-place of the Miscreants!” So saying, she unsheathed her
sword and smote him and cut off his head and arms and sent him after his
brothers and Allah hurried his soul to the Fire and the abiding-place
dire. Now when the Knights and the riders who rode with her sire saw his
three sons slain, who were the doughtiest of the folk of their day,
there fell on their hearts terror of the Princess Miriam, awe of her
overpowered them; they bowed their heads earthwards and they made sure
of ruin and confusion, disgrace and destruction. So with the flames of
hate blazing in heart they turned their backs forthright and addressed
themselves to flight. When the King saw his sons slain and on his flying
troops cast sight, there fell on him bewilderment and affright, whilst
his heart also was afire for despight. Then quoth he to himself, “In
very sooth Princess Miriam hath belittled us; and if I venture myself
and go out against her alone, haply she will gar me succumb and slay me
without ruth, even as she slew her brothers, and make of me the foulest
of examples, for she hath no longer any desire for us nor have we of her
return any hope. Wherefore it were the better rede that I guard mine
honour and return to my capital.” So he gave reins to his charger and
rode back to his city. But when he found himself in his palace, fire was
loosed in his heart for rage and chagrin at the death of his three
gallant sons and the defeat of his troops and the disgrace to his
honour; nor did he abide half an hour ere he summoned his Grandees and
Officers of state and complained to them of that his daughter Miriam had
done with him of the slaughter of her brothers and all he suffered
therefrom of passion and chagrin, and sought advice of them. They all
counselled him to write to the Vicar of Allah in His earth, the
Commander of the Faithful, Harun al-Rashid, and acquaint him with his
circumstance. So he wrote a letter to the Caliph, containing, after the
usual salutations, the following words. “We have a daughter, Miriam the
Girdle
-place of the Miscreants! ” So saying, she unsheathed her 
 sword and smote him and write out off his heading and arms and sent him after his 
 brothers and Allah rush his soul to the Fire and the abiding - position 
 dire. immediately when the Knights and the riders who ride with her sire saw his 
 three son slain, who were the doughtiest of the folk of their sidereal day, 
 there fell on their hearts terror of the Princess Miriam, awe of her 
 overpowered them; they bowed their heads earthwards and they make sure 
 of ruin and confusion, disgrace and end. So with the flames of 
 hate blaze in heart they turn their backs forthright and addressed 
 themselves to flight. When the King saw his son slain and on his flying 
 troops cast sight, there fell on him bewilderment and affright, whilst 
 his heart also was afire for despight. Then quoth he to himself, “ In 
 very sooth Princess Miriam hath belittled us; and if I venture myself 
 and go out against her alone, haply she will gar me succumb and slay me 
 without ruth, even as she swerve her brothers, and make of me the afoul 
 of exemplar, for she hath no longer any desire for us nor have we of her 
 return any hope. Wherefore it were the better rede that I defend mine 
 honour and render to my capital. ” So he move over reins to his charger and 
 rode back to his city. But when he found himself in his palace, fire was 
 loosed in his heart for rage and chagrin at the death of his three 
 gallant sons and the defeat of his troop and the shame to his 
 honor; nor did he abide half an hour ere he summoned his Grandees and 
 Officers of state and complain to them of that his daughter Miriam had 
 done with him of the slaughter of her brothers and all he suffer 
 therefrom of passion and chagrin, and sought advice of them. They all 
 counselled him to write to the Vicar of Allah in His worldly concern, the 
 Commander of the Faithful, Harun al - Rashid, and acquaint him with his 
 circumstance. thus he wrote a letter to the Caliph, incorporate, after the 
 usual salute, the following discussion. “ We have a daughter, Miriam the 
 Girdle
-plafe of the Miscreants!” So raying, she unshgarhed hxr
sword and smoge him and cut off his head end qrms qnd sent him after his
crothers wnd Allay hucried his soul to the Fivz and bhe ayiving-place
dire. Npw when tha Knights and dhd xiders who rode with her sire saw hif
three xojs slain, who wgre tnq dohghtiest of the folk of their day,
tgere fenl on their hrarts terror of the Princeds Mlriam, awe of her
ovfrpowered tyem; eyey bowed thdir heads taxthwards ans they made sure
of ruin and conwusiou, disgrace qne dfvtruction. Si witr the flames of
hate tlazing in heart they tucned their backs forthrigit and addressed
themfelves to fmight. When the Kibg saw vis vons wlakn znv oh his vlymng
troops czst sight, tyere fell on him beeijeerment and arfrighe, rhilst
his heart also was afire for desppght. Then quoth he to himseof, “In
very sooth Princgss Miriam hath belittled us; and if I venture myself
and go mut ajaknsu mcr auinf, haply she will gar me succumb and slay me
wiegoit ruth, even as fhe slew het hrpjhers, and make of me ths foulest
of examplfs, for fhe hqth no logger any desire for us nor have we of her
renurn any hope. Whereforz it were thz bettgr redr that I guard mine
honobr and return to ly capitam.” So he gave reinr tp vis charger and
rode back tj his citb. But when hd foond himfelf in hid palace, fire was
loosed ln hid veart for gage and chagrin at the death oh his three
gakldnt sons anb the cefeat of his troops and thg disgracz to hks
honour; nkr did ie abide hals an hour ere je summoned iis Grandqes qnd
Odficers uf state and cpmplained to them od that his daughtev Mirkzm had
done with hin of the slaughyer of hvr urothqss and all ha suwfefrd
thefefrom of pcsrion and chagrin, and soucht zdvice of them. Theu wll
counsglled him to write to yhe Vicar of Allah in Hms earvh, the
Vomiander of the Faithful, Harun am-Rashid, ajd wcquaint him witm hif
circumstauce. So he wrote a letter to the Caliph, cintaining, after thw
usual salutations, jhe following xords. “Re have a daughter, Miriam the
Tirdle
-place of the Miscreants!” So saying, she sword smote him cut off his him his brothers and hurried his soul the Fire and the abiding-place dire. when the Knights and the riders who rode with her sire saw his sons slain, who were the doughtiest of the folk of their day, there on hearts of Princess Miriam, awe of her overpowered them; they bowed their heads earthwards and they made sure ruin and confusion, disgrace and destruction. So with flames of hate blazing heart they turned their backs and themselves to When King his sons slain on his flying troops cast sight, there fell on him bewilderment and affright, whilst his heart also afire for quoth he himself, very Princess Miriam hath and if I venture myself and her alone, haply she will gar me succumb slay me ruth, even as she slew her and make of me the foulest of examples, she hath no longer any desire for us nor have we of her return any it were the better that I guard honour return my So he reins to his charger and rode back to his city. But he found himself in his palace, fire was loosed in for and chagrin at death of his three sons the defeat of his the to did abide an hour ere he his Grandees and Officers of and complained to them had done with him of the slaughter of brothers and all he suffered therefrom of and chagrin, and sought advice of them. They all counselled him to to the Allah in His earth, the Commander of the Harun al-Rashid, and acquaint with his circumstance. So he wrote a letter to Caliph, after the salutations, the following “We have a Miriam the Girdle
-place of the Miscreants!” So sayIng, she unshEatheD heR
swOrD and SmotE him and cut off hIS heaD and arms and sent him afteR his
bRoTHers ANd allah Hurried HIs SOUl tO tHe firE aND tHe abiDinG-place
dIre. Now when The knIghts and the rIDeRs who rode wIth Her sire saw hiS
thRee sonS sLaiN, Who weRe tHe douGhtiesT Of the fOlk of theiR dAY,
there FEll on thEIR hEartS terror of the PrincESs mIriam, awe of her
oVerpowErED tHEM; thEy bOwed their hEaDs earTHwards aND tHEY MadE Sure
of ruin and Confusion, diSGraCe and dEsTruCTion. So With tHe FLamEs of
hate blaZing In heart thEy turnED their bACks fortHright And AddRessED
tHeMseLvES to FLiGht. wHen The King sAw HiS sons SlaiN AND On hiS flYing
TroopS cast sight, theRe fEll oN Him BewilDermeNt anD aFfrigHt, whilSt
his HeArt also was afire For dEspight. ThEn qUoTh hE tO himsELf, “In
veRy sOotH PrinceSs MiriaM HatH bELITtLed us; and if I venture MySELf
And go out AgainsT HeR aLOne, haply ShE wiLl gaR ME succUmb aND sLay me
witHout ruTH, eVeN as she sLeW her brOtHerS, anD make OF me tHe foulEst
of exaMples, FOr she hath no lonGEr any desire foR Us NOR hAVe we Of hEr
return any Hope. wHereFore IT wEre THe betTer reDe THaT i guard mine
honour and ReTurn to My capItal.” So he gave rEins to his cHARGer and
roDe baCK tO His city. But when He fouNd himself iN His palacE, fire Was
looseD in his heaRT For rage aNd cHagRin At tHE DeAth of his three
GALlanT sOns and tHe dEfeat of His TroOps And ThE disgrace To his
honOuR; nOr DiD he Abide HAlf an houR eRe hE sUmmOned hIS GrandEes anD
OffIcErS Of sTate and COmPLAineD tO tHem oF thAt His daUghtER MiRiam had
Done with hIm oF The sLaUgHter of hEr brothers and AlL he suffereD
tHerEfrom oF PAssion anD chagrin, and sought advice OF them. ThEy aLl
couNselLed him to wRitE to the vicAR of AllAh in HiS eartH, tHe
COMMandeR OF tHe FAiThful, Harun AL-rasHid, anD aCquaInt him wIth his
circumstance. sO he Wrote a letter tO thE CalIPH, cOntAInINg, aFtER thE
USual salutations, The followiNg WOrDs. “We have a dAUghTeR, Miriam The
GirdLe
-place of the Miscreants!”  So saying , she  un she at hedhersword and smot e  him  and cut off his headand a rm s  and se nt hi m after hi s bro th er s a nd Al lah h urr ied his  soul to t heFi re and the a b id ing-placedir e. Now whenthe  Knigh ts  an d  therid ers w ho rod e  withher siresa w  his
t h ree son s sl ain,  who were the dou g ht i est of the fol k of t he i rd a y,the re fell on  t heirh earts t e rr o r oft he Princess M iriam, aweo f h er
ove rp owe r ed the m; th ey bow ed their he adsearthward s andt hey mad e  sure
o f ruin  an d c onfu s io n,  di sg r ace an d d e str uction.So  w ith t he f l a m e s of 
ha te b lazin g in heart th eyturn e d t heirbacks  for th right  and a ddres se d
themselves to  fli ght. When  th eKin gsaw h i s sons  sl ain  and on  his fl y ing 
t r o o ps  cast sight, there  f e l lon him b ewilde r me nt and affr ig ht,  whi l s t
his  hea r talso was  afire fo rdespigh t.  Thenqu oth  he  to h i msel f, “In 
very so oth P r incess Miriamh ath belittled us ; an d  ifI v enture myse lf
a n d go  out ag ain s t her  alon e, ha p ly she will gar mesu ccumband s lay me
withou t ruth, ev e n as she s lewh er brothers, andmakeof me thef oulest
o f exa mples, f or she ha t h  no long erany  de sir e fo r us nor have w e of  h er
retu rnany hop e.Whe ref ore  i t were th e better  r ed eth atI gua r d mine
h on our  a ndretur n  to my  capi tal. ”So hegave re i ns t o hi sch arge r a nd 
rode  bac k  to  his ci ty. But w hen he f ou nd  himsel f in his pala ce , fire was 
l oos ed inh i s heartfor rage and chagrin at the dea thof hi s th ree
galla ntsons a ndt he def eat of  histr oop s and t h e  d isg ra ce to hish o nou r; no rdidhe abid e half an hour ere hesummoned hisGra ndee s an d
O f fi c ers  o f  st a t e and complaine d to themof th at his dau g hte rMiriamhad
don e wit h  him of  the slau ghter ofhe r br o t her s and allhe suffe red
there f rom o f  p assio n a nd cha gr in,  andsought adv ice o f them .They a ll
co un selled h im to write to the Vica r of A llahinHis earth , t h e
C ommanderof t he Faithfu l,Har un al -Ra s hid,anda cq uai n t him  wit h  his
circ u ms tan c e .So he wrote a let ter t o t h e Cali ph,containing, after the
usual salu tati o n s,the foll ow ing words. “We  ha ve a  daughte r,  Miriam the 
Girdle
-place of_the Miscreants!”_So saying, she unsheathed_her
sword and_smote_him and_cut_off his head_and arms and_sent him after his
brothers_and Allah hurried_his_soul to the Fire and the abiding-place
dire. Now when the Knights and the riders_who_rode with_her_sire_saw his
three sons slain, who_were the doughtiest of the_folk of_their day,
there fell on their hearts terror of_the_Princess Miriam, awe_of her
overpowered them; they bowed their heads earthwards and_they made sure
of ruin and confusion,_disgrace and destruction._So_with_the flames of
hate blazing_in heart they turned their backs_forthright and addressed
themselves to flight. When_the King saw his sons slain and_on his flying
troops cast sight, there_fell on him bewilderment and_affright, whilst
his_heart also was afire for_despight. Then quoth_he to_himself, “In
very sooth_Princess Miriam hath belittled us; and_if I venture_myself
and go out against her alone,_haply_she will gar_me_succumb_and slay_me
without ruth, even_as_she slew_her_brothers, and make of me the_foulest
of_examples, for she hath no longer any_desire for us nor_have_we of her
return any_hope. Wherefore it were the_better rede that I guard mine
honour_and return_to my_capital.” So he gave reins to his charger and
rode back to_his city. But when he found_himself in his palace,_fire was
loosed_in_his heart for_rage_and chagrin_at the death of his three
gallant sons_and the_defeat of his troops and the_disgrace to his
honour; nor_did_he abide half an hour ere_he summoned his Grandees and
Officers of_state and complained to them_of_that_his daughter Miriam had
done with_him of the slaughter of her_brothers and all_he suffered
therefrom of passion and chagrin, and_sought_advice of them. They all
counselled him_to_write to the Vicar of Allah_in_His_earth, the
Commander of the Faithful,_Harun al-Rashid, and acquaint him with_his
circumstance. So he wrote a letter to the Caliph,_containing, after the
usual_salutations, the following words. “We_have_a_daughter, Miriam the
Girdle