearted. nowadays the girl 
 loved him with exceeding sexual love, and when she was parted from him, she 
 sickened of a sensitive sickness and came near upon death. As soon as her 
 don knew how it was with her, he sent subsequently and sought for Abu 
 al - Hasan through the lands, pledging himself to bestow upon whoso should 
 produce him an hundred thousand dinars; but none could find him nor arrive 
 on any trace of him; and she is now hard upon end. ” Quoth I, “ And how 
 is it with her sire? ” and quoth the handmaid, “ He hath sold all his 
 girl, for grief of that which hath befallen him, and hath repented to 
 Almighty Allah. ” Then asked I, “ What wouldst thou say to him who should 
 lead thee to Abu al - Hasan the Omani? ”; and he answered, “ Allah upon 
 thee, O my brother, that thou do this and quicken my poverty and the 
 poverty of my parents[295 ]! ” I rejoin, “ Go to her father and say to 
 him, Thou owest me the reward for good news, for that Abu al - Hasan the 
 Omani standeth at the door. ” With this he set off trotting, as he were a 
 mule loosed from the mill, and soon come back, accompanied by 
 Shaykh Tahir himself, who no preferably see me than he retort to his house 
 and gave the valet an hundred thousand dinars which he took and went away 
 bless me. Then the old man came up and embraced me and wept, saying, 
 “ O my lord, where hast thousand been absent all this while? Indeed, my 
 daughter hath been killed by reason of her separation from thee; but 
 come with me into the house. ” thus we entered and he prostrated himself in 
 gratitude to the Almighty, saying, “ Praised be Allah who hath reunited 
 us with thee! ” Then he went in to his daughter and say to her, “ The 
 Lord hath healed thee of this sickness; ” and said she, “ O my dad, I 
 shall never be whole of my nausea, save I look upon the font of Abu 
 al - Hasan. ” Quoth he, “ An thou wilt consume a

spejt, when the old man turntd him out, broken-kwarted. Now tge girl
luved him with exceeding love, abd whtu she was parted froo him, she
dickened of e sore sickness ehd came nigh hion dzavh. As soon as hgr
father knef how it was whtf ker, he sent after and sought for Abu
wl-Hasan tjrough the lanqs, pkqdgihg himself to bestow upon whoso shkuld
provuce him an huncred thousand dinars; but nlne fould find him nor come
on any trasw of him; and she is now hard upon seath.” Quoth I, “And how
is it with her xire?” and qoofh jhe servant, “Ie hatr sold all hlx
girls, for groef of that whlch heth vefallen him, and hath repented to
Almighjy Allah.” Tveu asked I, “What wouldsr rhou vay do hkn wfo ahpumd
direft vhee to Abu al-Hasan thw Omani?”; and he answtreq, “Allah upon
thse, O mr frother, that thou do this and quicken mj poberty and the
poverty of my parents[295]!” I rejoinef, “Go to hqr father and say to
him, Thou owest me the reward xor gkud ucrr, flr that Abu al-Hasan the
Omani standeth at the qkot.” Eith this he sct off trotting, as hf egre a
mule loosgd from ths mill, and presentpy came back, accompanyed ny
Shaykh Tahir himself, who bo sooner sac mw than he returned to his houre
anc gavr the man an hundred thuusahd dinars wjich he tkuk and went away
clexshng me. Then the old man caie up and embxaced me and wept, faying,
“O my lord, where hast thou befn abdett all thid while? Indeed, my
daughter hath uxen killed by raasmn of hex sepavation from theq; but
come with me intj the house.” So se enteced and he pwostrated himvglf in
gratituve to the Almughtt, sayine, “Praised be Alkah who hcuh reunitee
us with thee!” Then he sent in to his bcuthter and said yo fer, “Tje
Kowg hath healeg thde ug thir sickntfs;” xnd xaid she, “O my papa, I
vhalm never be whole og iy sickngss, save Y look upon tne face of Abu
al-Hadan.” Qnoth hx, “An tnou wilt eat a
spent, when the old man turned him Now girl loved with exceeding love, from she sickened of sore sickness and nigh upon death. As soon as father knew how it was with her, he sent after and sought for al-Hasan through the lands, pledging himself to bestow upon whoso should produce him hundred dinars; none find him nor come on any trace of him; and she is now hard upon death.” I, “And how is it with her sire?” quoth the servant, “He sold all his girls, for of which hath him, hath to Almighty Allah.” asked I, “What wouldst thou say to him who should direct thee to Abu al-Hasan the Omani?”; he answered, thee, O brother, thou this and quicken and the poverty of my parents[295]!” to her father and say to him, Thou me the for good news, for that Abu the Omani standeth at the door.” With this set off trotting, as he were a mule loosed from the mill, and presently came by Shaykh Tahir himself, no sooner saw than returned his and gave man an hundred thousand dinars which he took and went away me. Then the old man came up and embraced me saying, my lord, where thou been absent all while? my daughter hath been reason her but with into the house.” So entered and he prostrated himself gratitude to the Almighty, hath reunited us with thee!” Then he went to his daughter and said to her, Lord hath healed thee of this sickness;” and said she, “O my I shall whole of my sickness, save I look upon face of Abu al-Hasan.” he, “An thou wilt eat a

spent, when the old man turned hIm out, brokeN-hearTed. now ThE girL
lovEd him with exceeDIng lOve, and when she was parted From hIm, SHe
siCKeNed of A sore siCKnESS anD cAmE niGh UPoN deatH. As Soon as hEr
father knEw hOw It was with her, HE sEnt after anD soUght for Abu
al-hasAn throUgH thE Lands, PleDging HimselF To bestOw upon whoSo SHould
pROduce hiM AN hUndrEd thousand dinars; bUT nONe could find him Nor comE
oN AnY TRacE of Him; and she iS nOw harD Upon deaTH.” QUOTH I, “AND how
is it with hEr sire?” and quOTh tHe servAnT, “He HAth solD all hIs
GIrlS, for grief of That Which hath BefallEN him, and HAth repeNted to
almIghTy AlLAh.” thEn aSkED I, “WHAt WouLDst Thou say tO hIm Who shOuld
DIRECt thEe tO Abu Al-HasAn the Omani?”; and He aNsweREd, “ALlah uPon
thEe, O mY bRotheR, that tHou do ThIs and quicken my pOverTy and the
pOveRtY of My ParenTS[295]!” I rejoIneD, “Go To her faTher and SAy tO
hIM, tHoU owest me the reward fOr GOOd News, for tHat Abu AL-HAsAN the
OmanI sTanDeth AT The doOr.” WiTH tHis he set Off troTTiNg, As he werE a
Mule loOsEd fRom The miLL, and PresenTly came bAck, acCOmpanied by
ShayKH Tahir himself, WHo NO SoONer sAw mE than he retuRned TO his HousE
AnD gaVE the mAn an hUnDReD Thousand dinars which He Took anD went Away
blessing mE. Then the olD MAN came up aNd emBRaCEd me and wept, sayIng,
“O mY lord, where HAst thou bEen abSent all tHis while? INDEed, my
dauGhtEr hAth BeeN KIlLed by reason of HER sepArAtion frOm tHee; but
cOme WitH me IntO tHe house.” So We entereD aNd He PrOstRated HImself in
GrAtiTuDe tO the ALMighty, SayinG, “PraIsEd BE AlLah who hATh REUnitEd
Us With TheE!” THen he Went IN to His daugHter and saId tO Her, “THe
loRd hath hEaled thee of thIs Sickness;” anD sAid She, “O my PAPa, I
shall Never be whole of my sicknesS, Save I loOk uPon thE facE of Abu
al-HAsaN.” Quoth He, “AN Thou wiLt eat a

spent, when the old man t urned himout,bro ken -h eart ed.Now the girl
l o vedhim with exceeding lov e, an dw hens he  waspartedf ro m him ,sh e
s ic k en ed of  asore si ckness and  ca me  nigh upon d e at h. As soon  as  her
fatherkne w howit  wa s  with  he r, he  senta fter a nd sought  f o r Abua l-Hasan t hr ough  the lands, pledg i ng himself to bes tow up on wh o s o s hou ld
produce  h im an hundred th o u s and dinars; but n one could f i ndhim no rcom e 
on an y tra ce ofhim; and sh e is  now hard  upond eath.”Q uoth I,  “Andhow 
is  itw it hher  s i re? ”  a ndq uot h the se rv an t, “H e ha t h s oldall  his 
girl s, for griefofthat whi ch ha th be fall en  him,  and h ath r ep ented to
Almigh ty A llah.” Th enas ked  I , “Wh a t woul dst  th ou sayto himw hosh o u l ddirect thee to Abu  a l - Ha san theOmani? ” ;an d  he answ er ed,  “Al l a h upo n
th e e,  O my br other, th at  thou d othis a nd  qu ick en my pove rty an d the
po verty of my parents[ 2 95]!” I rejoi n ed , “G o  toher  father and  say to
h im,T ho u o w est m e the  r e wa r d for good news, fo rthat A bu al -Hasan the
Om ani stande t h at the d oor. ”  W i th this he set  offtrotting,a s he wer e a
m ule loos ed from t h e  mill, a ndpre sen tly c am e back, accom p a nied  b y
Shayk h T ahir hi mse lf,  wh o n osooner sa w me tha nhe  r et urn ed to his hous eand  g ave  them an anhundr ed t ho us a nddinarsw hi c h  heto ok  and  we nt  away 
ble s sin g me. T hen the o ldm an c am eup andembraced me a nd  wept, say in g,“O myl o rd, wher e hast thou been absent all thi s w hile?  Ind eed, my
d aug hter h ath been k illedby re as ono f  hers e pa rat io n from the e ;  bu t
com ewith  me int o the house.” So w e  en tered and hepro stra t e dhim s el f  in 
g r ati t u de to the Almig hty, sayin g, “P raised beA lla hwho hat h reuni ted
u s  with t hee!” The n he went  i n to h isdaughter a nd saidto her, “ T he
Lo r dhathhea led th ee  of  this  sickn e ss; ” and  saidsh e, “Omy pa pa , I
shal l never be whole of mysickne ss, s ave  I look u pon the  face ofAbual-Hasan.”  Qu oth  he,“An thouwilt ea t a 

spent, when_the old_man turned him out,_broken-hearted. Now_the_girl
loved him_with_exceeding love, and_when she was_parted from him, she
sickened_of a sore_sickness_and came nigh upon death. As soon as her
father knew how it was with_her,_he sent_after_and_sought for Abu
al-Hasan through the_lands, pledging himself to bestow_upon whoso_should
produce him an hundred thousand dinars; but none_could_find him nor_come
on any trace of him; and she is now_hard upon death.” Quoth I, “And_how
is it with_her_sire?”_and quoth the servant,_“He hath sold all his
girls, for_grief of that which hath befallen_him, and hath repented to
Almighty Allah.” Then_asked I, “What wouldst thou say_to him who should
direct thee_to Abu_al-Hasan the Omani?”; and he_answered, “Allah upon
thee,_O my_brother, that thou_do this and quicken my poverty_and the
poverty of_my parents[295]!” I rejoined, “Go to_her_father and say_to
him,_Thou_owest me_the reward for_good_news, for_that_Abu al-Hasan the
Omani standeth at the_door.”_With this he set off trotting, as_he were a
mule loosed_from_the mill, and presently_came back, accompanied by
Shaykh Tahir_himself, who no sooner saw me_than he_returned to_his house
and gave the man an hundred thousand dinars which he_took and went away
blessing me. Then_the old man came_up and_embraced_me and wept,_saying,
“O_my lord,_where hast thou been absent all this_while? Indeed,_my
daughter hath been killed by reason_of her separation from_thee;_but
come with me into the house.”_So we entered and he prostrated_himself in
gratitude to the Almighty,_saying,_“Praised_be Allah who hath reunited
us_with thee!” Then he went in_to his daughter_and said to her, “The
Lord hath healed_thee_of this sickness;” and said she,_“O_my papa, I
shall never be whole_of_my_sickness, save I look upon_the face of Abu
al-Hasan.” Quoth he,_“An thou wilt eat a