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... sent by thy Maker . When ' Ali the son of Bekkar , and Abu - l - Hasan , and the rest of those who were present , heard these verses sung by Shems - en - Nahar , they almost flew with delight , and they sported and laughed ; but while ...
... sent by thy Maker . When ' Ali the son of Bekkar , and Abu - l - Hasan , and the rest of those who were present , heard these verses sung by Shems - en - Nahar , they almost flew with delight , and they sported and laughed ; but while ...
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... sent to the singers and instrumental performers , who came ; and they remained eating and drinking and making merry during the rest of the day , until the evening , when they lighted the candles , and the wine - cups circulated among ...
... sent to the singers and instrumental performers , who came ; and they remained eating and drinking and making merry during the rest of the day , until the evening , when they lighted the candles , and the wine - cups circulated among ...
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... sent to thee his slave - girl with a note con- veying his salutation to thee , and hath mentioned in it that the reason of his failing to visit thee is an event that hath happened to him which excuseth him . The slave - girl is standing ...
... sent to thee his slave - girl with a note con- veying his salutation to thee , and hath mentioned in it that the reason of his failing to visit thee is an event that hath happened to him which excuseth him . The slave - girl is standing ...
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... sent to her a costly necklace . And when ' Ali the son of Bekkar heard his words , he was so agitated that the jeweller feared his dissolution ; but presently he recovered himself , and said , O my brother , I conjure thee by Allah to ...
... sent to her a costly necklace . And when ' Ali the son of Bekkar heard his words , he was so agitated that the jeweller feared his dissolution ; but presently he recovered himself , and said , O my brother , I conjure thee by Allah to ...
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... sent his young men out from the house . After this , the slave - girl went forth , and returned with a damsel behind her , and the latter entered the jeweller's abode with her , imparting a sweet odour to the house ; and when the ...
... sent his young men out from the house . After this , the slave - girl went forth , and returned with a damsel behind her , and the latter entered the jeweller's abode with her , imparting a sweet odour to the house ; and when the ...
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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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