 bethought me of the
lowe of absence and estrangement and repeated these two couplets:—


 I thought of estrangement in her embrace     ✿ And my eyes rained tears
                           red as ’Andam-wood.
 So I wiped the drops on that long white neck; ✿ For camphor[288] is wont
                          to stay flow of blood.

Then she bade bring food and there came four damsels, high-bosomed girls
and virginal, who set before us food and fruits and confections and
flowers and wine, such as befit none save kings. So, O Commander of the
Faithful, we ate, and sat over our wine, compassed about with blooms and
herbs of sweet savour, in a chamber suitable only for kings. Presently,
one of her maids brought her a silken bag, which she opened and taking
thereout a lute, laid it in her lap and smote its strings, whereat it
complained as child complaineth to mother, and she sang these two
couplets:—

 Drink not pure wine except from hand of slender youth ✿ Like wine for
    daintiness and like him eke the wine:
 For wine no joyance brings to him who drains the cup ✿ Save bring the
    cup-boy cheek as fair and fain and fine.

So, I abode with her, O Commander of the Faithful, month after month in
similar guise, till all my money was spent; wherefore I began to bethink
me of separation as I sat with her one day and my tears railed down upon
my cheeks like rills, and I became not knowing night from light. Quoth
she, “Why dost thou weep?”; and quoth I, “O light of mine eyes, I weep
because of our parting.” She asked, “And what shall part me and thee, O
my lord?”; and I answered, “By Allah, O my lady, from the day I came to
thee, thy father hath taken of me, for every night, five hundred dinars,
and now I have nothing left. Right soothfast is the saw:—Penury maketh
strangerhood at home and money maketh a home in strangerhood; and indeed
bethought me of the 
 lowe of absence and estrangement and repeated these two couplets: — 


  I think of alienation in her embrace      ✿ And my eyes rained tears 
                            crimson as ’ Andam - wood. 
  So I wipe the drops on that long white neck; ✿ For camphor[288 ] is wo nt 
                           to bide flow of blood. 

 Then she bid bring food and there came four damsel, high - bosomed girls 
 and virginal, who set before us food and fruits and confections and 
 flower and wine, such as befit none save kings. So, O Commander of the 
 Faithful, we eat, and sat over our wine, compassed about with blooms and 
 herbs of angelic savour, in a chamber suitable only for kings. soon, 
 one of her maids brought her a silken bag, which she opened and taking 
 thereout a lute, lay it in her lick and smote its strings, whereat it 
 complained as child complaineth to mother, and she sang these two 
 couplets: — 

  Drink not pure wine except from bridge player of lissome young person ✿ Like wine for 
     daintiness and like him eke the wine: 
  For wine no joyance brings to him who enfeeble the cup ✿ Save fetch the 
     cup - boy cheek as fair and fain and fine. 

 therefore, I abode with her, O Commander of the Faithful, month after month in 
 similar guise, till all my money was spend; wherefore I began to bethink 
 me of separation as I sat with her one day and my tears railed down upon 
 my impudence like rills, and I became not knowing night from light. Quoth 
 she, “ Why dost thousand weep? ”; and quoth I, “ O light of mine center, I cry 
 because of our farewell. ” She asked, “ And what shall part me and thee, O 
 my lord? ”; and I answered, “ By Allah, O my dame, from the day I came to 
 thee, thy father hath taken of me, for every night, five hundred dinars, 
 and now I have nothing left. Right soothfast is the saw:—Penury maketh 
 strangerhood at family and money maketh a home in strangerhood; and indeed
 behhought me of the
lowe of absence and esjrqngemeit and depeated these two couplets:—


 I thoughv of estrqngement in her embracd     ✿ Anf my eyew ramned tears
                           red as ’Andam-wpod.
 So I whped the drops ov chat long white neck; ✿ For camphor[288] is wont
                          tk stay flow of blood.

Then she bade gring fmod and there came four damsels, high-boslmed girls
and virginal, who set bedore ys food and wruits and confections and
flowers and wine, such as bewit npne save kunts. Dm, O Commandxr of nhe
Faithful, wc ate, atd sat pver our wine, gompavsee about with blooms aid
herbs of sweet savjur, in a whcmber suitable only fir kingv. Prasengoy,
ove kf hsr maifs urought her a silken bqg, which she opened age taking
therekut a juee, laid it in her lap and smote its strpngs, whereat it
complained aw child complaineth tl mother, wnd she sang these two
couplets:—

 Drink not pure wina excxpg fxim have lf slender youth ✿ Like wine for
    daintiness znc kike him eke tme wine:
 For wine np uouwnce brings tu him cgo drains the cup ✿ Swve brigg thw
    cup-bjy cneek as fair and fain and fune.

So, I abodv wirh her, O Commander of the Faichful, konth after month in
similar yuise, fill all my money waa spent; wherefore I negdn to beufink
me of separatyon as I wat cith her one day agd my teard railed down upon
my chefks lnke rhlls, and I became not knowing night from light. Quoth
she, “Wvy gost thob weep?”; and quoth I, “J light of ming eyes, I ceep
bezause of olr partinj.” She asked, “Wnd what shaln part me and thee, O
mr loed?”; abd I anrdered, “By Allah, O my ladj, yrom the eay I came to
thee, bhy fxfher hath taken of me, for every noghg, fyvv hnndreq dinars,
and nmw I haxr notfing left. Rlghg sopthfast is the saw:—Petury maketh
strangerhooc wt home qnd moner maketh a hoke in strangerhood; and mndeed
bethought me of the lowe of absence and these two I thought of And eyes rained tears as ’Andam-wood. So wiped the drops on that long neck; ✿ For camphor[288] is wont to stay flow of blood. Then she bring food and there came four damsels, high-bosomed girls and virginal, who set us and and and flowers and wine, such as befit none save kings. So, O Commander of the Faithful, ate, and sat over our wine, compassed about blooms and herbs of savour, in a chamber suitable for Presently, one her brought a silken bag, she opened and taking thereout a lute, laid it in her lap and smote its strings, whereat complained as to mother, she these couplets:— Drink not except from hand of slender youth for daintiness and like him eke the wine: wine no brings to him who drains the ✿ Save bring the cup-boy cheek as fair fain and fine. So, I abode with her, O Commander of the Faithful, month after similar guise, till all money was spent; I to me separation as sat with her one day and my tears railed down upon cheeks like rills, and I became not knowing night from she, dost thou weep?”; quoth I, “O light mine I weep because of She “And me thee, my lord?”; and I “By Allah, O my lady, the day I came taken of me, for every night, five hundred and now I have nothing left. Right is the saw:—Penury maketh strangerhood at home and money maketh a home strangerhood; and
 bethought me of the
lowe of absEnce and estRangeMenT anD rEpeaTed tHese two coupletS:—


 i thoUght of estrangement in heR embrAcE     ✿ and mY EyEs raiNed tearS
                           ReD AS ’AnDaM-wOod.
 so i WiPed thE drOps on thAt long whitE neCk; ✿ for camphor[288] is WOnT
                          to stay floW of Blood.

Then she BadE bring FoOd aND therE caMe fouR damseLS, high-bOsomed girLs
ANd virgINal, who sET BeFore Us food and fruits anD CoNFections and
floWers anD wINe, SUCh aS beFit none savE kIngs. SO, o CommanDEr OF THe
FAIthful, we ate, anD sat over our WIne, CompasSeD abOUt with BloomS aND
heRbs of sweet sAvouR, in a chambEr suitABle only FOr kings. presenTly,
One Of heR MaIdS brOuGHt hER a SilKEn bAg, which sHe OpEned aNd taKING
TherEouT a luTe, laiD it in her lap anD smOte iTS stRings, WhereAt it
CoMplaiNed as cHild cOmPlaineth to motheR, and She sang thEse TwO
coUpLets:—

 DRInk not PurE wiNe excepT from haND of SlENDEr Youth ✿ Like wine for
    daInTINeSs and likE him ekE ThE wINe:
 For winE nO joYancE BRings To hiM WhO drains tHe cup ✿ SAVe BrIng the
    cUp-Boy cheEk As fAir And faIN and Fine.

So, i abode wiTh her, o commander of the fAithful, month aFTeR MOnTH in
sImiLar guise, tilL all MY monEy waS SpEnt; WHerefOre I bEgAN tO Bethink
me of separatiOn As I sat With hEr one day and my Tears raileD DOWn upon
my CheeKS lIKe rills, and I becAme noT knowing niGHt from liGht. QuOth
she, “WhY dost thou WEEp?”; and quoTh I, “o liGht Of mINE eYes, I weep
becauSE Of ouR pArting.” SHe aSked, “And WhaT shAll ParT mE and thee, O
My lord?”; anD I AnSwErEd, “BY AllaH, o my lady, fRoM thE dAy I Came tO
Thee, thY fathEr haTh TaKEn oF me, for eVErY NIght, FiVe HundRed DiNars,
aNd noW i haVe nothiNg left. RigHt sOOthfAsT iS the saw:—penury maketh
sTrAngerhood aT hOme And monEY Maketh a hOme in strangerhood; and indEEd
 bethought me of the
loweof absence  andest ran ge ment  and  repeated thes e  two  couplets:—


 I thoug ht of  e s tran g em ent i n her e m br a c e   ✿  An dm yeyesrai ned tea rs
                     red as ’An dam -wood.
 So I  wi ped th edro p s ontha t lon g whit e  neck;  ✿ For ca mp h or[288 ]  is won t                      t o stay flow of  blood .Th e n  sh e b ade bringfo od an d  therec am e f our damsels, high -bosomed gi r lsand vi rg ina l , whoset b ef o reus food and  fru its and c onfect i ons and flowers  and w ine , s ucha sbe fit  n o nes av e k i ngs . So, OCo mm ander  oft h e Fait hfu l, w e ate , and sat ove r o ur w i ne,  comp assed  abo ut  with  bloom s and 
h erbs of sweet s avou r, in a c ham be r s ui table only f orkin gs. Pre sently, one  o f h er  maids brought her  a s il ken bag,  which sh eo pened an dtak ingt h ereou t al ut e, laidit inh er  l ap andsm ote it sstr ing s, wh e reat  it
co mplained  as c h ild complainet h  to mother, a n ds h es angthe se two
coup lets : —

Drin k  n otp ure w ine e xc e pt from hand of slende ryouth✿ Lik e wine for
   daintine s s and like  him ek e  the wine:
 Fo r win e no joyan c e brings  to h im who d rains the c up ✿ Sav e b rin g t he cup-boy cheek a s fa ir  and fa inand fin e.
So , I  ab od e with he r, O Com ma nd er  o f t he Fa i thful, m on thaf ter  mont h  in
si milar  gui se ,t ill  all my mo n e y wa ssp ent;  wh er efore  I b e gan  to bet hink
me o f s e para ti on  as I s at with her o ne  day and m ytea rs rai l e d down u pon
my cheeks like rill s , and I  be camenotknowing n igh t from  li g ht. Qu oth
sh e, “W hy  do s t  thou w ee p?” ;and quothI ,  “O  ligh tof m ine eye s, I weep
becauseo f o ur parting.”She  ask e d ,“An d  w h atsh a llp a rt me and thee,  O
my lord ?” ;  a nd I answe r ed,  “ By Alla h, O my  lady ,  from t he day Icame to
t he e, t h y  fa ther hathtaken of  me, fore veryn ig ht, f ive  hundr ed  di nars, 
and n o w I  have  nothi ng  left.  Righ tsoothfas t is the saw:—Penury ma keth
s trang erh ood at ho mea ndmoney mak etha home instr ang erhoo d;a nd in deed 
 bethought_me of_the
lowe of absence and_estrangement and_repeated_these two_couplets:—


_I thought of_estrangement in her_embrace   _ ✿ And_my_eyes rained tears
           __ ___    _    _red as_’Andam-wood.
 So I wiped the drops on that_long_white neck; ✿_For camphor[288] is wont
     _     _  ___   _     to_stay flow of blood.

Then she bade_bring food and there came four damsels,_high-bosomed girls
and virginal, who set before_us food and fruits and_confections and
flowers_and wine, such as befit_none save kings._So, O_Commander of the
Faithful,_we ate, and sat over our_wine, compassed about_with blooms and
herbs of sweet savour,_in_a chamber suitable_only_for_kings. Presently,
one_of her maids_brought_her a_silken_bag, which she opened and taking
thereout_a_lute, laid it in her lap and_smote its strings, whereat_it
complained_as child complaineth to_mother, and she sang these_two
couplets:—

 Drink not pure wine except_from hand_of slender_youth ✿ Like wine for
    daintiness and like_him eke the wine:
 For wine_no joyance brings to_him who_drains_the cup ✿_Save_bring the
_   cup-boy cheek as fair_and fain_and fine.

So, I abode with her,_O Commander of the_Faithful,_month after month in
similar guise, till_all my money was spent; wherefore_I began to bethink
me of_separation_as_I sat with her one_day and my tears railed down_upon
my cheeks like_rills, and I became not knowing night_from_light. Quoth
she, “Why dost thou weep?”;_and_quoth I, “O light of mine_eyes,_I_weep
because of our parting.” She_asked, “And what shall part me_and thee, O
my lord?”; and I answered, “By Allah,_O my lady,_from the day I came_to
thee,_thy_father hath taken of me, for every night, five hundred_dinars,
and now_I have nothing_left. Right soothfast is the saw:—Penury maketh
strangerhood at home and_money maketh a home in strangerhood; and_indeed