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Abu-l-Hasan acquainted affair Ala-ed-Din Allah answered approached arose arrived asked beauty became beheld Bekkar beloved bring brother brought Budur called cause commanded continued damsel daughter departed desire door Edited El-Amjad entered eunuch eyes face Faithful father fear female slaves gave gave orders give hand happened hath head heard heart hundred Ja'far jewels Kamar-ez-Zeman Khalifeh kind King kissed knew lady letter looked lord master means merchants Mesrur mind mistress morning mother name be exalted night old woman opened palace passed performed Persian person pieces of gold present Prince proceeded receive recited remained repaired replied respecting returned saluted saying seated sent side sitting slave-girl sleep story thee thine thing thou art thou hast thousand pieces took Translated unto Verily verses vols Wali walked wealth Wezir whereupon wife wilt wondered young Zubeydeh Zumurrud
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