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... hundred eunuchs with swords in their hands , and around him were twenty female slaves , like moons , clad in the richest apparel , and each having upon her head a crown set with rubies and other jewels , and in her hand a lighted candle ...
... hundred eunuchs with swords in their hands , and around him were twenty female slaves , like moons , clad in the richest apparel , and each having upon her head a crown set with rubies and other jewels , and in her hand a lighted candle ...
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... hundred thousand pieces of gold ! And the damsel No'm said to her , O lovely - faced , to whom among the Kings belongeth this palace , and what city is this ? She answered her , This is the city of Damascus , and this is the palace of ...
... hundred thousand pieces of gold ! And the damsel No'm said to her , O lovely - faced , to whom among the Kings belongeth this palace , and what city is this ? She answered her , This is the city of Damascus , and this is the palace of ...
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... hundred pieces of gold or less , they con- sult him not respecting it , but sell it of their own free will . And there cometh not merchandise from other parts , little or much , but it is submitted to him , and he disposeth of it as he ...
... hundred pieces of gold or less , they con- sult him not respecting it , but sell it of their own free will . And there cometh not merchandise from other parts , little or much , but it is submitted to him , and he disposeth of it as he ...
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... hundred pieces of gold for thy young men . After which he bought sixty mules , and a covering for Seyyidi ' Abd - El - Kadir El - Gilani , * and said to his son , O my son , while I am absent , this ' Akkam shall be thy father in my ...
... hundred pieces of gold for thy young men . After which he bought sixty mules , and a covering for Seyyidi ' Abd - El - Kadir El - Gilani , * and said to his son , O my son , while I am absent , this ' Akkam shall be thy father in my ...
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... hundred pieces of gold . Had I more , I would give thee what thou desirest . This , however , I cannot do ; for my father , from the affection that he beareth for the son of his brother , hath * Bisected by a blue vein . transferred all ...
... hundred pieces of gold . Had I more , I would give thee what thou desirest . This , however , I cannot do ; for my father , from the affection that he beareth for the son of his brother , hath * Bisected by a blue vein . transferred all ...
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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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