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... give . He replied , I hear and obey . So Abu - l - Hasan arose and departed from him to his shop , and opened it , and sat expecting some tidings from the damsel ; but no one brought him any news . He passed the next night in his house ...
... give . He replied , I hear and obey . So Abu - l - Hasan arose and departed from him to his shop , and opened it , and sat expecting some tidings from the damsel ; but no one brought him any news . He passed the next night in his house ...
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... give the lie unto him who asserteth me to be ill ; so I remain prostrated here as thou seest me , and my friends have come to visit me ; but , O my brother , hast thou seen the slave - girl , or heard any news from her ? Abu- 1 - Hasan ...
... give the lie unto him who asserteth me to be ill ; so I remain prostrated here as thou seest me , and my friends have come to visit me ; but , O my brother , hast thou seen the slave - girl , or heard any news from her ? Abu- 1 - Hasan ...
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... give my life as thy ransom . This day the slave - girl of Shems - en - Nahar came , and informed me that she had been prevented from coming before only by the Khalifeh's sitting with her mistress , and acquainted me with what had ...
... give my life as thy ransom . This day the slave - girl of Shems - en - Nahar came , and informed me that she had been prevented from coming before only by the Khalifeh's sitting with her mistress , and acquainted me with what had ...
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... give her permission to enter ? ' Ali replied , Bring her in . And Abu - l - Hasan made a sign to him that she was the slave - girl of Shems- en - Nahar ; and he understood the sign ; and when he beheld her , he was moved , and rejoiced ...
... give her permission to enter ? ' Ali replied , Bring her in . And Abu - l - Hasan made a sign to him that she was the slave - girl of Shems- en - Nahar ; and he understood the sign ; and when he beheld her , he was moved , and rejoiced ...
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... give relief . And peace be on thee . When ' Ali the son of Bekkar had read this letter from beginning to end , he said , With what hand shall I write , and with what tongue shall I complain and lament ? He then drew himself up with ...
... give relief . And peace be on thee . When ' Ali the son of Bekkar had read this letter from beginning to end , he said , With what hand shall I write , and with what tongue shall I complain and lament ? He then drew himself up with ...
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A. H. Bullen abode Abu-l-Hasan acquainted Ahmad Ed-Denef Ali the son Allah answered arose art thou Aslan Baghdad beauty and loveliness beheld Bekkar beloved brother brought Dahnash damsel daughter desire door dost thou Edited Efrit El-Amjad El-As'ad El-Ma'mun Emir entered Er-Rashid eunuch Faithful father fear female slaves gave orders hand hath head hear and obey heart hundred pieces Irem Ja'far jewels Kamar-ez-Zeman Khalid Khalifeh kissed the ground lady Budur lady Zubeydeh looked lord lute Marid Marzawan master memluk merchants Mesrur mistress morning mother name be exalted Ni'meh night No'm Nuzhet-el-Fuad old woman palace pieces of gold Prince Queen Budur recited rejoiced repaired replied returned saluted saying seated Shems-en-Nahar sheykh Shir sitting slave-girl son of Bekkar thine thou art thou hast thou wilt thousand pieces thyself took Translated unto Verily verses vols Wali wept Wezir whereupon wondered Zumurrud
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