 Helper!”;
and he lodged her in the goodliest of lodgings and entreated her with
all honour, bestowing on her store of rich gifts and manifold boons.
Then he sent one of his pages to fetch his Wazir Shimas and as soon as
he was in the presence told the Minister what had betided, rejoicing and
saying, “My dream is come true and I have won my wish. It may be this
burthen will be a man-child and inherit the Kingship after me; what
sayest thou of this, O Shimas?” But he was silent and made no reply,
whereupon cried the King, “What aileth thee that thou rejoicest not in
my joy and returnest me no answer? Doth the thing mislike thee, O
Shimas?” Hereat the Wazir prostrated himself before him and said, “O
King, may Allah prolong thy life! What availeth it to sit under the
shade of a tree, if there issue fire therefrom, and what is the delight
of one who drinketh pure wine, if he be choked thereby, and what doth it
profit to quench one’s thirst with sweet cool water, if one be drowned
therein? I am Allah’s servant and thine, O King; but there are three
things[64] whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak, till
they be accomplished; to wit, the wayfarer, till he return from his way,
the man who is in fight, till he have overcome his foe, and the pregnant
woman, till she have cast her burthen.——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn
of day and ceased to say her permitted say.


           Now when it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night,

She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas
had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the
understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, “For
know, O King, that he, who speaketh of aught before its accomplishment
is like the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified
butter.[65]” “What is the story of the Fakir,” asked the King, “and what
happened to him?” Answered the
Helper! ”; 
 and he lodged her in the goodliest of lodgings and bid her with 
 all honor, bestowing on her store of full-bodied endowment and manifold boons. 
 Then he sent one of his page to bring his Wazir Shimas and as soon as 
 he was in the presence told the Minister what had betided, rejoicing and 
 suppose, “ My dream is come true and I have won my wish. It may be this 
 burthen will be a man - child and inherit the Kingship after me; what 
 sayest thousand of this, O Shimas? ” But he was silent and made no reply, 
 whereupon cry the King, “ What aileth thee that thou rejoicest not in 
 my joy and returnest me no answer? Doth the matter mislike thee, O 
 Shimas? ” Hereat the Wazir prostrate himself before him and said, “ O 
 King, may Allah prolong thy life sentence! What availeth it to sit under the 
 shade of a tree, if there issue ardor therefrom, and what is the delight 
 of one who drinketh pure wine, if he be choked thereby, and what doth it 
 profit to quench one ’s thirst with sweet cool urine, if one be drowned 
 therein? I am Allah ’s servant and thine, O King; but there are three 
 things[64 ] whereof it besitteth not the understanding to speak, till 
 they be accomplished; to wit, the wayfarer, till he return from his way, 
 the serviceman who is in fight, till he have overcome his enemy, and the meaning 
 womanhood, till she have cast her burthen.——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn 
 of sidereal day and ceased to state her permitted say. 


            nowadays when it was the Nine Hundred and Second Night, 

 She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that after Shimas 
 had enumerated to the King the three things whereof it besitteth not the 
 understanding to speak save after they are done, he continued, “ For 
 know, O King, that he, who speaketh of nothing before its accomplishment 
 is like the Fakir who had hang over his pass the jar of clarified 
 butter.[65 ] ” “ What is the story of the Fakir, ” ask the King, “ and what 
 happened to him? ” Answered the
 Hepper!”;
and he lodged her in the goodliest of lodgmngs ans entreaged her with
all honour, bestoxing on htg store of rich gifts and manivold boobs.
Thtn he sent one of his pagcf to netch iis Wazir Shimax and as smon as
he was it ghz presence told the Minister what haq betidrd, rejoicing and
fayimd, “My dream is come true and I have won my wisi. It may be thix
burthen will be a man-chilf anf inherit the Kingdhip after ne; wrqt
sayest thoj of this, O Shimas?” But he was silent and made no replh,
wherzupon cried tye Nhng, “What aioeth nhee that thom rejoiwest noy in
my joy and revurnwst me no answer? Doth the thing mislike thee, O
Shhmcs?” Hereat the Wazir peowtratgd hikselw bewort hmm znd sald, “K
King, may Zllah prolobg thy life! What avsijvyh it to sit under tre
shade of a tree, if there issue fire tversfrom, and what is the dwlight
of one who drinneth pure wine, if he be choked thereby, and what doth it
proxit tk qutngm ond’w hhirst with sweet cool water, if one be drowneq
fhtrepn? I am Allah’s sevvant and thine, O Lijg; fut there are three
cgihgs[64] whereof it besltteth got tye undersuandimg to speak, till
they be accimplished; to qit, the wayfarer, tnll he returu from his eay,
the man who is in fiyht, timl he have lvercome gks foe, and the pfegkand
woman, till she have cast rer burthxn.——And Shahraxad kerceivqd the dawj
of day and ceased to saj her parmitted swy.


           Now when it was thx Nine Hundrec dnd Second Uight,

Sme resumed, It hwth reached me, O auspncious King, that after Vhimas
had egumerated to dje King the vhree thiggs qherwof it cdsitteth not tne
understcuding to wpeak save after tmey ate done, he continbtd, “Dor
know, O King, yhag hq, ahp f[eaketh of agght bewpre igs accompliwfmeny
is like the Fakir wvo hzd hung over his hraq the jat of claryfied
butter.[65]” “Wnat is the story ov the Fayir,” axkeq the King, “and what
happened to him?” Answfreq the
Helper!”; and he lodged her in the lodgings entreated her all honour, bestowing gifts manifold boons. Then sent one of pages to fetch his Wazir Shimas as soon as he was in the presence told the Minister what had rejoicing and saying, “My dream is come true and I have won my It be burthen be a man-child and inherit the Kingship after me; what sayest thou of this, O Shimas?” he was silent and made no reply, whereupon the King, “What aileth that thou rejoicest not in joy returnest me answer? the mislike thee, O Hereat the Wazir prostrated himself before him and said, “O King, may Allah prolong thy life! What it to the shade a if issue fire therefrom, is the delight of one who if he be choked thereby, and what doth profit to one’s thirst with sweet cool water, one be drowned therein? I am Allah’s servant thine, O King; but there are three things[64] whereof it besitteth not the understanding to they be accomplished; to the wayfarer, till return his the who is fight, till he have overcome his foe, and the pregnant woman, she have cast her burthen.——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of ceased say her permitted Now when it was Nine and Second Night, She hath me, that Shimas enumerated to the King three things whereof it besitteth the understanding to speak he continued, “For know, O King, that he, speaketh of aught before its accomplishment is the Fakir who had hung over his head the jar of clarified “What is of the Fakir,” asked the King, “and what to him?” Answered the
 Helper!”;
and he lodged her in the Goodliest oF lodgIngS anD eNtreAted Her with
all honoUR, besTowing on her store of rich Gifts AnD ManiFOlD boonS.
Then he SEnT ONe oF hIs PagEs TO fEtch hIs WAzir ShiMas and as soOn aS
hE was in the preSEnCe told the MIniSter what had bEtiDed, rejOiCinG And
saYinG, “My drEam is cOMe true And I have wOn MY wish. IT May be thIS
BuRtheN will be a man-child aND iNHerit the KingshIp afteR mE; WhAT
SayEst Thou of this, o SHimas?” bUt he was SIlENT And MAde no reply,
wheReupon cried THe KIng, “WhaT aIleTH thee tHat thOu REjoIcest not in
mY joy And returnEst me nO Answer? DOTh the thIng misLikE thEe, O
SHImAs?” herEaT The wAzIr pROstRated himSeLf BeforE him AND SAid, “O
kinG, may allah Prolong thy lifE! WhAt avAIleTh it tO sit uNder ThE
shadE of a trEe, if tHeRe issue fire therEfroM, and what iS thE dEliGhT
of onE Who driNkeTh pUre wine, If he be cHOkeD tHEREbY, and what doth it
profIt TO QuEnch one’s Thirst WItH sWEet cool wAtEr, iF one BE DrownEd
thEReIn? I am AllAh’s serVAnT aNd thine, o KIng; but ThEre Are Three
THingS[64] whereOf it besiTteth NOt the understanDIng to speak, tilL
ThEY Be ACcomPliShed; to wit, thE wayFArer, Till HE rEtuRN from His waY,
tHE mAN who is in fight, till he HaVe overCome hIs foe, and the prEgnant
womaN, TILl she havE casT HeR Burthen.——And ShahRazad Perceived tHE dawn
of dAy and Ceased to Say her perMITted say.


           NOw wHen It wAs tHE niNe Hundred and SECOnd NIgHt,

She reSumEd, It hatH reAchEd mE, O aUsPicious KiNg, that afTeR SHiMaS
haD enumERated to tHe kinG tHe tHree tHIngs whEreof It beSiTtETh nOt the
unDErSTAndiNg To SpeaK saVe After They ARe dOne, he coNtinued, “FoR
knOW, O KiNg, ThAt he, who Speaketh of augHt Before its aCcOmpLishmeNT
Is like thE Fakir who had hung over his HEad the jAr oF clarIfieD
butter.[65]” “WhAt iS the stOry OF the FaKir,” askEd the kiNg, “aND What
hAPPeNed To Him?” AnswereD THe
 Helper!”;
and he lodged h er in thegoodl ies t o flodg ings  and entreated herwith
all honour, besto wingon hers to re of  rich g i ft s and  m an ifo ld bo ons.The n he se nt one ofhis  p ages to fetc h  h is Wazir S him as and as so onas
hewa s i n  thepre sence  toldt he Min ister wha th ad bet i ded, re j o ic ingand
saying, “My d r ea m  is come trueand Iha v ew o n m y w ish. It ma ybe th i s
burth e nw i l l b e  a man-childand inherit the  Kings hi p a f ter me ; wha ts aye st thou ofthis , O Shima s?” Bu t  he was silentand ma denorepl y ,wh ere up o n c r ie d t h e K ing, “Wh at  a ileth  the e t h at t hou  rej oices t not in
my j oyandr etu rnest  me n o an sw er? D oth th e thi ng  mislike thee,O
Sh imas?” He rea tthe  W azirp rostra ted  hi mself b efore h i m a nd s a id , “O
King, may All ah p ro long thy  life! Wh at availeth  i t t o si t under  the sh ade of a  tree, if  t here is su e fire  t her efr om, a n d wh at isthe deli ght
o f  one who drink e th pure wine, if h eb e ch oke d thereby,andw hatdoth it 
pr o fit t o que nc h  o n e’s thirst with swe et  coolwater , if one be d rowned
the r e i n? I amAlla h ’s servant and th ine,O King; bu t  there a re th ree
thin gs[64] wh e r eof it b esi tte thnot t he  understandin g to s pe ak, til l
t hey beacc omp lis hed ;to wit, t he wayfa re r,  t il l h e ret u rn fromhi s w ay ,
t he ma n  who i s infigh t,  t i llhe have ov e r come  h is  foe , a nd  thepreg n ant 
woman,  till she  ha v e ca st  h er burt hen.——And Sha hr azad perce iv edthe da w n 
of dayand ceased to say her p e rmitted  sa y.

          No w w hen it  wa s  the N ine Hu ndred  a ndS e condN i gh t,
S he resumed , Ithathre ache d me, O  auspicious King,t hat  after Shimas 
ha d en u m er ate d  t o  th eK ing t he three things  whereof i tb es itteth not the 
u ndersta nding t o spe a k saveafter the y are don e,  hec o nti nued, “For 
know, O  King, th a t he, wh o spe ake th ofau ght  befo re its acc ompli shment 
i s like  theFa kir whohad hung over his headthe ja r ofcla rified
bu tte r .[6 5]” “What  isthe storyofthe  Faki r,” asked  the Ki ng, “andwhat happenedt ohim ? ”  A nswered the 
 Helper!”;
and_he lodged_her in the goodliest_of lodgings_and_entreated her_with
all_honour, bestowing on_her store of_rich gifts and manifold_boons.
Then he sent_one_of his pages to fetch his Wazir Shimas and as soon as
he was in_the_presence told_the_Minister_what had betided, rejoicing and
saying,_“My dream is come true_and I_have won my wish. It may be this
burthen_will_be a man-child_and inherit the Kingship after me; what
sayest thou of_this, O Shimas?” But he was_silent and made_no_reply,
whereupon_cried the King, “What_aileth thee that thou rejoicest not_in
my joy and returnest me no_answer? Doth the thing mislike thee, O
Shimas?”_Hereat the Wazir prostrated himself before_him and said, “O
King, may_Allah prolong_thy life! What availeth it_to sit under_the
shade of_a tree, if_there issue fire therefrom, and what_is the delight
of_one who drinketh pure wine, if_he_be choked thereby,_and_what_doth it
profit_to quench one’s_thirst_with sweet_cool_water, if one be drowned
therein? I_am_Allah’s servant and thine, O King; but_there are three
things[64] whereof_it_besitteth not the understanding_to speak, till
they be accomplished;_to wit, the wayfarer, till he_return from_his way,
the_man who is in fight, till he have overcome his foe,_and the pregnant
woman, till she have_cast her burthen.——And Shahrazad_perceived the_dawn
of_day and ceased_to_say her_permitted say.


     _ _   Now when it_was the Nine Hundred_and_Second Night,

She resumed, It hath reached_me, O auspicious King, that after_Shimas
had enumerated to the King_the_three_things whereof it besitteth not_the
understanding to speak save after they_are done, he_continued, “For
know, O King, that he, who_speaketh_of aught before its accomplishment
is like_the_Fakir who had hung over his_head_the_jar of clarified
butter.[65]” “What is_the story of the Fakir,” asked_the King, “and what
happened to him?” Answered the