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... Allah ibn Fadil ) ; four because they were tedious or uninteresting ( ' Omar ibn En- Noʻman , of which , however , Lane translated the included tales of Taj - el - Muluk and ' Aziz and ' Azizeh ; Taweddud , too learned and technical ...
... Allah ibn Fadil ) ; four because they were tedious or uninteresting ( ' Omar ibn En- Noʻman , of which , however , Lane translated the included tales of Taj - el - Muluk and ' Aziz and ' Azizeh ; Taweddud , too learned and technical ...
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... Allah ! my affliction is lighter than this ! His vexation and grief were alleviated , and he no longer abstained from sufficient food and drink . When his brother returned from his excursion , and they had saluted each other , and King ...
... Allah ! my affliction is lighter than this ! His vexation and grief were alleviated , and he no longer abstained from sufficient food and drink . When his brother returned from his excursion , and they had saluted each other , and King ...
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... Allah that thou acquaint me with the cause of the return of thy colour : -so he repeated to him all that he had seen . I would see this , said Shahriyar , with my own eye . Then , said Shah - Zeman , give out that thou art going again ...
... Allah that thou acquaint me with the cause of the return of thy colour : -so he repeated to him all that he had seen . I would see this , said Shahriyar , with my own eye . Then , said Shah - Zeman , give out that thou art going again ...
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... Allah that thou excuse us in this matter . But she said , I conjure you by the same that ye come down ; and if ye do not , I will rouse this ' Efrit , and he shall put you to a cruel death . So , being afraid , they came down to her ...
... Allah that thou excuse us in this matter . But she said , I conjure you by the same that ye come down ; and if ye do not , I will rouse this ' Efrit , and he shall put you to a cruel death . So , being afraid , they came down to her ...
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... Allah , O my father , give me in marriage to this King : either I shall die , and be a ransom for one of the daughters of the Muslims , or I shall live , and be the cause of their deliverance from him . - I conjure thee by Allah ...
... Allah , O my father , give me in marriage to this King : either I shall die , and be a ransom for one of the daughters of the Muslims , or I shall live , and be the cause of their deliverance from him . - I conjure thee by Allah ...
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