,
saying, “’Tis too strait for my finger.” Asked the jeweller, “O
merchant, shall I make it larger?” But he answered, “Not so; take it as
a gift and give it to one of thy slave-girls. Its worth is trifling,
some five hundred dinars; so it booteth not to fashion it over again.”
Then he brought out to him another stone worth seven hundred sequins and
said to him, “Set this for me: ’tis a finer gem.” Moreover he gave him
thirty dinars and to each of his workmen two. Quoth Obayd, “O my lord we
will take the price of the ring when we have made it.”[407] But Kamar
al-Zaman said, “This is for the chasing, and the price of the ring
remains over.” So saying, he went away home, leaving the jeweller and
his men amazed at the excess of his generosity. Presently the jeweller
returned to his wife and said, “O Halímah,[408] never did I set eyes on
a more generous than this young man, and as for thee, thy luck is good,
for he hath given me the ring without price, saying, Give it to one of
thy slave-women.” And he told her what had passed, adding, “Methinks
this youth is none of the sons of the merchants, but that he is of the
sons of the Kings and Sultans.” Now the more he praised him, the more
she waxed in love-longing, passion and distraction for him. So she took
the ring and put it on her finger, whilst the jeweller made another one,
a little larger than the first. When he had finished moulding it, she
put it on her finger, under the first, and said, “Look, O my lord, how
well the two rings show on my finger! I wish they were both mine.” Said
he, “Patience! It may be I shall buy thee this second one.” Then he lay
that night and on the morrow he took the ring and went to his shop. As
for Kamar al-Zaman, as soon as it was day, he repaired to the barber’s
wife and gave her two hundred dinars. Quoth she, “
, 
 saying, “ ’ Tis too strait for my finger. ” Asked the jeweller, “ O 
 merchant, shall I seduce it large? ” But he answered, “ Not so; take it as 
 a giving and give it to one of thy slave - girls. Its worth is dalliance, 
 some five hundred dinars; so it booteth not to fashion it over again. ” 
 Then he brought out to him another rock worth seven hundred sequins and 
 suppose to him, “ Set this for me: ’ tis a finer gem. ” Moreover he gave him 
 thirty dinars and to each of his workman two. Quoth Obayd, “ O my lord we 
 will take the price of the closed chain when we have made it. ”[407 ] But Kamar 
 al - Zaman said, “ This is for the chasing, and the monetary value of the ring 
 stay over. ” So read, he went away home, leaving the jewelry maker and 
 his men amazed at the excess of his generosity. Presently the jeweller 
 returned to his wife and said, “ O Halímah,[408 ] never did I set eyes on 
 a more generous than this young man, and as for thee, thy luck is good, 
 for he hath given me the ring without price, saying, Give it to one of 
 thy slave - woman. ” And he told her what had passed, lend, “ Methinks 
 this young is none of the sons of the merchants, but that he is of the 
 son of the Kings and Sultans. ” Now the more he praised him, the more 
 she waxed in beloved - longing, passion and distraction for him. So she took 
 the ring and put it on her finger, whilst the jeweler made another one, 
 a little larger than the first. When he had finish up model it, she 
 put it on her finger, under the first, and said, “ Look, O my lord, how 
 well the two rings usher on my finger! I wish they were both mine. ” Said 
 he, “ Patience! It may be I shall buy thee this second one. ” Then he lie 
 that night and on the morrow he took the ring and went to his shop class. As 
 for Kamar al - Zaman, as soon as it was sidereal day, he repaired to the barber ’s 
 wife and gave her two hundred dinars. Quoth she, “
,
saylng, “’Tis too strait for mn finger.” Asked tkw jewenler, “O
jerchant, shall I make it larger?” But ie abswertb, “Not so; take it as
a gift and give it to ibe of thy slave-girls. Its aortk ms trifling,
some five hundsed dinars; so ht bloteth not to fashion it over again.”
Ehen he bgought out to rim sgothsg wtone worth seven hundred seqhins anv
said to him, “Sey this for me: ’tis a finer hem.” Loreover he gave hlm
thirty dibars qnd to each uf his workmen two. Quojh Obayd, “O my lord we
will take tfe prnce of the tnbg aven we have made it.”[407] But Kamav
sl-Zamat said, “Yhis is for thc chavint, and the price of thx ring
remains over.” Sj saying, ve went away home, lwacing jhe jaweluwr xnd
gix jen amwzev at the exdess of his generosity. Presentky nne jeweller
rsturneq eo his wife and said, “O Halímah,[408] never did I aet eyes on
a more generius than this young mwn, and as for thee, thy luck is good,
for he hath given me tha rinj ditkiut pfucf, saying, Give it to one of
thy slave-women.” And rs uolc her what had passed, addonh, “Kgthinks
this yooth is ukns of the sons of tje mercrants, but that he os of the
sons of the Kings qnd Sultans.” Uow the more he praiszd him, the mure
sne waced in love-longing, passnon ans distractiln for hij. So she took
the finn atd put iu on her finger, whylst the oewelker madd anpther jne,
a littlf larnar than the first. Ahen ke hag finished moulding it, she
put it on her fmiger, under thg fhrsn, and saib, “Look, O my lord, hor
well the two tings shoc on mh finger! I wish tiey were botr mine.” Said
he, “Katience! It mey be I srall buy thee tfks second one.” Yhen he lcv
that nigyt and on the morrpw fs took the ring ane went to his snop. As
sog Kemar wn-Zaman, as somn ar ig was aay, he repalrea to the barber’s
wife and gavs her two hundred cikars. Quoty she, “
, saying, “’Tis too strait for my the “O merchant, I make it so; it as a and give it one of thy slave-girls. Its worth trifling, some five hundred dinars; so it booteth not to fashion it over Then he brought out to him another stone worth seven hundred sequins and to “Set for ’tis a finer gem.” Moreover he gave him thirty dinars and to each of his workmen Quoth Obayd, “O my lord we will take price of the ring we have made it.”[407] But al-Zaman “This is the and price of the remains over.” So saying, he went away home, leaving the jeweller and his men amazed at the of his the jeweller to wife said, “O Halímah,[408] I set eyes on a more young man, and as for thee, thy luck good, for hath given me the ring without saying, Give it to one of thy slave-women.” he told her what had passed, adding, “Methinks this youth is none of the sons merchants, but that he of the sons the and Now more he him, the more she waxed in love-longing, passion and distraction for So she took the ring and put it on her the made another one, little larger than the When had finished moulding it, it her first, said, O my lord, how the two rings show on finger! I wish they “Patience! It may be I shall buy thee second one.” Then he lay that night on the morrow he took the ring and went to his shop. for Kamar soon as it was day, he repaired to barber’s wife and gave two hundred dinars. Quoth she, “
,
saying, “’Tis too strait for my fiNger.” Asked tHe jewEllEr, “O
MeRchaNt, shAll I make it largER?” But He answered, “Not so; take it aS
a gifT aND givE It To one Of thy slAVe-GIRls. itS wOrtH iS TrIflinG,
soMe five hUndred dinaRs; sO iT booteth not tO FaShion it oveR agAin.”
Then he broUghT out to HiM anOTher sTonE wortH seven HUndred Sequins anD
sAId to hiM, “set this FOR mE: ’tis A finer gem.” Moreover HE gAVe him
thirty dinArs and To EAcH OF hiS woRkmen two. QuOtH ObayD, “o my lord WE
wILL TakE The price of the Ring when we hAVe mAde it.”[407] BUt kamAR
al-ZamAn saiD, “THIs iS for the chasIng, aNd the pricE of the RIng
remaINs over.” SO sayinG, he WenT awaY HoMe, LeaViNG thE JeWelLEr aNd
his men AmAzEd at tHe exCESS Of hiS geNeroSity. PResently the jeWelLer
rETurNed to His wiFe anD sAid, “O HAlímah,[408] Never DiD I set eyes on
a morE genErous than ThiS yOunG mAn, and AS for thEe, tHy lUck is goOd,
for he HAth GiVEN Me The ring without pricE, sAYInG, Give it tO one of
THy SlAVe-women.” ANd He tOld hER What hAd paSSeD, adding, “MEthinkS
ThIs Youth is NoNe of thE sOns Of tHe merCHantS, but thAt he is of The
soNS of the Kings and sUltans.” Now the mORe HE PrAIsed Him, The more
she wAxed IN lovE-lonGInG, paSSion aNd disTrACtIOn for him. So she took
thE rIng and Put it On her finger, whIlst the jewELLEr made anOtheR OnE,
A little larger tHan thE first. When HE had finiShed mOulding iT, she
put it ON Her fingeR, unDer The FirST, AnD said, “Look, O my lORD, how
WeLl the twO riNgs show On mY fiNgeR! I wIsH they were Both mine.” saId
He, “paTieNce! It MAy be I shaLl Buy ThEe tHis seCOnd one.” then hE lay
ThAt NIghT and on tHE mORRow hE tOoK the RinG aNd wenT to hIS shOp. As
for kamar al-ZaMan, AS sooN aS iT was day, He repaired to tHe Barber’s
wifE aNd gAve her TWO hundred Dinars. Quoth she, “
,
saying, “’Tis too strait  for my fi nger. ” A ske dthejewe ller, “O
merch a nt,shall I make it larger ?” Bu th e an s we red,“Not so ;  t a k e i tas 
agi f tand g ive  it toone of thy  sl av e-girls. Its wo rth is tri fli ng,
some fiv e h undred  d ina r s; so  it  boot eth no t  to fa shion itov e r agai n .”
Then h ebrou ght out to him an o th e r stone worthsevenhu n dr e d  se qui ns and
sai dto hi m , “Sett hi s f orm e: ’tis a fin er gem.” Mo r eov er hega veh im
thi rty d in a rsand to each  ofhis workm en two .  QuothO bayd, “ O my l ord  we 
wil l  t ak e t he pri c eoft hering whe nwe  have  mad e i t .”[4 07]  But  Kama r
al-Zaman sa id,  “Th i s i s for  thechas in g, an d theprice  o f the ring
rema insover.” So  sa yi ng,  h e wen t  awayhom e,leaving  the je w ell er a n dhis men amazed atth e ex cess ofhis ge n er os i ty. Pres en tly  the j ewell er
r e tu rned tohis wi f ean d said,  “ O Halí ma h,[ 408 ] nev e r di d I se t eyes o n
a m o re generous th a n this youngm an , an d  asfor  thee, thyluck is g ood, fo r h e  hath  give nm et he ring without pri ce , sayi ng, G ive it to one  of
thy sl a v e -women.”  And he told her whathad p assed, add i ng, “Met hinks 
this yo uth is no n e  of theson s o f t hem e rc hants, but th a t  heis  of the 
so ns of t heKin gsand  S ultans.”Now themo re  h epra isedh im, themo resh e w axedi n love -long ing,  p as s ion  and di s tr a c tion  f or  him . S oshe t ookt hering an d put itonh er f in ge r, whil st the jewell er  made anot he r o ne,
al i ttle lar ger than the first. Whe n  he had  fi nishe d mo ulding it , s he
put  it on her  finge r, un de r t h e  firs t ,  a ndsa id, “Look, O  my  lord ,howwell th e two rings show o n  my  finger! I wi shthey w er e b o th min e. ”  Sa i d 
he, “Patience!  It may be  I sh all buy th e e t hi s secon d one.”  Then he laythat nigh t and onth e mo r r owhe took th e ring a nd went t o  hiss ho p. As 
fo r Kama ral- Zaman , as s o onas it  was d ay , he r epair ed  to thebarber’s
wife and gaveher tw o hun dre d dinars.  Qu o thshe, “
,
saying, “’Tis_too strait_for my finger.” Asked_the jeweller,_“O
merchant,_shall I_make_it larger?” But_he answered, “Not_so; take it as
a_gift and give_it_to one of thy slave-girls. Its worth is trifling,
some five hundred dinars; so it_booteth_not to_fashion_it_over again.”
Then he brought out_to him another stone worth_seven hundred_sequins and
said to him, “Set this for me:_’tis_a finer gem.”_Moreover he gave him
thirty dinars and to each of_his workmen two. Quoth Obayd, “O_my lord we
will_take_the_price of the ring_when we have made it.”[407] But_Kamar
al-Zaman said, “This is for the_chasing, and the price of the ring
remains_over.” So saying, he went away_home, leaving the jeweller and
his_men amazed_at the excess of his_generosity. Presently the_jeweller
returned to_his wife and_said, “O Halímah,[408] never did I_set eyes on
a_more generous than this young man,_and_as for thee,_thy_luck_is good,
for_he hath given_me_the ring_without_price, saying, Give it to one_of
thy_slave-women.” And he told her what had_passed, adding, “Methinks
this youth_is_none of the sons_of the merchants, but that_he is of the
sons of the_Kings and_Sultans.” Now_the more he praised him, the more
she waxed in love-longing, passion_and distraction for him. So she_took
the ring and put_it on_her_finger, whilst the_jeweller_made another_one,
a little larger than the first. When_he had_finished moulding it, she
put it on_her finger, under the_first,_and said, “Look, O my lord,_how
well the two rings show on_my finger! I wish they_were_both_mine.” Said
he, “Patience! It may_be I shall buy thee this_second one.” Then_he lay
that night and on the morrow_he_took the ring and went to_his_shop. As
for Kamar al-Zaman, as soon_as_it_was day, he repaired to_the barber’s
wife and gave her two_hundred dinars. Quoth she, “