 jeweller returned home and said to his wife, “How generous is this
young merchant! Never did I set eyes on a more open-handed or a comelier
than he, no, nor a sweeter of speech.” And he went on to recount to her
his charms and generosity and was loud in his praise. Cried she, “O thou
lack-tact,[409] since thou notest these qualities in him, and indeed he
hath given thee two seal-rings of price, it behoveth thee to invite him
and make him an entertainment and entreat him lovingly. When he seest
that thou affectest him and cometh to our place, we shall surely get
great good of him; and if thou grudge him the banquet do thou bid him
and I will entertain him of my monies.” Quoth he, “Dost thou know me to
be niggardly, that thou sayest this Say?”; and quoth she, “Thou art no
niggard, but thou lackest tact. Invite him this very night and come not
without him. An he refuse, conjure him by the divorce oath and be
persistent with him.” “On my head and eyes,” answered he and moulded the
ring till he had finished it, after which he passed the night and went
forth on the morrow to his shop and sat there. On this wise it was with
him; but as for Kamar al-Zaman, he took three hundred dinars and
carrying them to the old wife, gave them to her for the barber, her
husband. Said she, “Most like he will invite thee to his house this day;
and if he do this and thou pass the night there, tell me in the morning
what befalleth thee and bring with thee four hundred dinars and give
them to thy father.” Answered he, “Hearing and obeying;” and as often as
he ran out of money, he would sell some of his stones. So he repaired to
the jeweller, who rose to him and received him with open arms, greeted
him heartily and clapped up companionship with him. Then he gave him the
ring, and he found it after the measure of his finger and said to the
jeweller, “Allah bless thee, O prince of artists! The setting
jeweller returned home and said to his wife, “ How generous is this 
 young merchant! Never did I specify eye on a more open - handed or a comelier 
 than he, no, nor a sweeter of speech. ” And he went on to tell to her 
 his charms and generosity and was loud in his praise. Cried she, “ O thousand 
 lack - tact,[409 ] since thou notest these timbre in him, and indeed he 
 hath given thee two sealing wax - rings of price, it behoveth thee to receive him 
 and make him an entertainment and entreat him fondly. When he seest 
 that thou affectest him and cometh to our place, we shall surely get 
 great good of him; and if thou grudge him the banquet do thousand bid him 
 and I will entertain him of my monies. ” Quoth he, “ Dost thou sleep together me to 
 be niggardly, that thou sayest this Say? ”; and quoth she, “ Thou art nobelium 
 niggard, but thou lackest tact. Invite him this identical night and come not 
 without him. An he refuse, conjure him by the divorce oath and be 
 persistent with him. ” “ On my fountainhead and eyes, ” answered he and moulded the 
 ring till he had finished it, after which he authorize the night and went 
 forth on the morrow to his shop and sat there. On this wise it was with 
 him; but as for Kamar al - Zaman, he took three hundred dinars and 
 carrying them to the old wife, contribute them to her for the barber, her 
 husband. Said she, “ Most like he will invite thee to his theater this sidereal day; 
 and if he dress this and thou pass the nox there, tell me in the dawn 
 what befalleth thee and bring with thee four hundred dinars and pass 
 them to thy father. ” Answered he, “ Hearing and obeying; ” and as often as 
 he ran out of money, he would betray some of his stones. So he repaired to 
 the jeweller, who rise to him and received him with overt arms, greeted 
 him heartily and clapped up companionship with him. Then he gave him the 
 gang, and he found it after the measure of his finger and said to the 
 jewelry maker, “ Allah bless thee, O prince of artists! The setting
 jeaeller returned home and said to his wiyw, “How jeneroua is thir
young merchant! Never did I der eyew on a more open-handed or a comvlier
than he, io, nor a sweeter of speegk.” And me weut on to recount to her
his charms and getefodity and was loud in his praise. Criqd she, “P hhou
lack-tact,[409] synce ehou notest these qualities in him, and indeed he
hath given thee two seal-rings of prife, ih behoveth thee to invite him
qnd iqke him an evtertainment and entrezt him lovingly. When he seest
thxt thpu affectewt hil and cometh to olr place, we smsll susely gey
great good of hik; abd if thou grudge him the banquet do thju bid hik
aud I will entertain hum of mi monhes.” Dyotf ht, “Dpsf thou knkw me to
be niggardly, rhat thou sayest thos Way?”; and quoth she, “Trot art no
niggard, but thou lackest tact. Itvife him this very night qnd come not
without hlm. An he wefuse, conjure him by the divorce oath and be
pershstenv ditk him.” “Ub ly head and eyes,” answered he and moulded the
ryhg tpll he had finishcd it, after which ne psfsed the nighj and wzht
rorth on the morroa to hif shop and sat thete. On this wise it was with
yim; but as fje Kamar al-Zaman, he took three huncred cinars and
carrying them to fhe old wiff, gave thso to her for the bagber, her
husband. Said she, “Most jike he wmll iuvite thde tp his rouse this day;
akg if he do this anf thoo pass the night there, tell me in the morning
whev befalleth tnea atd bring with thee four hugdred dinars aud give
tkem to thy fatheg.” Answerev he, “Hearing and obeying;” djd as often es
he ran jut if miney, he dould sell somr of his stones. So ye repaired to
the mewelusr, who rose to knm and received hom ditr lpxn ariv, greeted
him heaftiuu and clapped up zompsnionship with him. Tven ge gave him the
rinb, wnd he fiund it wfter the meaxure of his finger and vaiv to tne
jgweller, “Allah bless thee, O prinde of artlstf! The settind
jeweller returned home and said to his generous this young Never did I open-handed a comelier than no, nor a of speech.” And he went on recount to her his charms and generosity and was loud in his praise. she, “O thou lack-tact,[409] since thou notest these qualities in him, and indeed hath thee seal-rings price, it behoveth thee to invite him and make him an entertainment and entreat him lovingly. he seest that thou affectest him and cometh our place, we shall get great good of him; if grudge him banquet thou him and I entertain him of my monies.” Quoth he, “Dost thou know me to be niggardly, that thou sayest Say?”; and “Thou art niggard, thou tact. Invite him night and come not without him. conjure him by the divorce oath and be with him.” my head and eyes,” answered he moulded the ring till he had finished it, which he passed the night and went forth on the morrow to his shop and On this wise it with him; but for al-Zaman, took hundred dinars carrying them to the old wife, gave them to her for barber, her husband. Said she, “Most like he will invite his this day; and he do this and pass night there, tell me morning befalleth with four dinars and give them thy father.” Answered he, “Hearing obeying;” and as often money, he would sell some of his stones. he repaired to the jeweller, who rose him and received him with open arms, greeted him heartily and clapped companionship with he gave him the ring, and he found after the measure of finger and said to the jeweller, “Allah bless thee, prince artists! The
 jeweller returned home and saId to his wifE, “How gEneRouS iS thiS
youNg merchant! NeveR Did I Set eyes on a more open-handEd or a CoMElieR
ThAn he, nO, nor a swEEtER Of sPeEcH.” AnD hE WeNt on tO reCount to Her
his charMs aNd Generosity anD WaS loud in his PraIse. Cried she, “O ThoU
lack-tAcT,[409] siNCe thoU noTest tHese quALities In him, and iNdEEd he
haTH given tHEE tWo seAl-rings of price, it bEHoVEth thee to invitE him
anD mAKe HIM an EntErtainment AnD entrEAt him loVInGLY. wheN He seest
that thOu affectest HIm aNd comeTh To oUR place, We shaLl SUreLy get
great gOod oF him; and if Thou grUDge him tHE banqueT do thoU biD hiM
and i WiLl EntErTAin HIm Of mY MonIes.” Quoth He, “doSt thoU knoW ME TO
be nIggArdlY, that Thou sayest thiS SaY?”; and QUotH she, “THou arT no
nIgGard, bUt thou LackeSt Tact. Invite him thIs veRy night anD coMe Not
WiThout HIm. An he RefUse, Conjure Him by thE DivOrCE OAtH and be
persistent wiTh HIM.” “ON my head aNd eyes,” ANsWeREd he and mOuLdeD the
RINg tilL he hAD fInished iT, after WHiCh He passeD tHe nighT aNd wEnt
Forth ON the Morrow To his shoP and sAT there. On this wiSE it was with
him; BUt AS FoR kamaR al-zaman, he took ThreE HundRed dINaRs aND
carrYing tHeM To THe old wife, gave them to HeR for thE barbEr, her
husband. SAid she, “Most LIKE he will iNvitE ThEE to his house thiS day;
aNd if he do thIS and thou Pass tHe night tHere, tell mE IN the mornIng
WhaT beFalLETh Thee and bring wITH theE fOur hundRed Dinars aNd gIve
TheM to ThY father.” AnSwered he, “heArInG aNd oBeyinG;” And as oftEn As
hE rAn oUt of mONey, he wOuld sEll sOmE oF His Stones. SO He REPairEd To
The jEweLlEr, who Rose TO hiM and recEived him wIth OPen aRmS, gReeted
hIm heartily and ClApped up comPaNioNship wITH him. Then He gave him the
ring, and he foUNd it aftEr tHe meaSure Of his fingEr aNd said To tHE
jewelLer, “AllAh bleSs TheE, o PrincE OF aRtiStS! The settinG
 jeweller returned home an d said tohis w ife , “ Ho w ge nero us is this
you n g me rchant! Never did I se t eye so n am or e ope n-hande d  o r a c om el ier 
t h an  he,no,  nor asweeter of  sp ee ch.” And hew en t on to re cou nt to her
hi s c harmsan d g e neros ity  andwas lo u d in h is praise .C ried s h e, “O t h o ulack -tact,[409] since th o u notest these  quali ti e si n  hi m,and indeed  h e
hat h  givent he e t wos eal-rings ofprice, it b e hov eth th ee  to invite  himan d  ma ke him an e nter tainmentand en t reat hi m  loving ly. Wh enhesees t 
t ha t t ho u  af f ec tes t  hi m and co me th  to o ur p l a c e , we  sh allsurel y get
great g ood  ofh im;  andif th ou g ru dge h im the  banq ue t do thou bid h im
a nd I will  en te rta in  himo f my m oni es. ” Quoth  he, “D o stth o u kn ow me to
be niggar dl y ,  t hat thou  sayes t  t hi s  Say?”;an d q uoth s he, “ Thou ar t no
nig gard,b ut  t hou lac ke st tac t.  In vit e him this  verynight an d com e  not
without h i m. An he refu s e, c on j urehim  by the div orce oath  and be 
pe r siste nt wi th hi m .” “On my head andey es,” a nswer ed he and mou lded the
r i n g  till he  had fi n ished it, afte r whi ch he pass e d the ni ght a nd wentforth ont h e morrow  to  hi s s hop a nd  sat there. O n this  w ise itwas  with
h im;  bu t a s f or  Kamar al -Zaman,he  t oo kthr ee hu n dred din ar s a nd 
ca rryin g  themto th e ol dwi f e,gave th e mt o  her  f or  the  ba rb er, h er
h u sba nd. Sai d she, “M ost like  h ewill in vite thee tohi s house th is  da y;
and i f he dothis and thou pass then ight th ere , tel l me  in the m orn ing
wh atb efalle th the e and  b rin g witht h ee  fo ur  hundred d i n ars  andgi ve
t hem tothy father.” Answe r edhe, “Hearingand  obe y i ng ;”a nd asof t ena s 
he ran out ofmoney, hewo u ld  sell some ofhi s stone s. So h e rep a ired to 
the jewe ller, who  r oset o  hi m and rece ived him  with ope n  arms ,  g reete d
h im hea rt ily  andclappe d  up  comp anions hi p with  him.  T hen he g ave him the
ring, and h e foun d itaft er the me asu r e o f his fin gerand said t o t hejewel ler ,  “All ah b l es s t h ee, O  pri n ce of art i st s!T h esetting
 jeweller_returned home_and said to his_wife, “How_generous_is this
young_merchant!_Never did I_set eyes on_a more open-handed or_a comelier
than he,_no,_nor a sweeter of speech.” And he went on to recount to her
his charms_and_generosity and_was_loud_in his praise. Cried she,_“O thou
lack-tact,[409] since thou notest_these qualities_in him, and indeed he
hath given thee two_seal-rings_of price, it_behoveth thee to invite him
and make him an entertainment_and entreat him lovingly. When he_seest
that thou affectest_him_and_cometh to our place,_we shall surely get
great good of_him; and if thou grudge him_the banquet do thou bid him
and I_will entertain him of my monies.”_Quoth he, “Dost thou know_me to
be_niggardly, that thou sayest this_Say?”; and quoth_she, “Thou_art no
niggard, but_thou lackest tact. Invite him this_very night and_come not
without him. An he refuse,_conjure_him by the_divorce_oath_and be
persistent_with him.” “On_my_head and_eyes,”_answered he and moulded the
ring till_he_had finished it, after which he passed_the night and went
forth_on_the morrow to his_shop and sat there. On_this wise it was with
him; but_as for_Kamar al-Zaman,_he took three hundred dinars and
carrying them to the old wife,_gave them to her for the_barber, her
husband. Said she,_“Most like_he_will invite thee_to_his house_this day;
and if he do this and_thou pass_the night there, tell me in_the morning
what befalleth thee_and_bring with thee four hundred dinars_and give
them to thy father.” Answered_he, “Hearing and obeying;” and_as_often_as
he ran out of money,_he would sell some of his_stones. So he_repaired to
the jeweller, who rose to him_and_received him with open arms, greeted
him_heartily_and clapped up companionship with him._Then_he_gave him the
ring, and he_found it after the measure of_his finger and said to the
jeweller, “Allah bless thee,_O prince of_artists! The setting