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... things before I came in hither , in order that I might have applied my mind to consider the case , and fortified it by patience to endure the affliction that hath befallen it . And he wept and groaned and lamented . So Abu - l - Hasan ...
... things before I came in hither , in order that I might have applied my mind to consider the case , and fortified it by patience to endure the affliction that hath befallen it . And he wept and groaned and lamented . So Abu - l - Hasan ...
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... things . So the eunuchs repaired quickly to the Prince of the Faithful , and Shems - en - Nahar arose and went to her beloved ' Ali the son of Bekkar , and pressed him to her bosom , and took leave of him . And he wept violently , and ...
... things . So the eunuchs repaired quickly to the Prince of the Faithful , and Shems - en - Nahar arose and went to her beloved ' Ali the son of Bekkar , and pressed him to her bosom , and took leave of him . And he wept violently , and ...
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... things , Abu - l - Hasan exclaimed , Verily I have never beheld the like of these vessels and beverages and rarities , nor have I ever heard of anything to be compared with these varieties of jewels ! It seemeth to me as though I were ...
... things , Abu - l - Hasan exclaimed , Verily I have never beheld the like of these vessels and beverages and rarities , nor have I ever heard of anything to be compared with these varieties of jewels ! It seemeth to me as though I were ...
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... thing which she spoke of ; after which , she bade him farewell , and departed . --- Now the man , the friend of Abu - l - Hasan , was a jeweller ; and when the slave - girl had departed , he found an oppor- tunity to speak , and said to ...
... thing which she spoke of ; after which , she bade him farewell , and departed . --- Now the man , the friend of Abu - l - Hasan , was a jeweller ; and when the slave - girl had departed , he found an oppor- tunity to speak , and said to ...
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... things that now are difficult . And when the slave- girl heard his words , she replied , O my master , a secret will not be lost when thou art its depositary , nor will an affair be unsuccessful when thou strivest to accomplish it ...
... things that now are difficult . And when the slave- girl heard his words , she replied , O my master , a secret will not be lost when thou art its depositary , nor will an affair be unsuccessful when thou strivest to accomplish it ...
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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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