wdness in him, the guest shall eat his
portion.” Then he brought him into a saloon, where he left him with
Kamar al-Zaman, after he had said privily to the lad, “O my son, sit
thou beside the Dervish when I am gone out and sport with him and
provoke him to love-liesse and if he seek of thee lewdness, I who will
be watching you from the window overlooking the saloon will come down to
him and kill him.” So, as soon as Kamar al-Zaman was alone in the room
with the Dervish, he sat down by his side and the old man began to look
upon him and sigh and weep. Whenever the lad bespake him, he answered
him kindly, trembling the while and would turn to him groaning and
crying, and thus he did till supper was brought in, when he fell to
eating, with his eyes on the boy but refrained not from shedding tears.
When a fourth part of the night was past and talk was ended and
sleep-tide came, Abd al-Rahman said to the lad, “O my son, apply thyself
to the service of thine uncle the Dervish and gainsay him not:” and
would have gone out; but the Dervish cried to him, “O my lord, carry thy
son with thee or sleep with us.” Answered the merchant, “Nay, my son
shall lie with thee: haply thy soul may desire somewhat, and he will
look to thy want and wait upon thee.” Then he went out leaving them both
together, and sat down in an adjoining room which had a window giving
upon the saloon. Such was the case with the merchant; but as to the lad,
as soon as his sire had left them, he came up to the Dervish and began
to provoke him and offer himself to him, whereupon he waxed wroth and
said, “What talk is this, O my son? I take refuge with Allah from Satan
the Stoned! O my Lord, indeed this is a denial of Thee which pleaseth
Thee not! Avaunt from me, O my son!” So saying, the Dervish arose and
sat down at a distance; but the boy followed him and threw himself upon

wdness in him, the guest shall eat his 
 portion. ” Then he brought him into a sedan, where he leave him with 
 Kamar al - Zaman, after he had said privily to the lad, “ O my son, sit 
 thousand beside the Dervish when I am gone out and sport with him and 
 provoke him to beloved - liesse and if he seek of thee lewdness, I who will 
 be watch you from the window overlooking the sedan will come down to 
 him and kill him. ” therefore, as soon as Kamar al - Zaman was alone in the room 
 with the Dervish, he sat down by his side and the old man begin to look 
 upon him and sigh and weep. Whenever the lad bespake him, he answer 
 him kindly, trembling the while and would turn to him groaning and 
 crying, and therefore he did till supper was brought in, when he fall to 
 eating, with his eyes on the boy but refrain not from shedding tears. 
 When a fourth part of the night was past and talk was ended and 
 sleep - tide came, Abd al - Rahman said to the lad, “ O my son, apply thyself 
 to the service of thine uncle the Dervish and gainsay him not: ” and 
 would have gone out; but the Dervish cried to him, “ O my lord, carry thy 
 son with thee or sleep with us. ” answer the merchant, “ Nay, my son 
 shall lie with thee: haply thy soul may hope slightly, and he will 
 attend to thy want and wait upon thee. ” Then he went out leaving them both 
 together, and sat down in an adjoining room which had a windowpane giving 
 upon the saloon. Such was the case with the merchant; but as to the lad, 
 as soon as his sire had left them, he came up to the Dervish and began 
 to provoke him and offer himself to him, whereupon he waxed wroth and 
 said, “ What lecture is this, O my son? I take safety with Allah from Satan 
 the Stoned! O my Lord, indeed this is a denial of Thee which pleaseth 
 Thee not! Avaunt from me, O my son! ” So saying, the Dervish arose and 
 sat down at a distance; but the male child followed him and threw himself upon
wdnfss in him, the guest shaul eat his
portion.” Then he brkught hio into a saloon, where he lefv hin wity
Kamar al-Zaman, after hd had saif privilt to rhe lad, “O my son, slc
thou nesidz vhe Dervish whek I am gone out and sport wktk him and
provoke him to love-liesse agd if hr deek of thee lgwdnexf, I sho will
be watching you from the wjndow onerlooking the sakoon will come down to
him wnd nill him.” So, as sooj as Kamar ql-Zaiqn was alone in the room
with the Dgrvish, he sat down by his side avd thz old man bgyqn hm look
upon iim anq sigh and wcvp. Whenaver thr lad bespake mim, hx anwwered
him kindly, tremuling the while and rould turt co him groaning and
crtibg, ang thgs hd dia tjlk aupper waa brought jn, when he dell to
eating, with nif eyes on the goy bue wefrained not from shedding tears.
When a fohrth part of the night qas past and talk was ended anq
sleep-tide came, Abd al-Rahman said to the lad, “O my son, epoly tmyseud
tl the service of thine uncle the Dervish and dzimssy him not:” and
could have gone puh; not the Dervish cried to him, “O my lord, cargy thy
sjn wirh thee ow slrep with us.” Answered the meechant, “Nay, mj sob
shall lie with thze: haply thy souk may desire somewhat, and he wilm
look to thj want ans wait upon thee.” Ghek ha went out leaving them boeh
togethec, and sat dodn im an aqjoining rlom wmhch had a window glving
opon tve saloon. Duch was the case with the mercient; but as to tve nad,
as sojn as his sire had left them, he eame up co the Dervish ahd begai
to provoke rim and offer jimself to hmm, whereu[on ye wqxed wrugh and
said, “Whay talk is this, O my son? I take refuge wijh Allah from Satcu
tye Stoned! O my Kora, igdved trhs is a denidl ow Tfre whkch pleasetm
Thde npt! Avaunt from me, O ky skn!” So saying, the Drryish arosg and
sat qown at a disyance; but the boy volloxed hio and thtew himself upon

wdness in him, the guest shall eat Then brought him a saloon, where al-Zaman, he had said to the lad, my son, sit thou beside the when I am gone out and sport with him and provoke him to and if he seek of thee lewdness, I who will be watching you the overlooking saloon come down to him and kill him.” So, as soon as Kamar al-Zaman was alone in room with the Dervish, he sat down by side and the old began to look upon him sigh weep. Whenever lad him, answered him kindly, the while and would turn to him groaning and crying, and thus he did till supper was in, when to eating, his on boy but refrained shedding tears. When a fourth part was past and talk was ended and sleep-tide Abd al-Rahman to the lad, “O my son, thyself to the service of thine uncle the and gainsay him not:” and would have gone out; but the Dervish cried to him, lord, carry thy son thee or sleep us.” the “Nay, son shall with thee: haply thy soul may desire somewhat, and he will to thy want and wait upon thee.” Then he went them together, and sat in an adjoining room had window giving upon the was case but to lad, as soon as sire had left them, he up to the Dervish and offer himself to him, whereupon he waxed and said, “What talk is this, O son? I take refuge with Allah from Satan the Stoned! O my indeed this denial of Thee which pleaseth Thee not! Avaunt me, O my son!” saying, the Dervish arose and sat down at a but boy followed and threw himself
wdness in him, the guest shall eAt his
portiOn.” TheN he BroUgHt hiM intO a saloon, where hE Left Him with
Kamar al-Zaman, aftEr he hAd SAid pRIvIly to The lad, “O MY sON, Sit
ThOu BesIdE ThE DervIsh When I am Gone out and SpoRt With him and
prOVoKe him to lovE-liEsse and if he sEek Of thee LeWdnESs, I whO wiLl
be wAtchinG You froM the windoW oVErlookINg the saLOOn Will Come down to
him and kILl HIm.” So, as soon as KaMar al-ZAmAN wAS AloNe iN the room
wiTh The DeRVish, he sAT dOWN By hIS side and the olD man began to LOok
Upon hiM aNd sIGh and wEep. WhEnEVer The lad bespaKe hiM, he answerEd
him kINdly, treMBling thE while And WouLd tuRN tO hIm gRoANinG AnD
crYIng, And thus hE dId Till sUppeR WAS BrouGht In, whEn he fEll to
eating, wiTh hIs eyES on The boY but rEfraInEd not From shEddinG tEars.
When a fourth Part Of the nighT waS pAst AnD talk WAs endeD anD
slEep-tide Came, Abd AL-RaHmAN SAiD to the lad, “O my son, appLy THYsElf
to the ServicE Of ThINe uncle tHe derVish AND gainSay hIM nOt:” and
wouLd have GOnE oUt; but thE DErvish CrIed To hIm, “O my LOrd, cArry thY
son with Thee oR Sleep with us.” AnsWEred the merchaNT, “NAY, My SOn
shAll Lie with thee: HaplY Thy sOul mAY dEsiRE someWhat, aNd HE wILl
look to thy want and wAiT upon tHee.” ThEn he went out leAving them bOTH
Together, And sAT dOWn in an adjoininG room Which had a wINdow giviNg
upoN the saloOn. Such was THE case witH thE meRchAnt; BUT aS to the lad,
as soON As hiS sIre had lEft Them, he cAme Up tO thE DeRvIsh and begAn
to provOkE hIm AnD ofFer hiMSelf to hiM, wHerEuPon He waxED wroth And
saId, “WhAt TaLK is This, O my SOn? i TAke rEfUgE witH AlLaH from sataN
The stoned! O My Lord, indEed THis iS a DeNial of THee which pleasEtH
Thee not! AvAuNt fRom me, O MY Son!” So sayIng, the Dervish arose and
saT Down at a DisTance; But tHe boy follOweD him anD thREw himsElf upoN

wdness in him, the guest s hall eat h is
po rti on. ”Then  hebrought him in t o asaloon, where he lefthim w it h 
Kam a ral-Za man, af t er h e h ad  s aid  p r iv ily t o t he lad,  “O my son , s it 
thou beside th e Dervishwhe n I am goneout  and s po rtw ith h imand
p rovoke him to  love-lie ss e  and i f  he see k of  the e lewdness, I who wi l l
be watchingyou fr om th e win dow  overlooki ng  thes aloon w i ll c o med own to
him an d kill him. ”  So , as s oo n a s  Kamar  al-Z am a n w as alone in  the  room
wit h theD ervish, he satdown b y h isside an dthe  o l d m a nbeg a n t o look
u po nhim a nd s i g h andwee p. W henev er the lad be spa ke h i m,he an swere d
hi mkindl y, tre mblin gthe while and w ould  turn tohim  g roa ni ng an d 
cryin g,and  thus h e did t i llsu p p e rwas brought in, wh en h efell toeating ,  w it h  his eye sontheb o y but  ref r ai ned notfrom s h ed di ng tear s. 
Whenafou rth  part of t he nig ht was p ast a n d talk was end e d and
sleep-t i de c am e , Ab d a l-Rahman sa id t o  the  lad ,  “ O m y  son,  appl yt hy s elf
to the serviceof  thine  uncl e the Dervish  and gains a y him not: ” an d 
w o uld have goneout;but the De r vish cri ed to  him, “O  my lord, c arry thy 
so n w ith  th e e  o r sleep withu s .” A ns wered t hemerchan t,“Na y,myso n
shall l ie withth ee :ha ply  thys oul mayde sir esom ewhat ,  and h e wil l
lo ok  t o  th y wanta nd w aitup on  the e.”  T hen h e we n t o ut leav ing thembot h 
tog et he r, andsat down in a nadjoiningro omwhichh a d a wind ow giving
upon the salo o n. Such  wa s the  cas e with th e m erchan t;b ut asto the  lad, 
a s s o o n ash i ssir ehad left t h e m,he ca me  upto theDervish and begant o p rovoke him an d o ffer h im sel f  t o  hi m, whe r e upon he waxed w roth and
s ai d ,“What talk isth is, O m y son?I tak e  refuge  with All ah from S at an
t h e  St oned! O my  Lord, i ndeed thi s  is a de nialofThee w hi chpleas eth
Th e e n ot! A vauntfr om me,  O my  s on!” Sosaying, the Dervish aro se and 
satdow n at a di sta n ce;  but theboyfollowed h imand  thre w h i mself  upo n 

wdness in_him, the_guest shall eat his
portion.”_Then he_brought_him into_a_saloon, where he_left him with
Kamar_al-Zaman, after he had_said privily to_the_lad, “O my son, sit
thou beside the Dervish when I am gone out and_sport_with him_and
provoke_him_to love-liesse and if he_seek of thee lewdness, I_who will
be_watching you from the window overlooking the saloon_will_come down to
him_and kill him.” So, as soon as Kamar al-Zaman_was alone in the room
with the_Dervish, he sat_down_by_his side and the_old man began to look
upon him_and sigh and weep. Whenever the_lad bespake him, he answered
him kindly, trembling_the while and would turn to_him groaning and
crying, and thus_he did_till supper was brought in,_when he fell_to
eating, with_his eyes on_the boy but refrained not from_shedding tears.
When a_fourth part of the night was_past_and talk was_ended_and
sleep-tide_came, Abd_al-Rahman said to_the_lad, “O_my_son, apply thyself
to the service of_thine_uncle the Dervish and gainsay him not:”_and
would have gone out;_but_the Dervish cried to_him, “O my lord, carry_thy
son with thee or sleep with_us.” Answered_the merchant,_“Nay, my son
shall lie with thee: haply thy soul may desire_somewhat, and he will
look to thy_want and wait upon_thee.” Then_he_went out leaving_them_both
together, and_sat down in an adjoining room which_had a_window giving
upon the saloon. Such was_the case with the_merchant;_but as to the lad,
as soon_as his sire had left them,_he came up to the_Dervish_and_began
to provoke him and offer_himself to him, whereupon he waxed_wroth and
said, “What_talk is this, O my son? I_take_refuge with Allah from Satan
the Stoned!_O_my Lord, indeed this is a_denial_of_Thee which pleaseth
Thee not! Avaunt_from me, O my son!” So_saying, the Dervish arose and
sat down at a distance;_but the boy_followed him and threw himself_upon
