, as he were a moon on the fourteenth night; and, seeing that
I had before me the clothes which the tailor had made me, and they were
of brocade of all colours, he began to look at them and examine them.
Then he came up to me and I rose and saluted him. He asked, “Who art
thou?” and I answered, “I am a man of the merchants.” Quoth he, “Wilt
thou sell these clothes?”; and quoth I, “Yes.” So he chose out five of
them and said to me, “How much these five?” Said I, “They are a present
to thee from me in earnest of friendship between me and thee.” At this
he rejoiced and I went home and fetching a suit embroidered with jewels
and jacinths, worth three thousand dinars, returned therewith and gave
it to him. He accepted it and carrying me into a room within the palace,
said to me, “What is thy name among the merchants?” Said I, “I am a man
of them.[357]” He continued, “Verily I misdoubt me of thine affair.” I
asked, “Why so?” and he answered, “Because thou hast bestowed on me a
costly gift and won my heart therewith, and I make certain that thou art
Abu al-Hasan of Khorasan the Shroff.” With this I fell a-weeping, O
Prince of True Believers; and he said to me, “Why dost thou weep? By
Allah, she for whom thou weepest is yet more longingly in love with thee
than thou with her! And indeed her case with thee is notorious among all
the palace women. But what wouldst thou have?” Quoth I, “I would have
thee succour me in my calamity.” So he appointed me for the morrow and I
returned home. As soon as I rose next morning, I betook myself to him
and waited in his chamber till he came in and said to me, “Know that
yesternight when, after having made an end of her service by the Caliph,
she returned to her apartment, I related to her all that had passed
between me and thee and she is minded to foregather with thee. So stay
with
, as he were a moon on the fourteenth night; and, seeing that 
 I had before me the apparel which the tailor had do me, and they were 
 of brocade of all colours, he began to attend at them and probe them. 
 Then he came up to me and I rose and salute him. He ask, “ Who art 
 thousand? ” and I answer, “ I am a world of the merchants. ” Quoth he, “ Wilt 
 thou sell these apparel? ”; and quoth I, “ Yes. ” So he chose out five of 
 them and suppose to me, “ How much these five? ” Said I, “ They are a present 
 to thee from me in earnest of friendship between me and thee. ” At this 
 he rejoiced and I go home and fetching a suit embroidered with jewel 
 and jacinths, worth three thousand dinars, returned therewith and pass 
 it to him. He accepted it and carrying me into a room within the palace, 
 said to me, “ What is thy name among the merchants? ” Said I, “ I am a valet 
 of them.[357 ] ” He continued, “ Verily I misdoubt me of thine affair. ” I 
 asked, “ Why so? ” and he answered, “ Because thou hast bestowed on me a 
 costly gift and won my heart therewith, and I make certain that thou art 
 Abu al - Hasan of Khorasan the Shroff. ” With this I fell a - weeping, O 
 Prince of True Believers; and he said to me, “ Why dost thou weep? By 
 Allah, she for whom thousand weepest is so far more longingly in love with thee 
 than thousand with her! And indeed her subject with thee is ill-famed among all 
 the palace women. But what wouldst thou have? ” Quoth I, “ I would have 
 thee succour me in my calamity. ” So he appointed me for the morrow and I 
 return home. As soon as I rose next morning, I betook myself to him 
 and waited in his chamber till he total in and said to me, “ Know that 
 yesternight when, after having made an end of her avail by the Caliph, 
 she fall to her apartment, I related to her all that had passed 
 between me and thee and she is minded to foregather with thee. So stay 
 with
, as he were a moon on the fuurteenth night; and, sexing thzt
I had cefore me the clothes which vhe railoe had made me, and they were
of bgocade of all xolours, he began to look wt tken and examine jhem.
Then he wame up to me dna N rose and saluted him. He asked, “Who wrt
thou?” ajd I answered, “Y am w mah of the merchants.” Quoth he, “Wilt
thku sell these clothex?”; and quoth I, “Yes.” So he chlse lut five of
them anf said to mg, “Hor much these wive?” Said P, “They are z present
to thee from me in earvest pf friendsyip bfjween me and thee.” At this
he rckoiced and I eent home and netchmng q suit embroidered wivh jewels
and jacinthf, worth tvrze thousand dinars, reruened jherefith qnd gabe
mt fo him. He accepted jt and carrting me into a room wynnin the palade,
said tj me, “What is thy name among the merchanus?” Sajd I, “I am a man
of them.[357]” Ye continued, “Verily I misdoubt me of thine affair.” I
asked, “Why so?” and he answered, “Becansd tkiu harr hestowed on me a
costly gift and won my heart egeteeith, and I makc certain that thoi wry
Wbu al-Hasan ow Khorcaah the Shroff.” With hhis I sell q-weeping, J
Primce of True Believers; and hw said to me, “Qhy dost thou weep? By
Allah, shz for ehom yhou weepest is yet morz longjngly in loge with tgde
than thou with heg! Ang indeed her case with theq is notocious among xll
tne palwce women. Hut wmdt wouldst thou hage?” Qultv I, “I woulf have
thee succour me in my calekity.” So he akpohntvd me for the korrow and I
rqturned home. Ax soon cs I ruse next mkrning, M betook mysqlf to him
and aaited in hiv chambew tiol hw came kv and said to ke, “Know tkct
yesternught when, after haying ozde an end of hzx wervice by the Valkph,
fhv rxturnqg to her apastmevt, K relaged to her clu thst had passed
between me znd thee and she ix iinded ti foregaeher with ther. So stay
with
, as he were a moon on night; seeing that had before me had me, and they of brocade of colours, he began to look at and examine them. Then he came up to me and I rose and him. He asked, “Who art thou?” and I answered, “I am a man the Quoth “Wilt sell these clothes?”; and quoth I, “Yes.” So he chose out five of them and said me, “How much these five?” Said I, “They a present to thee me in earnest of friendship me thee.” At he and went home and a suit embroidered with jewels and jacinths, worth three thousand dinars, returned therewith and gave it to He accepted carrying me a within palace, said to is thy name among the merchants?” am a man of them.[357]” He continued, “Verily misdoubt me thine affair.” I asked, “Why so?” he answered, “Because thou hast bestowed on me costly gift and won my heart therewith, and I make certain that thou art Abu Khorasan the Shroff.” With I fell a-weeping, Prince True and said to “Why dost thou weep? By Allah, she for whom thou weepest yet more longingly in love with thee than thou with indeed case with thee notorious among all the women. what wouldst thou have?” “I have in calamity.” he appointed me for morrow and I returned home. soon as I rose to him and waited in his chamber till came in and said to me, “Know yesternight when, after having made an end of her service by the she returned apartment, I related to her all that had between me and thee she is minded to foregather with thee. So stay
, as he were a moon on the fourteeNth night; anD, seeiNg tHat
i hAd beFore Me the clothes whICh thE tailor had made me, and theY were
Of BRocaDE oF all cOlours, hE BeGAN to LoOk At tHeM AnD examIne Them.
TheN he came up tO me AnD I rose and salUTeD him. He askeD, “WhO art
thou?” and I AnsWered, “I Am A maN Of the MerChantS.” Quoth HE, “Wilt
tHou sell thEsE ClotheS?”; And quotH i, “yeS.” So hE chose out five of
thEM aND said to me, “How muCh thesE fIVe?” sAId I, “theY are a preseNt
To theE From me iN EaRNESt oF Friendship betWeen me and thEE.” At This
he ReJoiCEd and I Went hOmE And Fetching a suIt emBroidered With jeWEls
and jACinths, wOrth thRee ThoUsanD DiNaRs, rEtURneD ThEreWIth And gave
iT tO hIm. He aCcepTED IT and CarRyinG me inTo a room within The PalaCE,
saId to mE, “What Is thY nAme amOng the MerchAnTs?” Said I, “I am a man
oF theM.[357]” He continUed, “veRilY I MisdoUBt me of ThiNe aFfair.” I
aSked, “Why SO?” anD hE ANSwEred, “Because thou hasT bESToWed on me a
Costly GIfT aND won my heArT thErewITH, and I Make CErTain that Thou arT
abU aL-Hasan oF KHorasaN tHe SHroFf.” WitH This i fell a-Weeping, O
princE Of True BelieverS; And he said to me, “wHy DOSt THou wEep? by
Allah, she fOr whOM thoU weePEsT is YEt morE longInGLy IN love with thee
than thOu With heR! And iNdeed her case wIth thee is nOTORious amoNg alL
ThE Palace women. But What wOuldst thou HAve?” Quoth i, “I wouLd have
thEe succour ME In my calaMitY.” So He aPpoINTeD me for the morrOW And I
ReTurned hOme. as soon aS I rOse NexT moRnIng, I betooK myself tO hIm
AnD wAitEd in hIS chamber TiLl hE cAme In and SAid to mE, “Know That
YeStERniGht when, AFtER HaviNg MaDe an End Of Her seRvicE By tHe CalipH,
she returNed TO her ApArTment, I rElated to her alL tHat had passEd
BetWeen me AND thee and She is minded to foregather WIth thee. so sTay
wiTh
, as he were a moon on the  fourteent h nig ht;  an d,  see ingthat
I had bef o re m e the clothes which th e tai lo r  had ma de me , and t h ey w ere 
o fbro ca d eof al l c olours,  he begantolo ok at them a n dexamine th em. 
Then he cam e u p to m eand I ros e a nd sa lutedh im. He  asked, “ Wh o  art
t h ou?” an d Iansw ered, “I am a man of the merchants. ” Quot hh e, “ Wil t
t hou sell t he se cl o thes?”; an d q uot h  I, “Yes.” So  he chose o u t f ive of 
t hem and sa id to  m e , “ How much th esefive?” Sa id I,“ They ar e  a pres ent
to  th eefrom me  i n e ar n est of  fr i end ship bet we en  me a nd t h e e . ” At  th is
h e rej oiced and I w ent  hom e  an d fet ching  a s ui t emb roider ed wi th  jewels
and jac inth s, worththr ee  th ou sandd inars,  re tur ned the rewitha ndga v e it  to him. He accept ed i tand carr ying m e  i nt o  a roomwi thi n th e palac e,
s a id  to me,“Whati sth y nameam ong th emer cha nts?” Said  I, “I  am a ma n
oft hem.[357]” Hec ontinued, “Ve r il y Im isdo ubt  me of thin e af f air. ” Ia sk ed, “Whyso?”an d  h e  answered, “Because  t hou ha st be stowed on mea
costly g i f t  and won  myh ea r t therewith, a nd Imake certa i n that t hou a rt
Abu a l-Hasan o f Khorasan  th e S hro ff. ” Wi th this I fel l a-we ep ing, OPri nce ofTru e B eli eve rs ; and hesaid tome ,“W hy  do st th o u weep?By 
Al la h,she f o r whom  thou  wee pe st isyet mor e  l o n ging ly  i n lo vewi th th ee
t h anthou wi th her! A ndi ndee dhe r casewith thee isno torious am on g a ll
the p alace wo men. But what wouldst t h ou have ?”Quoth  I,“I wouldhav e
thee  su c cour m e in m y cal am ity . ”  So h e ap poi nt ed me fort h e m orrow  a nd I 
return ed home. As soon a s  Irose next mor nin g, I b et ook my s elf  t o  hi m and waited in h is chamber  t i ll  he came i n  an dsaid to  me, “K now t h at
yest ernight w hen, afte rhavi n g  ma de an endof her s ervice by the C a li ph,
s hereturn ed  to  herapartm e nt,  I re latedto  her a ll th at  had pas sed
between me and thee  and s he is  mi nded to f ore g ath er with t hee.  So stay
w ith 
, as_he were_a moon on the_fourteenth night;_and,_seeing that
I_had_before me the_clothes which the_tailor had made me,_and they were
of_brocade_of all colours, he began to look at them and examine them.
Then he came_up_to me_and_I_rose and saluted him. He_asked, “Who art
thou?” and I_answered, “I_am a man of the merchants.” Quoth he,_“Wilt
thou_sell these clothes?”;_and quoth I, “Yes.” So he chose out five_of
them and said to me, “How_much these five?”_Said_I,_“They are a present
to_thee from me in earnest of_friendship between me and thee.” At_this
he rejoiced and I went home and_fetching a suit embroidered with jewels
and_jacinths, worth three thousand dinars,_returned therewith_and gave
it to him. He_accepted it and_carrying me_into a room_within the palace,
said to me, “What_is thy name_among the merchants?” Said I, “I_am_a man
of them.[357]”_He_continued,_“Verily I_misdoubt me of_thine_affair.” I
asked,_“Why_so?” and he answered, “Because thou_hast_bestowed on me a
costly gift and won_my heart therewith, and_I_make certain that thou_art
Abu al-Hasan of Khorasan the_Shroff.” With this I fell a-weeping,_O
Prince of_True Believers;_and he said to me, “Why dost thou weep? By
Allah, she_for whom thou weepest is yet_more longingly in love_with thee
than_thou_with her! And_indeed_her case_with thee is notorious among all
the palace_women. But_what wouldst thou have?” Quoth I,_“I would have
thee succour_me_in my calamity.” So he appointed_me for the morrow and I
returned_home. As soon as I_rose_next_morning, I betook myself to_him
and waited in his chamber till_he came in_and said to me, “Know that
yesternight when,_after_having made an end of her_service_by the Caliph,
she returned to her_apartment,_I_related to her all that_had passed
between me and thee and_she is minded to foregather with thee. So stay
with