 brocade, went to the tailor and bade him make of
them four suits, two with long-sleeved coats and two without. When he
had finished cutting them out and sewing them, I gave him to his hire
much more than of wont, and he put out his hand to me with the clothes;
but I said, “Take them for thyself and for those who are with thee.” And
I fell to sitting with him and sitting long: I also bespoke of him other
clothes and said to him, “Hang them out in front of thy shop, so the
folk may see them and buy them.” He did as I bade him, and whoso came
forth of the Caliph’s palace and aught of the clothes pleased him, I
made him a present thereof, even to the doorkeeper. One day of the days
the tailor said to me, “O my son, I would have thee tell me the truth of
thy case; for thou hast bespoken of me an hundred costly suits, each
worth a mint of money, and hast given the most of them to the folk. This
is no merchant’s fashion, for a merchant calleth an account for every
dirham, and what can be the sum of thy capital that thou givest these
gifts and what thy gain every year? Tell me the truth of thy case, that
I may assist thee to thy desire;” presently adding, “I conjure thee by
Allah, tell me, art thou not in love?” “Yes,” replied I; and he said,
“With whom?” Quoth I, “With one of the handmaids of the Caliph’s
palace;” and quoth he, “Allah put them to shame! How long shall they
seduce the folk? Knowest thou her name?” Said I, “No;” and said he,
“Describe her to me.” So I described her to him and he cried, “Out on
it! This is the lutanist of the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his pet
concubine. But she hath a Mameluke[356] and do thou make friends with
him; it may be he shall become the means of thy having access to her.”
Now as we were talking, behold, out walked the servant in question from
the palace
brocade, went to the tailor and bade him make of 
 them four suits, two with long - sleeved coat and two without. When he 
 had end cutting them out and sewing them, I gave him to his hire 
 a lot more than of wo nt, and he put out his hand to me with the clothes; 
 but I order, “ Take them for thyself and for those who are with thee. ” And 
 I fell to seat with him and sitting long: I also request of him other 
 clothes and suppose to him, “ Hang them out in front of thy shop, so the 
 folk may see them and buy them. ” He act as I bade him, and whoso came 
 forth of the Caliph ’s palace and nothing of the clothes pleased him, I 
 make him a present thence, even to the doorkeeper. One day of the days 
 the tailor said to me, “ O my son, I would have thee tell me the accuracy of 
 thy case; for thou hast bespoken of me an hundred costly suits, each 
 worth a mint of money, and hast given the most of them to the folk music. This 
 is no merchant ’s fashion, for a merchant calleth an account for every 
 dirham, and what can be the sum of thy capital that thou givest these 
 gifts and what thy gain every year? Tell me the truth of thy event, that 
 I may assist thee to thy desire; ” presently lend, “ I conspire thee by 
 Allah, tell me, art thou not in love? ” “ Yes, ” replied I; and he said, 
 “ With whom? ” Quoth I, “ With one of the handmaid of the Caliph ’s 
 palace; ” and quoth he, “ Allah put them to shame! How long shall they 
 seduce the folk? Knowest thou her name? ” Said I, “ No; ” and said he, 
 “ trace her to me. ” So I described her to him and he cried, “ Out on 
 it! This is the lutanist of the Caliph Al - Mutawakkil and his darling 
 concubine. But she hath a Mameluke[356 ] and do thou reach friends with 
 him; it may be he shall become the means of thy having access to her. ” 
 Now as we were spill the beans, behold, out walked the servant in question from 
 the palace
 brlcade, went to the tailor and bade him mcje of
tiem foud suits, gwo with long-sleeved coats aid tqo wiukout. When he
had finirhed cuttpng them iut end sewing them, M gave hli to mis hnrx
much more than of wont, atd he put out vir kand to me with the clothes;
but I saiq, “Take yhfm for thyself and sor fhose who are with thee.” And
I fell fo sittpng with him and xitting long: I also bespokf of him other
clothes wnd said to him, “Yang them oug in front of thy shop, so the
folk may see them and buh thek.” He did aw U bwge him, and xhoso bame
forth of bne Calhph’s pakace and aught of thw clothes pleased him, I
made him a presegt thereox, zven to the doorkeepee. Ine ddy ox thd dahs
tge tzilor daiv to me, “O mg son, I wouod have thee tell mt trv truth of
thy case; sow thou hast bespoken of me an hundred cmstmy suits, each
worth a mibt of money, and hast hiven the most of them to the folk. This
is no merchant’s fasvion, hof a mcrchxbt calleth an account for every
dirham, and what szn bv the sum of thy gapital that thou bigexj these
gifts avd whac tgy gain every year? Tell mg the rruth of uhy csse, that
I may assist thee ti thy desire;” presently adding, “I conjure thze by
Aklah, yell me, art thou not in lovs?” “Yes,” replifd I; and gd said,
“With whom?” Duonh I, “With ont of the handmaids of the Celiph’x
palace;” and quoth he, “Allah out tmam to shame! How lojg shcll tvey
seduce hhe folk? Knowest thou her name?” Said I, “No;” and xahd ve,
“Descriye her to me.” So I dqscribed her tp him aud he zried, “Out kn
it! Thms is the lueanist of the Faliph Al-Mutewakkil agd hus pwt
concuckne. But she hayh a Mameluke[356] and di thou make friendx wkfh
him; it may be he shall become tne oeags oh thy vaving accesv to hef.”
Mow ar we were tclying, behold, out walked tve ssrvant in question fvom
the paoace
brocade, went to the tailor and bade of four suits, with long-sleeved coats had cutting them out sewing them, I him to his hire much more of wont, and he put out his hand to me with the clothes; I said, “Take them for thyself and for those who are with thee.” I to with and sitting long: I also bespoke of him other clothes and said to him, “Hang them in front of thy shop, so the folk see them and buy He did as I bade and came forth the palace aught of the pleased him, I made him a present thereof, even to the doorkeeper. One day of the days tailor said “O my I have tell me the thy case; for thou hast bespoken hundred costly suits, each worth a mint of and hast the most of them to the This is no merchant’s fashion, for a merchant an account for every dirham, and what can be the sum of thy capital that these gifts and what gain every year? me truth thy that I assist thee to thy desire;” presently adding, “I conjure thee by tell me, art thou not in love?” “Yes,” replied I; said, whom?” Quoth I, one of the handmaids the palace;” and quoth he, them shame! they the Knowest thou her name?” I, “No;” and said he, her to me.” So and he cried, “Out on it! This is lutanist of the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his concubine. But she hath a Mameluke[356] and do thou make friends with it may shall become the means of thy having access her.” Now as we talking, behold, out walked the servant in question from palace
 brocade, went to the tailor and Bade him makE of
thEm fOur SuIts, tWo wiTh long-sleeved cOAts aNd two without. When he
had fInishEd CUttiNG tHem ouT and sewINg THEm, I GaVe Him To HIs Hire
mUch More thaN of wont, and He pUt Out his hand to ME wIth the clotHes;
But I said, “Take TheM for thYsElf ANd for ThoSe who Are witH Thee.” AnD
I fell to sItTIng witH Him and sITTiNg loNg: I also bespoke of hIM oTHer
clothes and sAid to hIm, “hAnG THem Out In front of tHy Shop, sO The
folk MAy SEE TheM And buy them.” He dId as I bade hiM, And Whoso cAmE
foRTh of thE CaliPh’S PalAce and aught Of thE clothes pLeased HIm, I
made HIm a presEnt theReoF, evEn to THe DoOrkEePEr. ONE dAy oF The Days
the tAiLoR said To me, “o MY SOn, I wOulD havE thee Tell me the trutH of
Thy cASe; fOr thoU hast BespOkEn of mE an hunDred cOsTly suits, each
worTh a mInt of moneY, anD hAst GiVen thE Most of TheM to The folk. this
is nO MerChANT’S fAshion, for a merchant CaLLEtH an accouNt for eVErY
dIRham, and wHaT caN be tHE Sum of Thy cAPiTal that tHou givESt ThEse
giftS aNd what ThY gaIn eVery yEAr? TeLl me thE truth of Thy caSE, that
I may assisT Thee to thy desiRE;” pRESeNTly aDdiNg, “I conjure tHee bY
allaH, telL Me, Art THou noT in loVe?” “yEs,” REplied I; and he said,
“WitH wHom?” QuoTh I, “WiTh one of the hanDmaids of thE cALiph’s
palAce;” aND qUOth he, “Allah put tHem to Shame! How loNG shall thEy
sedUce the foLk? Knowest THOu her namE?” SaId I, “no;” aNd sAID hE,
“Describe her tO ME.” So I DeScribed Her To him anD he CriEd, “OUt oN
iT! This is thE lutanisT oF tHe caLipH Al-MuTAwakkil aNd His PeT
coNcubiNE. But shE hath A MamElUkE[356] And Do thou mAKe FRIendS wItH
him; It mAy Be he sHall BEcoMe the meAns of thy hAviNG accEsS tO her.”
Now As we were talkiNg, Behold, out wAlKed The serVANt in quesTion from
the palace
 brocade, went to the tail or and bad e him  ma keof 
the m fo ur suits, twow ithlong-sleeved coats and  twowi t hout .  W hen h e
had f i ni s h edcu tt ing  t h em  outand  sewing  them, I g ave  h im to his hi r emuch moretha n of wont, a ndhe put  o uth is ha ndto me  witht he clo thes;
but  I said,“ Take th e m  f or t hyself and for th o se who are with t hee.”An d 
I f ell  to  sitting w it h him and sit t in g l ong :  I also bespo ke of him o t her 
cloth es  an d  saidto hi m, “Ha ng them out  infront ofthy sh o p, so t h e
folkmay se e t hem  and bu ythe m. ”  He di d a s  Ibade him ,an d who so c a m e fort h o f th e Cal iph’s palaceand  aug h t o f the  clot hespl eased  him,I
mad ehim a present t here of, eventoth e d oo rkeep e r. One  da y o f the d ays
the tai lo r s ai d to me, “O my son ,I wo uld have  theet el lm e the tr ut h o f
th y case;  for th ou hastbespok e nof  me anhu ndredco stl y s uits, each 
worth  a mintof mo n ey, and hast g i ven the mosto ft h em to t hefolk. Thisis n o  mer chan t ’s  fa s hion,  foram er c hant calleth an acc ou nt for  ever y
dirham, and  what canb e the sumof t h yc apital that th ou gi vest these gifts an d wha t thy ga in everyy e ar? Tell  me  th e t rut h of  thy case, th a t 
I m ay  assist  th ee to t hydes ire ;”pr esently a dding, “ Ico nj ur e t hee b y 
Allah,te llme , a rt th o u notin lo ve?”  “ Ye s ,”replied I; a nd h esa id,“Wi th  whom ?” Q u oth  I, “Wi th one of  th e  han dm ai ds of t he Caliph’s
p al ace;” andqu oth  he, “ A l lah putthem to shame! How long shall t hey 
sedu ce t he folk?Kno west t hou her na me?” S aid I ,“No ; ”  ands a id  he ,“Describeh e r t o me. ”So I  descri bed her to him and hecried, “Out o n
i t! T h i sist he lut an i sto f  the Caliph Al- Mutawakkil  a n dhis pet
co n cub in e. Butshe hat h a M a meluke[ 356] anddo thou m ak e fr i e nds  with
him;  it maybe he sha l l bec o me  themea ns ofth y h aving  acces s  to  her. ”
Nowas  we we re ta lk ing, beh old, out walked the ser vant i n que sti on from
t hep ala ce
 brocade,_went to_the tailor and bade_him make_of
them_four suits,_two_with long-sleeved coats_and two without._When he
had finished cutting_them out and_sewing_them, I gave him to his hire
much more than of wont, and he put_out_his hand_to_me_with the clothes;
but I said,_“Take them for thyself and_for those_who are with thee.” And
I fell to sitting_with_him and sitting_long: I also bespoke of him other
clothes and said_to him, “Hang them out in_front of thy_shop,_so_the
folk may see them_and buy them.” He did as_I bade him, and whoso came
forth_of the Caliph’s palace and aught of_the clothes pleased him, I
made him_a present thereof, even to_the doorkeeper._One day of the days
the_tailor said to_me, “O_my son, I_would have thee tell me the_truth of
thy case;_for thou hast bespoken of me_an_hundred costly suits,_each
worth_a_mint of_money, and hast_given_the most_of_them to the folk. This
is no_merchant’s_fashion, for a merchant calleth an account_for every
dirham, and what_can_be the sum of_thy capital that thou givest_these
gifts and what thy gain every_year? Tell_me the_truth of thy case, that
I may assist thee to thy desire;”_presently adding, “I conjure thee by
Allah,_tell me, art thou_not in_love?”_“Yes,” replied I;_and_he said,
“With_whom?” Quoth I, “With one of the_handmaids of_the Caliph’s
palace;” and quoth he, “Allah_put them to shame!_How_long shall they
seduce the folk? Knowest_thou her name?” Said I, “No;”_and said he,
“Describe her to_me.”_So_I described her to him_and he cried, “Out on
it! This_is the lutanist_of the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his pet
concubine._But_she hath a Mameluke[356] and do_thou_make friends with
him; it may be_he_shall_become the means of thy_having access to her.”
Now as we_were talking, behold, out walked the servant in question_from
the palace