udge ye a True Believer good fortune? Why did ye not make
due enquiry of him? Haply Allah Almighty hath vouchsafed him these
things from a source whereupon he reckoned not. Why did ye make him out
a thief and disgrace him amongst the folk? Begone, and may Allah never
bless you!” So they went out affrighted and the King said to Abdullah,
“O man (Allah bless thee in all He hath bestowed on thee!), no harm
shall befal thee; but tell me truly, whence gottest thou these jewels;
for I am a King yet have I not the like of them.” The fisherman replied,
“O King of the age, I have a fish-basket full of them at home and the
case is thus and thus.” Then he told him of his friendship with the
Merman, adding, “We have made a covenant together that I shall bring him
every day a basket full of fruit and that he shall fill me the basket
with these jewels.” Quoth the King, O man this is thy lucky lot; but
wealth needeth rank,[251] I will defend thee for the present against
men’s domineering; but haply I shall be deposed or die and another rule
in my stead, and he shall slay thee because of his love of the goods of
this world and his covetousness. So I am minded to marry thee to my
daughter and make thee my Wazir and bequeath thee the kingdom after me,
so none may hanker for thy riches when I am gone. Then said he, “Hie
with this man to the Hammam.” So they bore him to the Baths and bathed
his body and robed him in royal raiment, after which they brought him
back to the King, and he made him his Wazir and sent to his house
couriers and the soldiers of his guard and all the wives of the
notables, who clad his wife and children in Kingly costume and mounting
the woman in a horse-litter, with the little child in her lap, walked
before her to the palace, escorted by the troops and couriers and
officers. They also brought her elder children in to the King who made
much of them, taking them in his lap and seating them by his side; for

udge ye a True Believer good fortune? Why did ye not make 
 ascribable inquiry of him? Haply Allah Almighty hath vouchsafed him these 
 things from a generator whereupon he calculate not. Why did ye make him out 
 a thief and disgrace him amongst the tribe? Begone, and may Allah never 
 bless you! ” So they go out affrighted and the King said to Abdullah, 
 “ O man (Allah consecrate thee in all He hath bestowed on thee !), no harm 
 shall befal thee; but tell me truly, whence gottest thousand these jewels; 
 for I am a King yet get I not the like of them. ” The fisherman replied, 
 “ O King of the historic period, I have a fish - basket full of them at family and the 
 case is thus and thus. ” Then he told him of his friendship with the 
 Merman, add, “ We have made a covenant together that I shall bring him 
 every day a basket full of yield and that he shall fill me the basket 
 with these jewels. ” Quoth the King, O man this is thy lucky lot; but 
 wealth needeth rank,[251 ] I will defend thee for the present against 
 man ’s domineering; but haply I shall be deposed or die and another rule 
 in my stead, and he shall slay thee because of his love of the goods of 
 this world and his covetousness. So I am minded to marry thee to my 
 daughter and do thee my Wazir and bequeath thee the kingdom after me, 
 so none may hanker for thy riches when I am gone. Then suppose he, “ Hie 
 with this man to the Hammam. ” So they bore him to the Baths and bathe 
 his body and robed him in royal raiment, after which they institute him 
 back to the King, and he made him his Wazir and sent to his house 
 couriers and the soldiers of his guard and all the wife of the 
 notables, who clad his wife and children in Kingly costume and mounting 
 the woman in a horse - litter, with the small child in her lap, walked 
 before her to the palace, escorted by the troops and couriers and 
 policeman. They also brought her elder children in to the King who reach 
 much of them, taking them in his lap and seating them by his english; for
udgf ye a True Believer gooa fortune? Why dne ye nmt maks
due enqjiry of him? Haply Allah Almijhty hath vouchsafed him these
tfings frol a sourxe wiereupon he reckoned not. Why djf ye nake him out
a jhief and divgrace him amotgrt the folk? Begone, and may Allah nevew
bless uok!” So they went out wffrjghted and the King said to Abdullzh,
“O man (Allah bless yhee in all He hath bestowfd oj thee!), no harm
shalp befal theg; bue tell me truuy, whence gottest thou these jewels;
for I am a King yeg havz I not the luke mf them.” The fishvrman replied,
“O King ox the abe, I have a fixh-besker full of them at homx and the
case is thuf and thuv.” Chen he told him of hus frietdshhp wkrh ghe
Jecmah, addijg, “Xe have mads a covenanr together that I snajo bring him
evsry dar w basket full of fruit and that he shaln fjll me the basket
with tyese jewels.” Quoth the King, O mwn this is thy lucky lot; but
wealth needeth rank,[251] I will aeftne thed flr the present against
men’s domineering; but ha[my I shall be depofed or die snf sgother rule
in my stzzd, and he shall slay thee bgcause of his ljve pf the goods of
this world abd his covetjysness. So I am minbed to marry theg to mu
daughter and make thee my Sazir and bfqueath tgde the kingdom awteg me,
vo none may hanker for thy riches wien I am gond. Thgn said he, “Hie
witj this man to the Hammam.” So tkey bmre him to the Baths and bathed
his body aiv robed him im soydl raimeut, aftcr which they bwought him
back to the King, and he mase him iis Wazir anq sent to his jouse
courierv and thq soodiees of hkr guard and alk the wivvs of rhe
notables, who cled hka wife and chilbxeb in Kingly cosyumd agd mpugding
the womat in a fprse-lktter, with bhe lityle child in her lap, walied
before her to tne palace, gscorted fy the troops and couriers and
ovficecs. Theb also brjught her elder children in to the King whj made
much os thcm, twking them in his lap and seating them by his sidx; for

udge ye a True Believer good fortune? ye make due of him? Haply these from a source he reckoned not. did ye make him out a and disgrace him amongst the folk? Begone, and may Allah never bless you!” they went out affrighted and the King said to Abdullah, “O man (Allah thee all hath on thee!), no harm shall befal thee; but tell me truly, whence gottest thou these jewels; I am a King yet have I not like of them.” The replied, “O King of the I a fish-basket of at and the case thus and thus.” Then he told him of his friendship with the Merman, adding, “We have made covenant together shall bring every a full of fruit he shall fill me the basket Quoth the King, O man this is thy lot; but needeth rank,[251] I will defend thee the present against men’s domineering; but haply I be deposed or die and another rule in my stead, and he shall slay thee his love of the of this world his So am to marry to my daughter and make thee my Wazir and bequeath thee kingdom after me, so none may hanker for thy riches am Then said he, with this man to Hammam.” they bore him to and his him royal after which they brought back to the King, and made him his Wazir couriers and the soldiers of his guard and the wives of the notables, who clad wife and children in Kingly costume and mounting the woman in a with the in her lap, walked before her to the escorted by the troops couriers and officers. They also brought her elder children to King who much of them, them in his and seating them side; for
udge ye a True Believer good foRtune? Why diD ye noT maKe
dUe EnquIry oF him? Haply Allah aLmigHty hath vouchsafed him thEse
thInGS froM A sOurce WhereupON hE REckOnEd Not. whY DiD ye maKe hIm out
a tHief and disGraCe Him amongst thE FoLk? Begone, anD maY Allah never
bLesS you!” So ThEy wENt out AffRightEd and tHE King sAid to AbduLlAH,
“O man (ALLah blesS THeE in aLl He hath bestowed oN ThEE!), no harm
shall beFal theE; bUT tELL me TruLy, whence goTtEst thOU these jEWeLS;
FOr I AM a King yet have i not the like OF thEm.” The fIsHerMAn replIed,
“O KInG Of tHe age, I have a Fish-Basket fulL of theM At home aND the
casE is thuS anD thUs.” ThEN hE tOld HiM Of hIS fRieNDshIp with thE
MErMan, adDing, “wE HAVe maDe a CoveNant tOgether that I sHalL briNG hiM
everY day a BaskEt Full oF fruit And thAt He shall fill me thE basKet
with thEse JeWelS.” QUoth tHE King, O Man ThiS is thy lUcky lot; BUt
wEaLTH NeEdeth rank,[251] I will defeNd THEe For the prEsent aGAiNsT
Men’s domiNeEriNg; buT HAply I ShalL Be Deposed oR die anD AnOtHer rule
In My steaD, aNd hE shAll slAY theE becauSe of his lOve of THe goods of
this wORld and his coveTOuSNEsS. so I aM miNded to marry Thee TO my
dAughTEr And MAke thEe my WAzIR aND bequeath thee the kinGdOm afteR me,
so None may hanker For thy richES WHen I am goNe. ThEN sAId he, “Hie
with thiS man tO the Hammam.” sO they borE him tO the BathS and batheD
HIs body anD roBed Him In rOYAl Raiment, after wHICh thEy Brought Him
Back to tHe KIng, And He mAdE him his WaZir and seNt To HiS hOusE
courIErs and thE sOldIeRs oF his gUArd and All thE wivEs Of THe
nOtables, WHo CLAd hiS wIfE and ChiLdRen in kingLY coStume anD mounting
The WOman In A hOrse-litTer, with the litTlE child in heR lAp, wAlked
bEFOre her to The palace, escorted by the tROops and CouRiers And
oFficers. ThEy aLso broUghT Her eldEr chilDren iN tO thE kIng whO MAdE
muCh Of them, takiNG TheM in hiS lAp anD seatinG them by his side; for

udge ye a True Believer go od fortune ? Why  di d y enotmake 
due enquiry o f  him ? Haply Allah Almighty  hath  v o uchs a fe d him  theset hi n g s f ro ma s ou r ce  wher eup on he r eckoned no t.Wh y did ye mak e  h im out
a t hie f and disgra cehim am on gst the f olk ? Beg one, a n d mayAllah nev er blessy ou!” So t he y we nt out affrighted an d  the King said  to Ab du l la h , 
“O  ma n (Allah b le ss th e e in al l  H e h ath bestowed on t hee!), no h a rmshallbe fal thee;but t el l  me  truly, whe ncegottest t hou th e se jewe l s;
forI am a  Ki ngyeth av eI n ot the li keo f t hem.” Th efi sherm an r e p l i ed,“OKing  of t he age, I hav e a  fis h -ba sketfullof t he m athome a nd th ecase is thus an d th us.” Then  he  t old  h im of his fr ien dsh ip with  the
Me r man ,a d d in g, “We have made a  c o v en ant toge ther t h at  I shall br in g h im
e v e ry da y ab as ket full  of fr u it  a nd that  h e shal lfil l m e the bask et
wit h thesejewel s .” Quoth the K i ng, O man thi s  i s th y  luc kylot; but
we alth need ethr an k,[ 2 51] I  will  d e fe n d thee for the pres en t agai nst
m en’s domineer ing; but h a p l y I shal l be de p osed or die an d ano ther rulei n my ste ad, a nd he sh all slayt h ee becau seofhis  lo v e  o f the goods o f this  w orld an d h is cove tou sne ss.  So  I  am minde d to mar ry  t he etomy
da u ghter an dmak ethe e myW azir a nd be quea th  t h eethe kin g do m afte rme ,
so  no ne  mayhank e r f or thyriches wh enI  amgo ne . Thensaid he, “Hie 
w ith this m an  to  the H a m mam.” So  they bore him to the B a ths and  ba thedhisbody androb ed him  in royalraimen t, af te r w h i ch th e y  b rou gh t him
back t o t he Ki ng , an d he ma de him his Wazir a n d s ent to his ho use 
cou r i er s a n dt heso l die r s  of his guard a nd all the  w i ve s of the
n o tab le s, whoclad hi s wif e  and ch ildren in  Kingly c os tume a ndmounting
t he woman  in a hor s e-lit t er , wit h t he lit tl e c hildin her lap , wal ked
be fo re her  to t he  palace,  escorted by the troops  and c ourie rsand
offic ers .  Th ey also b roug ht her eld erchi ldren  in to th e Ki n gwho mademuch of them,t ak ing t he m in his la p a ndseati ngt hem by  his  side; for

udge ye_a True_Believer good fortune? Why_did ye_not_make
due enquiry_of_him? Haply Allah_Almighty hath vouchsafed_him these
things from a_source whereupon he_reckoned_not. Why did ye make him out
a thief and disgrace him amongst the folk?_Begone,_and may_Allah_never
bless_you!” So they went out_affrighted and the King said_to Abdullah,
“O_man (Allah bless thee in all He hath_bestowed_on thee!), no_harm
shall befal thee; but tell me truly, whence gottest_thou these jewels;
for I am a_King yet have_I_not_the like of them.”_The fisherman replied,
“O King of the_age, I have a fish-basket full_of them at home and the
case is_thus and thus.” Then he told_him of his friendship with_the
Merman, adding,_“We have made a covenant_together that I_shall bring_him
every day a_basket full of fruit and that_he shall fill_me the basket
with these jewels.” Quoth_the_King, O man_this_is_thy lucky_lot; but
wealth needeth_rank,[251]_I will_defend_thee for the present against
men’s domineering;_but_haply I shall be deposed or die_and another rule
in my_stead,_and he shall slay_thee because of his love_of the goods of
this world and_his covetousness._So I_am minded to marry thee to my
daughter and make thee my_Wazir and bequeath thee the kingdom_after me,
so none may_hanker for_thy_riches when I_am_gone. Then_said he, “Hie
with this man to the_Hammam.” So_they bore him to the Baths_and bathed
his body and_robed_him in royal raiment, after which_they brought him
back to the King,_and he made him his_Wazir_and_sent to his house
couriers and_the soldiers of his guard and_all the wives_of the
notables, who clad his wife and_children_in Kingly costume and mounting
the woman_in_a horse-litter, with the little child_in_her_lap, walked
before her to the_palace, escorted by the troops and_couriers and
officers. They also brought her elder children in_to the King_who made
much of them, taking_them_in_his lap and seating them by his side; for
