 naught from me.”
Answered Shimas, “O King, verily Allah Almighty granteth thee thy wish
and cooleth thine eyes; for the matter of this dream presageth all good,
to wit, that the Lord will bless thee with a son, who shall inherit the
Kingdom from thee, after thy long life. But there is somewhat else I
desire not to expound at this present, seeing that the time is not
favourable for interpretation.” The King rejoiced in these words with
exceeding joy and great was his contentment; his trouble departed from
him, his mind was at rest and he said, “If the case be thus of the happy
presage of my dream, do thou complete to me its exposition when the
fitting time betideth: for that which it behoveth not to expound to me
now, it behoveth that thou expound to me when its time cometh, so my joy
may be fulfilled, because I seek naught in this save the approof of
Allah extolled and exalted be He!” Now when the Wazir Shimas saw that
the King was urgent to have the rest of the exposition, he put him off
with a pretext; but Jali’ad assembled all the astrologers and
interpreters of dreams of his realm and as soon as they were in the
presence related to them his vision, saying, “I desire you to tell me
the true interpretation of this.” Whereupon one of them came forward and
craved the King’s permission to speak, which being granted, he said,
“Know, O King, that thy Wazir Shimas is nowise unable to interpret this
thy dream; but he shrank from troubling thy repose: wherefore he
disclosed not unto thee the whole thereof: but, an thou suffer me to
speak I will expose to thee that which he concealed from thee.” The King
replied, “Speak without respect for persons, O interpreter, and be
truthful in thy speech.” The interpreter said, “Know then, O King, that
there will be born to thee a boy-child who shall inherit the Kingship
from thee, after thy long life; but he shall not order himself towards
the lieges after thy fashion; nay, he shall transgress thine ordinances
and oppress
naught from me. ” 
 Answered Shimas, “ O King, verily Allah Almighty granteth thee thy wish 
 and cooleth thine eyes; for the matter of this ambition presageth all beneficial, 
 to wit, that the Lord will bless thee with a son, who shall inherit the 
 Kingdom from thee, after thy long liveliness. But there is somewhat else I 
 hope not to expound at this present, seeing that the time is not 
 favorable for interpretation. ” The King rejoiced in these password with 
 exceeding joy and great was his contentment; his worry depart from 
 him, his mind was at remainder and he said, “ If the case be therefore of the happy 
 presage of my dream, perform thou complete to me its exposition when the 
 fitting clock time betideth: for that which it behoveth not to expound to me 
 nowadays, it behoveth that thou expound to me when its time cometh, so my joy 
 may be fulfilled, because I seek naught in this save the approof of 
 Allah laud and exalted be He! ” Now when the Wazir Shimas saw that 
 the King was urgent to have the rest of the exhibition, he frame him off 
 with a pretext; but Jali’ad assembled all the astrologers and 
 interpreters of dreams of his realm and as soon as they were in the 
 presence related to them his sight, saying, “ I desire you to distinguish me 
 the genuine interpretation of this. ” Whereupon one of them came forward and 
 crave the King ’s permission to speak, which being granted, he say, 
 “ Know, O King, that thy Wazir Shimas is nowise unable to interpret this 
 thy dream; but he shrank from troubling thy peace: wherefore he 
 disclosed not unto thee the whole thereof: but, an thou digest me to 
 speak I will debunk to thee that which he concealed from thee. ” The King 
 replied, “ Speak without respect for persons, O spokesperson, and be 
 truthful in thy speech. ” The interpreter said, “ Know then, O King, that 
 there will be born to thee a boy - child who shall inherit the Kingship 
 from thee, after thy long life; but he shall not rate himself towards 
 the lieges after thy manner; nay, he shall transgress thine ordinances 
 and oppress
 nakght from me.”
Answered Shioas, “O King, verily Allai Almiggty grangeth thee thy wish
and cooleti thune etes; for the matter of ghis dreal presagwth ell good,
to wit, tizt the Lord wjpl bnxss thee with a son, who svall inherit tve
Yiugdom from thee, after thy long life. Fut thete is somewhat ejse P
dqsirs not to expound at this present, sseing tiat the time is not
favourable for interprftatlon.” The King rejoifed in thesg wowes with
exceeaing joy and great was his contentment; his trouble deoarteb from
him, hus mijg was at rewt anq he said, “If the casa be this of the happn
presege if my dream, do thou cmmplete to me its gxposition wken the
fitting time bwtudeth: for thag whkch iv bshovetj nkt to expohnd to me
noq, it behoveth that uhot expound to ms when ies time cometh, so my joy
may be fulfilleg, bscause I seek naught in this save the approov of
Allah extolled and exalted be He!” Now when the Wazir Shhmas axw uhqt
the Jijg was urgent to have the rest of the expositykn, hv put him off
with a pretext; nuh Kwli’ad assemblgd all cge astrologers and
inherpretgrs of dreams os hix realm and as soon as they were in the
ireswnce related to thzm his visiou, sayimg, “I cesire you to tell me
thz true interpretahion of tgks.” Whereupon one of tvem came forward and
craved the King’w pexmission to xpeak, rhich beinh grakded, he said,
“Know, O Ning, jhat tvy Wazir Sjimas is nowise unable to inter'cet this
thy dteak; blt he shrcnk frpm troubling ehy repose: whetefore he
bisclored not unno thee tie whole theweof: but, an tvlu suffer me to
speak I wull wxpose gu thee that whoch he coueealed frim thee.” The King
reilied, “Apeak without rzrkext for persons, O kntqrirever, agg be
truthful in ghy xpeecf.” The interireger xaid, “Know then, O Kinc, thzt
there will be botn to thee a boy-chyld who shall inherit the Kingsjip
frmm vhee, agtet thy long life; but he shall nof order hlmsclf towards
thq licges after thy fashion; nay, he shall transgress thine irdinances
and opptess
naught from me.” Answered Shimas, “O King, Almighty thee thy and cooleth thine this presageth all good, wit, that the will bless thee with a son, shall inherit the Kingdom from thee, after thy long life. But there is else I desire not to expound at this present, seeing that the time not for The rejoiced in these words with exceeding joy and great was his contentment; his trouble departed from his mind was at rest and he said, the case be thus the happy presage of my do complete to its when fitting time betideth: that which it behoveth not to expound to me now, it behoveth that thou expound to me its time my joy be because seek naught in the approof of Allah extolled and Now when the Wazir Shimas saw that the was urgent have the rest of the exposition, put him off with a pretext; but Jali’ad all the astrologers and interpreters of dreams of his realm and as soon as they the presence related to his vision, saying, desire to me true interpretation this.” Whereupon one of them came forward and craved the King’s to speak, which being granted, he said, “Know, O King, Wazir is nowise unable interpret this thy dream; he from troubling thy repose: disclosed unto thereof: an suffer me to speak will expose to thee that he concealed from thee.” respect for persons, O interpreter, and be truthful thy speech.” The interpreter said, “Know then, King, that there will be born to thee a boy-child who shall the Kingship after thy long life; but he shall not himself towards the lieges thy fashion; nay, he shall transgress thine ordinances and
 naught from me.”
Answered ShimaS, “O King, veriLy AllAh ALmiGhTy grAnteTh thee thy wish
aND cooLeth thine eyes; for the matTer of ThIS dreAM pResagEth all gOOd,
TO Wit, ThAt The loRD wIll blEss Thee witH a son, who shAll InHerit the
KingDOm From thee, afTer Thy long life. BUt tHere is SoMewHAt elsE I
dEsire Not to eXPound aT this presEnT, Seeing THat the tIME iS not
Favourable for inteRPrETation.” The King rEjoiceD iN ThESE woRds With
exceedInG joy aND great wAS hIS COntENtment; his trouBle departed FRom
Him, his MiNd wAS at resT and hE sAId, “IF the case be tHus oF the happy
PresagE Of my dreAM, do thou CompleTe tO me Its eXPoSiTioN wHEn tHE
fIttINg tIme betidEtH: fOr thaT whiCH IT BehoVetH not To expOund to me
now, it BehOvetH ThaT thou ExpouNd to Me When iTs time CometH, sO my joy
may be fulfIlleD, because I SeeK nAugHt In thiS Save thE apProOf of
AllAh extolLEd aNd EXALtEd be He!” Now when the WaZiR sHiMas saw thAt
the KINg WaS Urgent to HaVe tHe reST Of the ExpoSItIon, he put Him off
WItH a Pretext; BuT Jali’aD aSseMblEd all THe asTrologErs and
inTerprETers of dreams of HIs realm and as sOOn AS ThEY werE in The
presence RelaTEd to Them HIs VisIOn, sayIng, “I dEsIRe YOu to tell me
the true inTeRpretaTion oF this.” WhereupoN one of them CAME forward And
cRAvED the King’s permiSsion To speak, whiCH being grAnted, He said,
“KnOw, O King, thAT Thy Wazir shiMas Is nOwiSE UnAble to interprET This
ThY dream; bUt hE shrank FroM trOubLinG tHy repose: wHerefore He
DiScLoSed Not unTO thee the WhOle ThEreOf: but, AN thou sUffer Me to
SpEaK i wiLl exposE To THEe thAt WhIch hE coNcEaled From THee.” the King
Replied, “SpEak WIthoUt ReSpect foR persons, O inteRpReter, and be
TrUthFul in tHY Speech.” ThE interpreter said, “Know theN, o King, thAt
tHere wIll bE born to thEe a Boy-chiLd wHO shall InheriT the KInGshIP
From tHEE, aFteR tHy long life; BUT he Shall NoT ordEr himseLf towards
the lieges AFteR thy fashion; naY, he ShalL TRaNsgREsS ThiNe ORdiNANces
and oppress
 naught from me.”
Answered  Shimas, “ O Kin g,ver il y Al lahAlmighty grant e th t hee thy wish
and coole th th in e  eye s ;for t he matt e ro f  th is  d rea mp re saget h a ll good ,
to wit,tha tthe Lord wil l  b less theewit h a son, who  sh all in he rit the
K ing dom f rom th e e, aft er thy lo ng life.B ut ther e is  som ewhat else I
desi r en ot to expoundat thi sp re s e nt,  se eing thatth e tim e  is not fa v o u rab l e for interpr etation.” T h e K ing re jo ice d  in th ese w or d s w ith
exceedi ng j oy and gr eat wa s  his co n tentmen t; his  tr oub le d e pa rt edfr o m
h i m,  hi s  mi nd was a tre st an d he s a i d, “ Ifthecasebe thus of th e h appy pre sageof my  dre am , dothou c omple te  to me its expo siti on when t hefi tti ng  time betide th:  fo r thatwhich i t  be ho v e t hnot to expound tome n ow , it beh ovetht ha tt hou expo un d t o me w hen i ts t i me  cometh,  so my jo ymay befu lfille d,  be cau se Is eeknaught  in this  save the approof of Allah extolle d  a n d  e x alte d b e He!” Nowwhen theWazi r  S him a s saw  that 
t h eK ing was urgent to h av e therestof the exposi tion, he p u t him offwith ap retext; but Ja li’ad  assembled all theastro logers a nd
interp r e ters ofdre ams  of  hi s re alm and as so o n  asth ey were  in  the
pr ese nce  re lat ed  to themhis visi on ,sa yi ng,  “I d e sire you  t o t el l m e
the true i nterp reta ti on ofthis.”W he r e upon  o ne  ofthe mcameforw a rdand
cra ved the K ing ’ s pe rm is sion to  speak, which  b eing grant ed , h e said , “Know, O  King, that thy Wazir S h imas is  no wiseunab le to int erp ret th ist hy dre am; bu t hesh ran k fromt r ou bli ng  thy repos e :  wh erefo re  hedisclos ed not unto thee t h e w hole thereof:  bu t, a n th ous uf f erme tos p eak I will expo se to thee  t h at  which hec onc ea led fro m thee. ” The King
re plied, “S peak with ou t re s p ect  for perso ns, O in terpreter ,  andb etruth ful  in th yspe ech.”  The i n ter prete r said ,“Knowthen,  O  King, t hat
there will be bornto the e a b oy- child who  sh a llinherit t he K ingship
fr omthe e, af ter thy l ongl if e;b ut he  sha l l not ord e rhim s e lf  towards
th e l ieg es af ter thy fa shio n; nay, he shallt ransgress thin e or d i nan ces andop press
 naught_from me.”
Answered_Shimas, “O King, verily_Allah Almighty_granteth_thee thy_wish
and_cooleth thine eyes;_for the matter_of this dream presageth_all good,
to wit,_that_the Lord will bless thee with a son, who shall inherit the
Kingdom from thee,_after_thy long_life._But_there is somewhat else I
desire_not to expound at this_present, seeing_that the time is not
favourable for interpretation.” The_King_rejoiced in these_words with
exceeding joy and great was his contentment; his_trouble departed from
him, his mind was_at rest and_he_said,_“If the case be_thus of the happy
presage of my_dream, do thou complete to me_its exposition when the
fitting time betideth: for_that which it behoveth not to_expound to me
now, it behoveth_that thou_expound to me when its_time cometh, so_my joy
may_be fulfilled, because_I seek naught in this save_the approof of
Allah_extolled and exalted be He!” Now_when_the Wazir Shimas_saw_that
the_King was_urgent to have_the_rest of_the_exposition, he put him off
with a_pretext;_but Jali’ad assembled all the astrologers and
interpreters_of dreams of his_realm_and as soon as_they were in the
presence related_to them his vision, saying, “I_desire you_to tell_me
the true interpretation of this.” Whereupon one of them came forward_and
craved the King’s permission to speak,_which being granted, he_said,
“Know, O_King,_that thy Wazir_Shimas_is nowise_unable to interpret this
thy dream; but he_shrank from_troubling thy repose: wherefore he
disclosed not_unto thee the whole_thereof:_but, an thou suffer me to
speak_I will expose to thee that_which he concealed from thee.”_The_King
replied,_“Speak without respect for persons,_O interpreter, and be
truthful in thy_speech.” The interpreter_said, “Know then, O King, that
there will_be_born to thee a boy-child who_shall_inherit the Kingship
from thee, after thy_long_life;_but he shall not order_himself towards
the lieges after thy fashion;_nay, he shall transgress thine ordinances
and oppress