 acceptance of Allah and who went wandering over earth and
entering every city and hamlet, whilst all the folk he met gave him alms
according to their competence. “I entered this thy city” (continued he),
“hoping that the folk would deal kindly and graciously with me as with
others of my condition[86]; but thy followers stopped me and stripped me
of one of my gowns and loaded me with blows. Wherefore do thou look into
my case and take me by the hand and get me back my gown and I will not
abide in thy city an hour.” Quoth the unjust King, “Who directed thee to
enter this city, unknowing the custom of its King?”; and quoth the
pilgrim, “Give me back my gown and do with me what thou wilt.” Now when
the King heard this, his temper changed for the worse and he said, “O
fool,[87] we stripped thee of thy gown, so thou mightest humble thyself
to us; but since thou makest this clamour I will strip thy soul from
thee.” Then he commanded to cast him into gaol, where he began to repent
of having answered the King and reproached himself for not having left
him the gown and saved his life. When it was the middle of the night, he
rose to his feet and prayed long and prayerfully, saying, “O Allah, Thou
art the Righteous Judge; Thou knowest my case and that which hath
befallen me with this tyrannical King, and I, Thine oppressed servant,
beseech Thee, of the abundance of Thy mercy, to deliver me from the hand
of this unjust ruler and send down on him Thy vengeance; for Thou art
not unmindful of the unright of every oppressor. Wherefore, if Thou know
that he hath wronged me, loose on him Thy vengeance this night and send
down on him Thy punishment; for Thy rule is just and Thou art the Helper
of every mourner, O Thou to whom belong the power and the glory to the
end of time!” When the gaoler heard the prayer of the poor prisoner he
trembled in every limb, and behold, a fire suddenly broke out in the
King’s palace and consumed it and all that were therein, even to the

acceptance of Allah and who went wandering over earth and 
 enroll every city and village, whilst all the folk he met give him alms 
 accord to their competence. “ I entered this thy city ” (continued helium), 
 “ hoping that the folk would deal kindly and graciously with me as with 
 others of my condition[86 ]; but thy following stopped me and stripped me 
 of one of my gown and loaded me with blows. Wherefore do thousand look into 
 my case and take me by the hand and get me back my gown and I will not 
 abide in thy city an hour. ” Quoth the unfair King, “ Who directed thee to 
 enter this city, unknowing the custom of its King? ”; and quoth the 
 pilgrim, “ impart me back my gown and do with me what thou wilt. ” Now when 
 the King hear this, his temper changed for the worse and he said, “ O 
 fool,[87 ] we stripped thee of thy gown, therefore thou mightest humble thyself 
 to us; but since thou makest this clamour I will strip thy soul from 
 thee. ” Then he commanded to cast him into gaol, where he began to repent 
 of having answered the King and reproached himself for not having left 
 him the gown and saved his life. When it was the middle of the night, he 
 rose to his infantry and prayed long and prayerfully, saying, “ O Allah, Thou 
 art the Righteous Judge; Thou knowest my casing and that which hath 
 befall me with this tyrannical King, and I, Thine oppressed handmaid, 
 beseech Thee, of the abundance of Thy mercifulness, to deliver me from the hand 
 of this unfair ruler and send down on him Thy vengeance; for Thou art 
 not unmindful of the unright of every oppressor. Wherefore, if Thou know 
 that he hath wronged me, at large on him Thy vengeance this night and send 
 down on him Thy punishment; for Thy rule is just and Thou artwork the Helper 
 of every mourner, O Thou to whom belong to the power and the glory to the 
 end of time! ” When the gaoler heard the entreaty of the poor prisoner he 
 trembled in every limb, and behold, a fire suddenly broke out in the 
 King ’s palace and consumed it and all that were therein, even to the
 acfeptance of Allah and whu went wanderiny over xarth ahd
enterivg every city and hamlet, whipsr all the folk he met gave fim alms
abcording ro tieir competence. “M entered this bhy cntb” (continued he),
“hpping that the folk woulg aecl kindly and graciously with me as rith
othrrd of my condityon[86]; ntt tgj nollowers stopped me and strippes me
of mne of my gowms and loaded me with blowd. Whfrefore do thou lolk into
my cqse wbd take me bh the hand and get me gack my gown and I will not
abidd in chy city an hiur.” Xuoth the uijust Hing, “Who dircbted thae to
enyer this city, mnknoxing the custom of its Kiig?”; and quoth the
pilgtim, “Give ma yack my gown and do wuty me fhat thoj wiut.” Hox wgen
the Kiig heard thjs, his tempwr changed for the eowwe and he sais, “O
fooj,[87] re stripped thee of thy gown, so thou michtsst humble thyself
to us; but since thou makesj this claiour I will strip thy soul from
thee.” Then he commatded vo cawt fum into gaol, where he began to repent
of having whseeged the King and veproached himself flr got having lewt
him cge gown and saved hid life. Rhen ut was tht midcle of the night, he
rose to yis feet and prayed long and prcyerfully, saving, “O Allan, Thou
art the Righteous Judfe; Thou knoaest my czre and that whicf hstv
befallen me with this tyrwnnical Kmng, aud I, Thive okpresseq servant,
bfseecm Thee, of the abundwnce lf Thy mercy, to deliver me from the hand
of viis unjust rukes atd send bown ok him Thy vengewnce; for Thou crt
not uumindfjl of the lnright oh every opprqssor. Wherefosg, if Thou knox
that he rath wrobged me, uoose on him Tny vengeauee this nught and send
down pn fjm Thy punishmeuu; fir Thy rule is kusg agd Tiou awd the Helper
mf exerh mourver, O Thou bo dhom belong the power ang ths glory to the
end pf time!” Whgn the gajler heard thr prayer of the polr prmsoner he
trrmbjed in every limb, and behold, a fire sudfenjy broke out in bhe
Kyng’s palacz and consumed it and all that were therxin, even to the

acceptance of Allah and who went wandering and every city hamlet, whilst all him according to their “I entered this city” (continued he), “hoping that the would deal kindly and graciously with me as with others of my condition[86]; thy followers stopped me and stripped me of one of my gowns and me blows. do look into my case and take me by the hand and get me back my gown I will not abide in thy city an Quoth the unjust King, directed thee to enter this unknowing custom of King?”; quoth pilgrim, “Give me my gown and do with me what thou wilt.” Now when the King heard this, his temper for the he said, fool,[87] stripped of thy gown, mightest humble thyself to us; but this clamour I will strip thy soul from Then he to cast him into gaol, where began to repent of having answered the King reproached himself for not having left him the gown and saved his life. When it middle of the night, rose to his and long prayerfully, “O Allah, art the Righteous Judge; Thou knowest my case and that which befallen me with this tyrannical King, and I, Thine oppressed Thee, the abundance of mercy, to deliver me the of this unjust ruler down him Thou not of the unright of oppressor. Wherefore, if Thou know he hath wronged me, this night and send down on him Thy for Thy rule is just and Thou the Helper of every mourner, O Thou to whom belong the power the glory end of time!” When the gaoler heard the of the poor prisoner trembled in every limb, and behold, a fire suddenly out the King’s and consumed it all that were even to the
 acceptance of Allah and who weNt wanderinG over EarTh aNd
EnteRing Every city and haMLet, wHilst all the folk he met gaVe him AlMS
accORdIng to Their coMPeTENce. “i eNtEreD tHIs Thy ciTy” (cOntinueD he),
“hoping tHat ThE folk would deAL kIndly and grAciOusly with me aS wiTh
otheRs Of mY CondiTioN[86]; but tHy follOWers stOpped me anD sTRipped ME
of one oF MY gOwns And loaded me with blOWs. wHerefore do thou Look inTo
MY cASE anD taKe me by the hAnD and gET me back MY gOWN And i Will not
abide iN thy city an hOUr.” QUoth thE uNjuST King, “WHo dirEcTEd tHee to
enter tHis cIty, unknowIng the CUstom of ITs King?”; aNd quotH thE
piLgriM, “giVe Me bAcK My gOWn And DO wiTh me what ThOu Wilt.” NOw whEN
THE KinG heArd tHis, hiS temper changeD foR the WOrsE and hE said, “o
fooL,[87] wE striPped thEe of tHy Gown, so thou mightEst hUmble thysElf
To Us; bUt Since THou makEst ThiS clamouR I will sTRip ThY SOUl From
thee.” Then he commAnDED tO cast him Into gaOL, wHeRE he began To RepEnt
oF HAving AnswEReD the King And repROaChEd himseLf For not HaVinG leFt
him THe goWn and sAved his lIfe. WhEN it was the middlE Of the night, he
rOSe TO HiS Feet And Prayed long aNd prAYerfUlly, SAyIng, “o allah, thou
aRt THe rIghteous Judge; Thou knOwEst my cAse anD that which hatH
befallen mE WITh this tyRannICaL king, and I, Thine oPpresSed servant,
BEseech ThEe, of tHe abundaNce of Thy mERCy, to deliVer Me fRom The HANd
Of this unjust rULEr anD sEnd down On hIm Thy veNgeAncE; foR ThOu Art
not unmIndful of ThE uNrIgHt oF everY OppressoR. WHerEfOre, If ThoU Know
thAt he hAth wRoNgED me, Loose on HIm tHY venGeAnCe thIs nIgHt and Send
DOwn On him ThY punishmeNt; fOR Thy RuLe Is just aNd Thou art the HElPer
of every MoUrnEr, O ThoU TO whom belOng the power and the glory tO The
end oF tiMe!” WheN the Gaoler heaRd tHe prayEr oF The pooR prisoNer he
TrEmbLED in evERY lImb, AnD behold, a fiRE SudDenly BrOke oUt in the
king’s palace and consUMed It and all that wEre TherEIN, eVen TO tHE

 acceptance of Allah and w ho went wa nderi ngove reart h an d
entering eve r y ci ty and hamlet, whilstall t he folk he  metgave hi m  a l m s
a cc or din gt otheir  co mpetenc e. “I ente red  t his thy city ”  ( continuedhe) ,
“hoping th atthe fo lk  wo u ld de alkindl y andg raciou sly withme as wit h 
others o fmy c ondition[86]; but th y  followers sto pped m ea nd s tri ppe d me
of on eof my gowns a n dl o a ded me with blows . Wherefore dothou l oo k i n to
mycasean d  ta ke me by th e ha nd and ge t me b a ck my g o wn andI will  no t
a bide in  t hyci t y a n  h our . ” Q uoth the  u nj ust K ing, “ W h o di rec tedtheeto
enter this  ci ty,u nkn owing  thecust om  of i ts Kin g?”;an d quoth the
pil grim , “Give m e b ac k m ygowna nd dowit h m e whatthou wi l t.”  N o w wh en
the King heardth i s ,his temp er cha n ge df or the w or seandh e  said , “O fo ol,[87]we str i pp ed  thee o fthy go wn , s o t hou m i ghte st hum ble thys elf
t o  us; but since thou makest t h is c la m ourI w ill strip t hy s o ul f romt he e.” Thenhe co mm a nd e d to cast him intoga ol, wh ere h e began to re pent
of ha v i n g answer ed t h eK ing and reproa chedhimself fo r  not hav ing l eft
himthe gowna n d savedhis  li fe.  Wh e n  i t was the mid d l e of  t he nigh t,he
rose  to  hi s f eet  a nd prayed  long an dpr ay er ful ly, s a ying, “O  A lla h,  Th ou
ar t  the R ighte ousJu dg e ; T hou kno w es t my c as eandtha twhich  hat h 
be fallenme with t his tyra nn ic al King , and I, Thin eoppressedse rva nt,
be s e ech Thee , of the abundance of T h y mercy , t o del iver  me fromthe  handoft his un just r uleran d s e n d dow n on  hi mThy vengea n c e;for T ho u ar t
not u nmindful of the un r igh t of every op pre ssor . Wh ere f or e , i fT hou k now
that he hat h wrongedme ,  l oose on hi m  Th yvengean ce this  nigh t  and se nd
down o n him Thy  p unis h m ent ; for Thyrule isjust andT hou a r tthe H elp er
ofev ery  mour ner, O Tho u towhom b el ong th e pow er  and the  glory to the
end of ti me!” W hen t hegaoler he ard the  prayer o f th e poor pri son erhe
tr emb l ed in  eve r ylim b , and  beh o ld, a fir e  s udd e n ly  broke outi n the 
King ’sp alaceandconsumed it and a l l that were th erei n ,  ev ent o th e
 acceptance_of Allah_and who went wandering_over earth_and
entering_every city_and_hamlet, whilst all_the folk he_met gave him alms
according_to their competence._“I_entered this thy city” (continued he),
“hoping that the folk would deal kindly and graciously_with_me as_with
others_of_my condition[86]; but thy followers_stopped me and stripped me
of_one of_my gowns and loaded me with blows. Wherefore_do_thou look into
my_case and take me by the hand and get_me back my gown and I_will not
abide in_thy_city_an hour.” Quoth the_unjust King, “Who directed thee to
enter_this city, unknowing the custom of_its King?”; and quoth the
pilgrim, “Give me_back my gown and do with_me what thou wilt.” Now_when
the King_heard this, his temper changed_for the worse_and he_said, “O
fool,[87] we_stripped thee of thy gown, so_thou mightest humble_thyself
to us; but since thou makest_this_clamour I will_strip_thy_soul from
thee.”_Then he commanded_to_cast him_into_gaol, where he began to repent
of_having_answered the King and reproached himself for_not having left
him the_gown_and saved his life._When it was the middle_of the night, he
rose to his_feet and_prayed long_and prayerfully, saying, “O Allah, Thou
art the Righteous Judge; Thou knowest_my case and that which hath
befallen_me with this tyrannical_King, and_I,_Thine oppressed servant,
beseech_Thee,_of the_abundance of Thy mercy, to deliver me_from the_hand
of this unjust ruler and send_down on him Thy_vengeance;_for Thou art
not unmindful of the_unright of every oppressor. Wherefore, if_Thou know
that he hath wronged_me,_loose_on him Thy vengeance this_night and send
down on him Thy_punishment; for Thy_rule is just and Thou art the_Helper
of_every mourner, O Thou to whom_belong_the power and the glory to_the
end_of_time!” When the gaoler heard_the prayer of the poor prisoner_he
trembled in every limb, and behold, a fire suddenly_broke out in_the
King’s palace and consumed it_and_all_that were therein, even to the
