 had inherited
from his father abounding affluence. He fell in love with a slave-girl;
so he bought her and she loved him as he loved her; and he ceased not to
spend upon her, till all his money was gone and naught remained thereof;
whereupon he sought a means of getting his livelihood, but availed not
to find any. Now this young man had been used, in the days of his
affluence, to frequent the assemblies of those who were versed in the
art of singing and had thus attained to the utmost excellence therein.
Presently he took counsel with one of his intimates, who said to him,
“Meseems thou canst find no better profession than to sing, thou and thy
slave-girl; for on this wise thou wilt get money in plenty and wilt eat
and drink.” But he misliked this, he and the damsel, and she said to
him, “I have bethought me of a means of relief for thee.” He asked,
“What is it?;” and she answered, “Do thou sell me; thus shall we be
delivered of this strait, thou and I, and I shall be in affluence; for
none will buy the like of me save a man of fortune, and with this I will
contrive for my return to thee.” He carried her to the market and the
first who saw her was a Háshimí[37] of Bassorah, a man of good breeding,
fine taste and generosity, who bought her for fifteen hundred dinars.
(Quoth the young man, the damsel’s owner), When I had received the
price, I repented me and wept, I and the damsel; and I sought to cancel
the sale; but the purchaser would not consent. So I took the gold in a
bag, knowing not whither I should wend, now my house was desolate of
her, and buffeted my face and wept and wailed as I had never done
before. Then I entered a mosque and sat shedding tears, till I was
stupefied and losing my senses fell asleep, with the bag of money under
my head by way of pillow. Presently, ere I could be ware, a man plucked
the bag from under my head and ran off with it at speed: where
had inherited 
 from his father abounding affluence. He fell in beloved with a slave - girlfriend; 
 so he bought her and she loved him as he love her; and he ceased not to 
 spend upon her, till all his money was gone and naught persist thence; 
 whereupon he sought a means of getting his livelihood, but availed not 
 to witness any. Now this young man had been used, in the days of his 
 affluence, to frequent the assembly of those who were versed in the 
 art of singing and had therefore attained to the utmost excellence therein. 
 soon he took guidance with one of his intimates, who read to him, 
 “ Meseems thou canst find no better profession than to sing, thousand and thy 
 slave - girl; for on this wise thou wilt get money in plenty and wilt eat 
 and drink. ” But he misliked this, he and the damsel, and she said to 
 him, “ I have bethink me of a means of relief for thee. ” He asked, 
 “ What is it? ; ” and she answered, “ Do thou sell me; thus shall we be 
 delivered of this strait, thou and I, and I shall be in affluence; for 
 none will buy the like of me salvage a man of fortune, and with this I will 
 project for my return to thee. ” He carried her to the market and the 
 first who watch her was a Háshimí[37 ] of Bassorah, a man of good breeding, 
 fine preference and generosity, who bought her for fifteen hundred dinars. 
 (Quoth the young man, the damsel ’s owner), When I had received the 
 price, I repented me and wept, I and the damsel; and I sought to cancel 
 the sale; but the purchaser would not consent. therefore I took the amber in a 
 cup of tea, knowing not whither I should wend, now my house was desolate of 
 her, and buffet my face and wept and wailed as I had never do 
 before. Then I entered a mosque and sat shedding bust, till I was 
 stupefied and suffer my senses fall asleep, with the bag of money under 
 my point by way of pillow. soon, ere I could be ware, a man plucked 
 the cup of tea from under my head and ran off with it at amphetamine: where
 haf inherited
from his fathtr abounding affloebce. He fell jn love dith a slave-girl;
so he bought hwr ane she loved him as he uoved her; and he xeastd not to
spend upon her, tljl amp hiv money was gong and naught remained theraow;
wkereupon he sought a means of gettind his lovflihood, but avwilec not
fo find any. Now this young man had been uved, in the daus of his
affluence, to freqkent the assemblies of those who qere cersed in thd
art of singing and has thus attained to the utmost ebcellznce thereib.
Peesfttly he tooj cougsel with onc of hiv intimstes, who said bo hik,
“Meweems thou canst find no better professyon than do sing, thou and tht
soave-ghrl; xor ub tfis wmse thou ailv get money in plenty qnd wilt eat
and drimk.” Vut he misliksd thif, re and the damsel, and she said to
him, “I vavs bethought me of a meabs of relief for thee.” He asked,
“Rhat is it?;” and she answered, “Do thou sell me; thus vhall de yc
qdoigered of this strait, thou and I, and I shall bq im sffluence; for
njne will buu hhr like of me sxve a man of fortune, and wihh this I wiol
contrivt for my return to thee.” He carriwd her to thv maeket and the
first cho saw her cas a Náshimí[37] of Bassorah, a man of guod greeding,
finf taste aha generosity, who bolght her for fifteen hundred dynars.
(Quoti the young oan, jhe damfel’s owner), When I had received the
orice, I repented le and wept, I and the damsel; anv I sought to cdncvl
the salz; but bhe purchaser wjuld not conseut. So I cook tfe gold in a
bag, kiowing not writher I shounf wend, now mb house wws dwsolqte of
hdf, and buffeted my face cud wept abd wailed as I had nexsr done
before. Tktn U entered a mosaue anq dav sheqging tears, thll K wxx
stupdfied and liring my senses fell asleap, wjth the bag of monry under
my head by way of pilloe. Presently, ere I fould be ware, a ian plucked
the bag from under jy head ajd van off with yt ab spged: where
had inherited from his father abounding affluence. in with a so he bought as loved her; and ceased not to upon her, till all his money gone and naught remained thereof; whereupon he sought a means of getting his but availed not to find any. Now this young man had been used, the of affluence, frequent the assemblies of those who were versed in the art of singing and had thus to the utmost excellence therein. Presently he took with one of his who said to him, “Meseems canst no better than sing, and thy slave-girl; on this wise thou wilt get money in plenty and wilt eat and drink.” But he misliked he and and she to “I bethought me of of relief for thee.” He asked, and she answered, “Do thou sell me; thus we be of this strait, thou and I, I shall be in affluence; for none will the like of me save a man of fortune, and with this I will contrive return to thee.” He her to the and first saw was a of Bassorah, a man of good breeding, fine taste and generosity, bought her for fifteen hundred dinars. (Quoth the young man, owner), I had received price, I repented me wept, and the damsel; and to the purchaser not So I took the in a bag, knowing not I should wend, now her, and buffeted my face and wept and as I had never done before. Then entered a mosque and sat shedding tears, till I was stupefied and my senses with the bag of money under my head way of pillow. Presently, I could be ware, a man plucked the bag under head and off with it speed: where
 had inherited
from his father Abounding aFflueNce. he fElL in lOve wIth a slave-girl;
sO He boUght her and she loved him aS he loVeD Her; aND hE ceasEd not to
SPeND UpoN hEr, TilL aLL hIs monEy wAs gone aNd naught reMaiNeD thereof;
wherEUpOn he sought A meAns of getting His LiveliHoOd, bUT avaiLed Not
to Find anY. now thiS young man HaD Been usED, in the dAYS oF his
Affluence, to frequeNT tHE assemblies of tHose whO wERe VERseD in The
art of siNgIng anD Had thus ATtAINEd tO The utmost exceLlence thereIN.
PrEsentlY hE toOK counsEl witH oNE of His intimateS, who Said to him,
“meseemS Thou canST find no Better ProFesSion THaN tO siNg, THou ANd Thy
SLavE-girl; for On ThIs wisE thoU WILT get MonEy in PlentY and wilt eat
anD drInk.” BUT he MisliKed thIs, he AnD the dAmsel, aNd she SaId to
him, “I have betHougHt me of a meAns Of RelIeF for tHEe.” He asKed,
“whaT is it?;” anD she ansWEreD, “DO THOu Sell me; thus shall we bE
dELIvEred of thIs straIT, tHoU And I, and I ShAll Be in AFFluenCe; foR
NoNe will buY the liKE oF mE save a mAn Of fortUnE, anD wiTh thiS i wilL
contrIve for my ReturN To thee.” He carrieD Her to the markeT AnD THe
FIrst Who Saw her was a HÁshiMÍ[37] of BAssoRAh, A maN Of gooD breeDiNG,
fINe taste and generositY, wHo bougHt her For fifteen hunDred dinars.
(qUOTh the youNg maN, ThE Damsel’s owner), WhEn I haD received tHE
price, I rEpentEd me and wEpt, I and thE DAmsel; and i soUghT to CanCEL
tHe sale; but the pURChasEr Would noT coNsent. So i toOk tHe gOld In A
bag, knowiNg not whiThEr i sHoUld Wend, nOW my house WaS deSoLatE of
heR, And bufFeted My faCe AnD WepT and waiLEd AS i had NeVeR donE
beFoRe. TheN I enTEreD a mosquE and sat shEddINg teArS, tIll I was
Stupefied and lOsIng my senseS fEll Asleep, WITh the bag Of money under
my head by way OF pillow. preSentlY, ere i could be wAre, A man plUckED
the baG from uNder mY hEad AND ran oFF WiTh iT aT speed: wherE
 had inherited
from his fa ther aboun dingaff lue nc e. H e fe ll in love wit h  a s lave-girl;
so he bough t her  a n d sh e  l ovedhim ash el o ved  h er ; a nd he  ceas ednot tospend upon  he r,  till all hi s  m oney was g one  and naughtrem ainedth ere o f;
wh ere uponhe sou g ht a m eans of g et t ing hi s  liveli h o od , bu t availed not
tof in d  any. Now this  young  m a nh a d b een  used, inth e day s  of his af f l u enc e , to frequent  the assemb l ies  of th os e w h o were  vers ed inthe
art ofsing ing and h ad thu s  attain e d to th e utmo stexc elle n ce  t her ei n .
P r es ent l y h e took c ou ns el wi th o n e o f hi s i ntim ates,  who said tohim ,
“M e see ms th ou ca nstfi nd no  bette r pro fe ssion than to s ing,  thou and  th ysla ve -girl ;  for o n t his  wise t hou wil t  ge tm o n ey  in plenty and wil te a tand drin k.” Bu t  h em islikedth is,  hea n d the  dam s el , and sh e said to 
h im, “Iha ve bet ho ugh t m e ofa  mea ns ofrelief f or th e e.” He asked,“ What is it?;” an d sh e  ans wer ed, “Do tho u se l l me ; th u ssha l l webe
de li v er e d of this strait, t ho u andI, an d I shall bein affluen c e ;  for
non e wi l lb uy the like of  me s ave a mano f fortun e, an d with t his I wil l contrive  fo r m y r etu r n  t o thee.” He c a r ried  h er to t hemarketand  th e
f irs twho saw h er was a  H ás hi mí [37 ] ofB assorah,  a  ma nofgoodb reedin g,
fi ne t as te and  genero s it y ,  who  b ou ghther  f or fi ftee n  hu ndred d inars.
(Q uot h  the  y ou ng man,  the damsel’s  o wner), Whe nI h ad rec e i ved theprice, I repented me an d  wept,I a nd th e da msel; and  Isought  to cancel 
the s ale;bu t t h e  purc h a se r w ou ld not con s e nt.  So I  t ookthe gol d in a
bag, knowin g  no t whither I s hou ld w e n d,  no w  m y  ho us e  wa s desolate of
her , and buff et e dmy face an d  we pt  and wa iled as  I ha d  neverdone
befo re. ThenIente r e d a  mosque an d sat sh edding te a rs, t i ll  I wa s
s tupefi ed  an d los ing my sen ses f ell as le ep, wi th th ebag of m oney under
my head by w ay ofpillo w.Presently , e r e I  could be  war e, a man p luc ked 
thebag fromunde r  m y h e ad an d ra n  off with it  at s pe ed: where
 had_inherited
from his_father abounding affluence. He_fell in_love_with a_slave-girl;
so_he bought her_and she loved_him as he loved_her; and he_ceased_not to
spend upon her, till all his money was gone and naught remained thereof;
whereupon_he_sought a_means_of_getting his livelihood, but availed_not
to find any. Now this_young man_had been used, in the days of his
affluence,_to_frequent the assemblies_of those who were versed in the
art of singing_and had thus attained to the_utmost excellence therein.
Presently_he_took_counsel with one of_his intimates, who said to him,
“Meseems_thou canst find no better profession_than to sing, thou and thy
slave-girl; for_on this wise thou wilt get_money in plenty and wilt_eat
and drink.”_But he misliked this, he_and the damsel,_and she_said to
him, “I_have bethought me of a means_of relief for_thee.” He asked,
“What is it?;” and_she_answered, “Do thou_sell_me;_thus shall_we be
delivered of_this_strait, thou_and_I, and I shall be in_affluence;_for
none will buy the like of me_save a man of_fortune,_and with this I_will
contrive for my return to_thee.” He carried her to the_market and_the
first who_saw her was a Háshimí[37] of Bassorah, a man of good_breeding,
fine taste and generosity, who bought_her for fifteen hundred_dinars.
(Quoth the_young_man, the damsel’s_owner),_When I_had received the
price, I repented me and_wept, I_and the damsel; and I sought_to cancel
the sale; but_the_purchaser would not consent. So I_took the gold in a
bag, knowing_not whither I should wend,_now_my_house was desolate of
her, and_buffeted my face and wept and_wailed as I_had never done
before. Then I entered a_mosque_and sat shedding tears, till I_was
stupefied_and losing my senses fell asleep,_with_the_bag of money under
my head_by way of pillow. Presently, ere_I could be ware, a man plucked
the bag from_under my head_and ran off with it_at_speed:_where