The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Anonymous

Author:Anonymous [Anonymous]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fairy tales, Tales -- Arab countries
Published: 2002-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

When she had ended her song, all who were present were delighted and Al-Abbas rejoiced in this. Then he bade the second damsel sing somewhat on the same theme. So she came forward and tightening the strings of her harp, which was of balass ruby,[FN#432] raised her voice in a plaintive air and improvised these couplets,

"Brought the Courier glad news of our absentees,[FN#433] * To

please us through those who had wrought us unease:

Cried I, 'My life ransom thee, messenger man, * Thou hast kept

thy faith and thy boons are these.'

An the nightlets of union in you we joyed * When fared you naught

would our grief appease;

You sware that folk would to folk be true, * And you kept your

oaths as good faith decrees.

To you made I oath true lover am I * Heaven guard me when sworn

from all perjuries:

I fared to meet you and loud I cried, * 'Aha, fair welcome when

come you please!"

And I joyed to meet you and when you came, * Deckt all the

dwelling with tapestries,

And death in your absence to us was dight, * But your presence

bringeth us life and light."

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