 ye lift your heads and stare with
your eyes; but, if I say sooth hang down your heads and lower your
eyes.” Then said he to the Caliph:—Know, O Commander of the Faithful,
that we are three brothers by one mother and the same father. Our sire’s
name was Fazil and he was so named because his mother bare two sons at
one birth, one of whom died forthright and the other twin remained
alive, wherefore his sire named him Fazil—the Remainder. His father
brought him up and reared him well, till he grew to manhood when he
married him to our mother and died. Our mother conceived a first time
and bare this my first brother, whom our sire named Mansúr; then she
conceived again and bare this my second brother, whom he named
Násir[487]; after which she conceived a third time and bare me, whom he
named Abdullah. My father reared us all three till we came to man’s
estate, when he died, leaving us a house and a shop full of 
stuffs of all kinds, Indian and Greek and Khorásáni and what not,
besides sixty thousand dinars. We washed him and buried him to the ruth
of his Lord, after which we built him a splendid monument and let pray
for him prayers for the deliverance of his soul from the fire and held
perlections of the Koran and gave alms on his behalf, till the forty
days[488] were past; when I called together the merchants and nobles of
the folk and made them a sumptuous entertainment. As soon as they had
eaten, I said to them, “O merchants, verily this world is ephemeral, but
the next world is eternal, and extolled be the perfection of Him who
endureth always after His creatures have passed away! Know ye why I have
called you together this blessed day?” And they answered, “Extolled be
Allah sole Scient of the hidden things.[489]” Quoth I, “My father died,
leaving much of money, and I fear lest any have a claim against him for
a debt or a pledge[490] or what not else, and I desire to discharge my
father’s obligations towards the folk. So whoso hath
ye lift your heads and stare with 
 your eyes; but, if I suppose sooth attend down your heads and lower your 
 eyes. ” Then allege he to the Caliph:—Know, O Commander of the Faithful, 
 that we are three brothers by one mother and the same don. Our forefather ’s 
 name was Fazil and he was so named because his mother bare two sons at 
 one birth, one of whom die forthright and the other twin remained 
 alive, wherefore his sire diagnose him Fazil — the Remainder. His father 
 brought him up and reared him well, till he grow to manhood when he 
 married him to our mother and died. Our mother conceived a inaugural time 
 and bare this my first brother, whom our sire name Mansúr; then she 
 conceived again and bare this my second brother, whom he named 
 Násir[487 ]; after which she conceived a third meter and bare me, whom he 
 named Abdullah. My father reared us all three till we came to man ’s 
 estate, when he died, leaving us a house and a workshop full of 
 stuffs of all kind, Indian and Greek and Khorásáni and what not, 
 besides sixty thousand tunisian dinar. We washed him and buried him to the ruth 
 of his Lord, after which we build him a splendid monument and let pray 
 for him prayer for the deliverance of his soul from the fire and held 
 perlections of the Koran and give alms on his behalf, till the forty 
 days[488 ] were past; when I called together the merchants and nobles of 
 the folk music and made them a deluxe entertainment. equally soon as they had 
 eat, I said to them, “ O merchants, verily this world is ephemeral, but 
 the next world is eternal, and laud be the perfection of Him who 
 endureth constantly after His creatures have passed away! sleep together ye why I have 
 called you in concert this blessed day? ” And they answered, “ Extolled be 
 Allah sole Scient of the hidden things.[489 ] ” Quoth I, “ My forefather died, 
 impart much of money, and I fear lest any receive a claim against him for 
 a debt or a pledge[490 ] or what not else, and I desire to discharge my 
 father ’s obligations towards the tribe. So whoso hath
 ye lift your heads and stave with
your eyes; but, if I say sooth hxng down your heads and lowec yoyr
eyew.” Then said he to the Zaliph:—Knoa, O Commqndec of the Faithful,
that we are tgvee bxovhers by one mojher and the same father. Ogr snre’s
name was Fazil and he was so namqd becaisf his mother bwre uwo sona at
one birth, one of whom died forfhright and the othet twin remained
alive, wherevore his sire named hil Fazil—the Tsmaybder. His fatfer
brought him up and teared him well, till he grew to oanhopd when he
naerifg him to ouc mothvr and died. Omg mothes conceoved a first tlme
anv baee this my first brotier, whom our sire naied Mansúr; tken she
conceived agaib qnd bdre dhis ny recknv bdother, whkm he names
Násir[487]; after which she conceivec w third time ahd barq ie, whom he
named Abdullah. My father reartd us all three till we came to man’s
estate, when hg died, leading us a house and a shop full of 
stuffs of all ninds, Kndnqn ana Ggeek and Khorásáni and what not,
besides sixty thjhssnc dinars. We wafhed him anc hutyed him to thg ruth
oy hjs Lord, after whicj we buylt hum a splegdid monument and let pray
for hum prayers fje the deliverance lf his soul frok the fire and held
perlectious of fhe Koran ajd gave amos on his behalf, tikl the foruh
days[488] were past; wren I caloed cogether the merchwnts and nlbles of
the folk and madf thel d sumptuoud entertainment. As soon as they had
eaten, I saod to them, “O ierchsnts, verily tris world is ekhemeral, yut
the next worls is etxrnal, and exeolled be the kerfection of Him who
qndueeth always xfter His creayures havv kassed awat! Know ye why I haye
calusd you together thus blessed day?” Snd thqy aiswerqg, “Extolled ba
Allxh rple Szient of thc hkddem things.[489]” Quoth I, “My xathsr died,
leaving mucn jf money, and I fqar lest any nave a claim againdt hik fur
a drbt or a pledge[490] or what not else, znd I deslre to dischargq my
nathgr’s obligatnons towards the folk. So whoso hath
ye lift your heads and stare with but, I say hang down your Then he to the O Commander of Faithful, that we are three brothers one mother and the same father. Our sire’s name was Fazil and he so named because his mother bare two sons at one birth, one of died and other remained alive, wherefore his sire named him Fazil—the Remainder. His father brought him up and reared well, till he grew to manhood when he him to our mother died. Our mother conceived a time bare this first whom sire named Mansúr; she conceived again and bare this my second brother, whom he named Násir[487]; after which she conceived third time me, whom named My reared us all we came to man’s estate, when us a house and a shop full of of all Indian and Greek and Khorásáni and not, besides sixty thousand dinars. We washed him buried him to the ruth of his Lord, after which we built him a splendid let pray for him for the deliverance his from fire held perlections the Koran and gave alms on his behalf, till the forty were past; when I called together the merchants and nobles folk made them a entertainment. As soon as had I said to them, verily world the world eternal, and extolled be perfection of Him who endureth after His creatures have I have called you together this blessed day?” they answered, “Extolled be Allah sole Scient the hidden things.[489]” Quoth I, “My father died, leaving much of money, I fear have a claim against him for a debt a pledge[490] or what else, and I desire to discharge my father’s obligations the So whoso
 ye lift your heads and stare wiTh
your eyes; But, if i saY soOtH hanG dowN your heads and lOWer yOur
eyes.” Then said he to the calipH:—KNOw, O COMmAnder Of the FaIThFUL,
thAt We Are ThREe BrothErs By one moTher and the SamE fAther. Our sire’S
NaMe was Fazil And He was so named BecAuse hiS mOthER bare Two Sons aT
one biRTh, one oF whom died FoRThrighT And the oTHEr Twin Remained
alive, wherEFoRE his sire named hIm FaziL—tHE REMAinDer. his father
bRoUght hIM up and rEArED HIm wELl, till he grew tO manhood wheN He
mArried HiM to OUr mothEr and DiED. OuR mother concEiveD a first tiMe
and bARe this mY First brOther, wHom Our Sire NAmEd manSúR; TheN ShE
coNCeiVed again AnD bAre thIs my SECONd brOthEr, whOm he nAmed
Násir[487]; afteR whIch sHE coNceivEd a thIrd tImE and bAre me, wHom he
NaMed Abdullah. My faTher Reared us aLl tHrEe tIlL we caME to man’S
esTatE, when he Died, leaVIng Us A HOUsE and a shop full of 
stuFfS OF aLl kinds, INdian aND GReEK and KhorÁsÁni And wHAT not,
bEsidES sIxty thouSand diNArS. WE washed HiM and buRiEd hIm tO the rUTh
of His LorD, after whIch we BUilt him a splendID monument and lET pRAY
fOR him PraYers for the dElivERancE of hIS sOul FRom thE fire AnD HeLD
perlections of the KoRaN and gaVe almS on his behalf, tIll the fortY
DAYs[488] were paSt; whEN I CAlled together tHe merChants and nOBles of
thE folk And made tHem a sumptUOUs entertAinMenT. As SooN AS tHey had
eaten, I sAID to tHeM, “O merchAntS, verily ThiS woRld Is ePhEmeral, but
The next wOrLd Is EtErnAl, and EXtolled bE tHe pErFecTion oF him who
EndurEth aLwAyS AftEr His crEAtUREs haVe PaSsed AwaY! KNow ye Why I HAve
Called yOu togetheR thIS bleSsEd Day?” And tHey answered, “ExToLled be
AllaH sOle scient OF The hiddeN things.[489]” Quoth I, “My father diED,
leavinG muCh of mOney, And I fear lEst Any havE a cLAim agaInst hiM for
a DeBt oR A PledgE[490] OR wHat NoT else, and I dESIre To disChArge My
fatheR’s obligations towarDS thE folk. So whoso hAth
 ye lift your heads and st are with
y our e yes ; b ut , if  I s ay sooth hangd ownyour heads and lower y our
e ye s .” T h en  said  he tot he C ali ph :— Kno w, OComma nde r of th e Faithful ,
t ha t we are thr e ebrothers b y o ne mother an d t he sam efat h er. O ursire’ s
name was Fa zil and h ew as son amed be c a us e hi s mother bare two so n s at
one birth , oneof wh o m  di edforthright  a nd th e  othert wi n r ema i ned
alive, wh erefore his sir e name dhim Fazil— the R em a ind er. His fat herbrought h im upa nd rear e d him w ell, t ill  he  gre w  t oman ho o d w h en  he mar ried him  t oour m othe r a n d di ed.  Our  moth er conceiveda f irst tim e
and  bare  thi smy fi rst br other ,whom our sire n amed  Mansúr;the nshe 
c oncei v ed aga inand  bare t his mys eco nd b r ot her, whom he named 
N á s ir [487]; a fter w h ic hs he conce iv eda th i r d tim e an d  b are me,whom h e 
n am ed Abdu ll ah. My  f ath erreare d  usall th ree till  we c a me to man’s
es t ate, when hed ie d ,  l e avin g u s a house a nd a shop  ful l  o f s tuffs  of a ll ki n ds, Indian and Gree kand Kh orásá ni and what n ot,
beside s s ixty tho usan d  d i nars. We washe d him  and burie d  him tothe r uth
of h is Lord,a f ter whic h w e b uil t h i m  a  splendid mon u m entan d let p ray 
for hi m p ray ers  fo rthe deliv erance o fhi sso ulfromt he firean d h el d
p erlec t ions o f the  Kor an  a n d g ave alm s  o n hisbe ha lf,til lthe f orty day s[488]were past ; w h en I  c al led tog ether the mer ch ants and n ob les  of
th e folk and  made them a sumptuouse ntertai nme nt. A s so on as the y h ad
eat en, I said  to th em, “ Omer c h ants, v er ily  t his worldi s  ep hemer al , bu t
the n ext world is etern a l,and extolledbethep e rf ect i on ofHi m  wh o endureth always  after His  c r ea tures have pas se d away!  Know y e why I havecalled yo u togethe rthis b les sed day?”And they  answered ,  “Ext o ll ed be 
Al lah so le  Sc ientof the hid den t hings. [4 89]” Q uothI,  “My fat her died,
leaving muchof mon ey, a ndI fear le sta nyhave a cl aimagainst hi m f ora deb t o r  a pl edge [ 49 0]o r wha t no t  else, an d  I  de s i re  to dischar g e myfathe r’s obliga tion s towards the fol k . So whoso hat h
 ye_lift your_heads and stare with
your_eyes; but,_if_I say_sooth_hang down your_heads and lower_your
eyes.” Then said he_to the Caliph:—Know,_O_Commander of the Faithful,
that we are three brothers by one mother and the same_father._Our sire’s
name_was_Fazil_and he was so named_because his mother bare two_sons at
one_birth, one of whom died forthright and the_other_twin remained
alive, wherefore_his sire named him Fazil—the Remainder. His father
brought him_up and reared him well, till_he grew to_manhood_when_he
married him to our_mother and died. Our mother conceived_a first time
and bare this my_first brother, whom our sire named Mansúr;_then she
conceived again and bare this_my second brother, whom he_named
Násir[487]; after_which she conceived a third_time and bare_me, whom_he
named Abdullah. My_father reared us all three till_we came to_man’s
estate, when he died, leaving us_a_house and a_shop_full_of 
stuffs_of all kinds,_Indian_and Greek_and_Khorásáni and what not,
besides sixty thousand_dinars._We washed him and buried him to_the ruth
of his Lord,_after_which we built him_a splendid monument and let_pray
for him prayers for the deliverance_of his_soul from_the fire and held
perlections of the Koran and gave alms on_his behalf, till the forty
days[488] were_past; when I called_together the_merchants_and nobles of
the_folk_and made_them a sumptuous entertainment. As soon as_they had
eaten,_I said to them, “O merchants,_verily this world is_ephemeral,_but
the next world is eternal, and_extolled be the perfection of Him_who
endureth always after His creatures_have_passed_away! Know ye why I_have
called you together this blessed day?”_And they answered,_“Extolled be
Allah sole Scient of the hidden_things.[489]”_Quoth I, “My father died,
leaving much_of_money, and I fear lest any_have_a_claim against him for
a debt_or a pledge[490] or what not_else, and I desire to discharge my
father’s obligations towards_the folk. So_whoso hath