One Thousand and One Nights

by Richard Burton

  you, viii. 62.

  When she’s incensed thou seest folk lie slain, viii. 165.

  When straitened is my breast I will of my Creator pray, viii.

  149.

  When the Kings’ King giveth, in reverence pause, x. 35.

  When the slanderers only to part us cared, iv. 19.

  When the tyrant enters the lieges land, iii. 120.

  When the World heaps favours on thee pass on, ii. 13.

  When they made their camels yellow-white kneel down at dawning

  grey, v. 140.

  When they to me had brought the leach and surely showed, v. 286.

  When thou art seized of Evil Fate assume, i. 38.

  When thou seest parting be patient still, viii. 63.

  When to sore parting Fate our love shall doom, to distant life by

  Destiny decreed, i. 129.

  When we drank the wine, and it crept its way, x. 37.

  When we met we complained, i. 249.

  When will time grant we meet, when shall we be, viii. 86.

  When wilt thou be wise and love-heat allay, v. 78.

  Whenas mine eyes behold her loveliness vii. 244.

  Whenas on any land the oppressor cloth alight, iii . 130.

  Where are the Kings earth-peopling where are they? vi. 103.

  Where be the Earth kings who from where they ‘bode, vi. 105

  Where be the Kings who ruled the Franks of old? vi. 106.

  Where be the men who built and fortified vi. 104.

  Where gone is Bounty since thy hand is turned to clay? ii. 282.

  Where is the man who built the Pyramids? v. 107

  Where is the man who did those labours ply, vi. 105.

  Where is the way to Consolation’s door, viii. 240.

  Where is the wight who peopled in the past, vi. 104.

  While girl with softly rounded polished cheeks, iv. 249.

  While slanderers slumber, longsome is my night, iii. 221.

  While that fair-faced boy abode in the place, ix. 250.

  While thou’rt my lord whose bounty’s my estate, iv. 2.

  Who cloth kindness to men shall be paid again, v. 104.

  Who loves not swan-neck and gazelle-like eyes, iii. 34.

  Who made all graces all collected He, iv. 111.

  Who saith that love at first of free will came, ii. 302.

  Who seeketh for pearl in the Deep dives deep, ii. 208.

  Who shall save me from love of a lovely gazelle, vii. 282.

  Who shall support me in calamities, ii. 40.

  Who trusteth secret to another’s hand, i. 87.

  Whom I irk let him fly fro’ me fast and faster, viii. 315.

  Whoso ne’er tasted of Love’s sweets and bitter-draught, iv. 237.

  Whoso shall see the death-day of his foe, ii. 41.

  Whoso two dirhams hath, his lips have learnt, iv. 171.

  Why dost thou weep when I depart and thou didst parting claim, v.

  295.

  Why not incline me to that show of silky down, iv. 258.

  Why then waste I my time in grief, until, i. 256.

  Will Fate with joy of union ever bless our sight, v. 128.

  Wilt thou be just to others in thy love and do, iv. 264.

  Wilt turn thy face from heart that’s all shine own, v. 278.

  Wilt tyrant play with truest friend who thinks of thee each hour,

  iii. 269.

  Wine cup and ruby wine high worship claim, x. 41.

  With all my soul I’ll ransom him who came to me in gloom, vii.

  253.

  With Allah take I refuge from whatever driveth me, iv. 254.

  With fire they boiled me to loose my tongue, i. 132.

  With heavy back parts, high breasts delicate, ii. 98.

  With thee that pear agree, whose hue amorn, viii. 270.

  With you is my heart-cure a heart that goes, viii. 78.

  Wither thy right, O smith, which made her bear, viii. 246.

  Within my heart is fire, vii. 127.

  Witnesses unto love of thee I’ve four viii. 106.

  Woe’s me! why should the blamer gar thee blaming bow? ii. 305.

  Women are Satans made for woe o’ man iii. 318.

  Women for all the chastity they claim, iii. 216.

  Women Satans are, made for woe of man, ix. 282.

  Would he come to my bed during sleep ‘twere delight, vii. 111.

  Would Heaven I knew (but many are the shifts of joy and woe), v.

  75.

  Would Heaven I saw at this hour, iii. 134.

  Would Heaven I wot, will ever Time bring our beloveds back again?

  viii. 320.

  Would Heaven the phantom spared the friend at night, v. 348.

  Would I wot for what crime shot and pierced are we, viii. 238.

  Would they the lover seek without ado, viii. 281.

  Wrong not thy neighbour even if thou have power, iii. 136.

  Ye are the wish, the aim of me, i. 98.

  Ye promised us and will ye not keep plight? iii. 282.

  Yea, Allah hath joined the parted twain, ix. 205.

  Yea, I will laud thee while the ringdove moans, viii. 100.

  Yellowness, tincturing her tho’ nowise sick or sorry, iv. 259.

  Yestre’en my love with slaughter menaced me, iii. 27.

  You are my wish, of creatures brightest light, viii. 76.

  You have honoured us visiting this our land, ii. 34.

  You’ve roused my desire and remain at rest, viii. 101.

  You’re far, yet to my heart you’re nearest near, viii. 111.

  Your faring on the parting day drew many a tear fro’ me, viii.

  61.

  Index III.-B

  Alphabetical Table of First Lines

  (Metrical Portion) in Arabic.

  Prepared by Dr. Steingass.

  [Index III-B is not included]

  INDEX IV. — A.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE UNFINISHED CALCUTTA (1814-18) EDITION (FIRST TWO HUNDRED NIGHTS ONLY) OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT.

  Night

  INTRODUCTION —

  a. The Bull and the Ass

  1. The Trader and the Jinni i [1]

  a. The First Old Man’s Story ii [2]

  b. The Second Old Man’s Story iv [4]

  (The Third Old Man’s Story is wanting.)

  2. The Fisherman and the Jinni viii [8]

  a. The Physician Duban xi [11]

  aa. The Merchant and the Parrot xiv [14]

  ab. The Prince and the Ogress xv [15]

  b. The Ensorcelled Youth xxi [21]

  3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad xxviii [28]

  a. The First Kalandar’s Tale xxxix [39]

  b. The Second Kalandar’s Tale xlii [42]

  ba. The Envier and the Envied xlvi [46]

  c. The Third Kalandar’s Tale liii [53]

  d. The Eldest Lady’s Tale lxiv [64]

  (The Story of the Portress is wanting.)

  4. The Three Apples lxviii [68]

  5. Nur al-Din Ali and his Son Badr al-Din Hassan lxxii [72]

  6. Isaac of Mosul’s Story of Khadijah and the Caliph Al-Maamun xciv [94]

  7. The Hunchback’s Tale ci [101]

  a. The Nazarene Broker’s Story cix [109]

  b. The Cook’s Story cxxi [121]

  (The Reeve or Comptroller’s Tale in the Bresl., Mac.

  and Bull Edits.)

  c. The Jewish Physician’s Story cxxix [124]

  d. Tale of the Tailor cxxxvi [136]

  e. The Barber’s Tale of Himself cxliii [143]

  ea. The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother cxlv [145]

  eb. The Barber’s Tale of his Second Brother cxlviii [148]

  ec. The Barber’s Tale of his Third Brother cli [151]

  ed. The Barber’s Tale of his Fourth Brother clii [152]

  ee. The Barber’s Tale of his Fifth Brother cliv [154]

  e
f. Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother clviii [158]

  8. Ali bin Bakkar and Shams Al-Nahar clxiii [163]

  9. Nur al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis al-Jalis clxxxi [181]

  10. Women’s Craft cxcv-cc [195-200]

  11. Sindbad the Seaman and Hindbad the Hammal

  (In Mac. and Bresl. Edit.; “Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad

  the Hammal,”)

  a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman.

  INDEX IV. — B.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE BRESLAU (TUNIS) EDITION OF THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT, FROM MR. PAYNE’S VERSION.

  Night INTRODUCTION. — Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother a. Story of the Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie i [1] a. The First Old Man’s Story iv [4] b. The Second Old Man’s Story vi [6] c. The Third Old Man’s Story viii [8] 2. The Fisherman and the Genie viii [8] a. Story of the Physician Duban xi [11] aa. Story of the Jealous Man and the Parrot458 xiv [14] ab. Story of the King’s Son and the Ogress xv [15] b. Story of the Enchanted Youth xxi [21] 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad xxviii [28] a. The First Calender’s Story xxxvii [37] b. The Second Calender’s Story xl [40] ba. The Envier and the Envied xlvi [46] c. The Third Calender’s Story liii [53] d. The Eldest Lady’s Story lxiii [63] e. Story of the Portress lxvii [67] 4. The Three Apples lxix [69] 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his son Bedreddin Hassan lxxii [72] 6. Story of the Hunchback cii [102] a. The Christian Broker’s Story cvii [107] b. The Controller’s Story cxix [119] c. The Jewish Physician’s Story cxxix [129] d. The Tailor’s Story cxxxvii [137] e. The Barber’s Story cxlix [149] ea. Story of the Barber’s First Brother cl [150] eb. Story of the Barber’s Second Brother cliv [154] ec. Story of the Barber’s Third Brother clvii ]157] ed. Story of the Barber’s Fourth Brother clvii [157] ee. Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother clx [160] ef. Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother clxiv [164] 7. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar clxix [169] 8. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis cxcix [199] 9. Kemerezzeman and Budour ccxviii [218] 10. The Enchanted Horse ccxliv [244] 11. The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor ccl [250] a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclii [252] b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor ccliii [253] c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclv [255] d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclix [259] e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxiii [263] f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxvi [266] g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxix [269] 12. Asleep and Awake cclxxi [271] a. The Lackpenny and the Cook cclxxiii [273] 13. Seif el Mulouk and Bediya el-Jemal ccxci [291] 14. Khelif the Fisherman459 cccxxi [321] 15. Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love cccxxxii [332] a. Story of the Eunuch Sewab460 cccxxxiv [334] b. Story of the Eunuch Kafour cccxxxiv [334] 16. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier’s Daughter Rose-in-bud cccxli [341] 17. The Merchant of Oman cccliv [354] 18. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous ccclxiv [364] 19. Hassan of Bassora and the King’s Daughter of the Jinn ccclxxxvi [386] 20. Haroun er Rashid and the Three Poets ccccxxxii [432] 21. Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets ccccxxxii [432] 22. El Hejjaj and the Three Young Men ccccxxxiv [434] 23. Er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides ccccxxxiv [434] 24. The Ten Viziers; or the History of King Azadbekht and his Son ccccxxxv [435] a. The Unlucky Merchant ccccxl [440] b. The Merchant and his Sons ccccxliv [444] c. Abu Sabir ccccxlviii [448] d. Prince Bihzad ccccliii [453] e. King Dadbin and his Viziers cccclv [455] f. King Bekhtzeman cccclxi [461] g. King Bihkerd cccclxiv [464] h. Ilan Shah and Abou Temam cccclxvi [466] i. King Ibrahim and his Son cccclxxi [471] j. King Suleiman Shah and his Sons cccclxxv [475] k. The Prisoner and how God gave him Relief cccclxxxv [485] 25. The City of Brass cccclxxxvii [487] 26. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slave-girl di [501] 27. Alaeddin Abou es Shamat dxx [520] 28. Hatim Tai; his Generosity after Death dxxxi [531] 29. Maan ben Zaideh and the three Girls dxxxii [532] 30. Maan ben Zaideh and the Bedouin dxxxii [532] 31. The City of Lebtait dxxxii [532] 32. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth dxxxiv [534] 33. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-Surgeon dxxxiv [534] 34. The City of Iram dxxxviii [538] 35. Isaac of Mosul’s Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoun dxl [540] 36. The Mock Khalif dxliii [543] 37. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Jaafar dlv [555] 38. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress’s Honour dlvii [557] 39. Abou Mohammed the Lazy dlviii [558] 40. Jaafar ben Yehya and Abdulmelik ben Salih dlxv [565] 41. Jaafar ben Yehya461 and the Man who forged a Letter in his Name dlxvi [566] 42. Er Reshid and the Barmecides dlxvii [567] 43. Ibn es Semmak and Er Reshid dlxviii [568] 44. El Mamoun and Zubeideh dlxviii [568] 45. Ali Shir462 and Zummurrud dlxix [569] 46. The Loves of Budour and Jubeir ben Umeir dlxxxvii [587] 47. The Man of Yemen and his Six Slave-girls dxcv [595] 48. Haroun Er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas dc [600] 49. The Man who stole the Dog’s Dish of Gold dcii [602] 50. El Melik en Nasir and the Three Masters of Police dciii [603] a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police dciv [604] b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police dcv [605] c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police dcv [605] 51. The Thief and the Money-changer dcv [605] 52. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant’s Sister dcvi [606] 53. King Kelyaad463 of Hind and his Vizier Shimas dcix [609] a. The Cat and the Mouse dcix [609] b. The Fakir and his Pot of Butter dcx [610] c. The Fishes and the Crab dcxi [611] d. The Crow and the Serpent dcxi [611] e. The Fox and the Wild Ass dcxi [611] f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince dcxii [612] g. The Crows and the Hawk dcxiii [613] h. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife dcxiv [614] i. The Spider and the Wind dcxv [615] j. The Two Kings dcxvi [616] k. The Blind Man and the Cripple dcxvi [616] 1. The Foolish Fisherman dcxxvi [626] m. The Boy and the Thieves dcxxvii [627] n. The Man and his Wilful Wife dcxxvii [627] o. The Merchant and the Thieves dcxxix [629] p. The Foxes and the Wolf dcxxx [630] q. The Shepherd and the Thief dcxxxii [632] r. The Heathcock and the Tortoises dcxxxiv [634] 54. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgiving dcxli [641] 55. The Poor Man and His Generous Friend dcxliii [643] 56. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dream dcxliv [644] 57. Abou Nuwas with the Three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshid dcxlv [645] 58. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh464 dcxlvi [646] 59. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh dcxlviii [648] 60. Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath dcxlviii [648] 61. Musab ben ez Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife dcxlix [649] 62. Aboulaswed and his Squinting Slave-girl dcli [651] 63. Haroun er Reshid and the Two Girls dcli [651] 64. Haroun er Reshid and the Three Girls dcli [651] 65. The Simpleton and the Sharper dclii [652] 66. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Zubeideh dclii [652] 67. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant dcliii [653] 68. Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel dcliii [653] 69. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife dcliv [654] 70. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman dclvi [656] 71. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man dclvi [656] 72. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafar ben el Hadi dclvii [657] 73. The Woman’s Trick against her Husband dclviii [658] 74. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders dclix [659] 75. El Fezl ben Rebiya465 and the Old Bedouin dclx [660] 76. En Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai dclx [660] 77. The Draper and the Thief466 dclxi [661] 78. Mesrour and Ibn el-Caribi dclxii [662] 79. The Devout Prince dclxiv [664] 80. The Schoolmaster who fell in Love by Report dclxv [665] 81. The Foolish Schoolmaster dclxvi [666] 82. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster dclxvii [667] 83. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind dclxviii [668] 84. Dibil el Khuzai; with the Lady and Muslim ben el Welid dclxx [670] 85. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant dclxx [670] 86. The Three Unfortunate Lovers dclxxii [672] 87. The Lovers of the Benou Tai dclxxiii [673] 88. The Mad Lover dclxxiv [674] 89. Firouz and his Wife dclxxv [675] 90. The Apples of Paradise dclxxvi [676] 91. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain dclxxviii [678] 92. El Amin and his Uncle Ibr
ahim ben el Mehdi dclxxxii [682] 93. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil dclxxxiii [683] 94. The Man’s Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes dclxxxiii [683] 95. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old woman dclxxxvii [687] 96. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis dclxxxviii [688] 97. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Lover dclxxxviii [688] 98. The Haunted House in Baghdad dclxxxviii [688] 99. The History of Gherib and his brother Agib dcxcviii [698] 100. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her daughter Zeyneb the Trickstress dcclvi [756] 101. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo dcclxvi [766] 102. Joudar and his Brothers dcclxxvi [776] 103. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persia dccxciv [794] 104. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif dcccxxi [821] 105. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King’s Daughter dcccxxxi [831] 106. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife dccclxii [862] 107. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-girl dccclxiv [864] 108. Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber dccclxvii [867] 109. Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman dccclxxvii [877] 110. King Shah Bekht and his Vizier Er Rehwan dccclxxxv [885] a. The Man of Khorassan, his Son and his Governor dccclxxxvi [886] b. The Singer and the Druggist dccclxxxviii [888] c. The King who knew the Quintessence of Things dcccxci [891] d. The Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in Marriage to the Poor Old Man dcccxcii [892] e. The Rich Man and his Wasteful Son dcccxciii [893] f. The King’s Son who fell in Love with the Picture dcccxciv [894] g. The Fuller and his Wife dcccxcvi [896] h. The Old Woman, the Merchant and the King dcccxcvi [896] i. The Credulous Husband dcccxcviii [898] j. The Unjust King and the Tither dcccxcix [899] ja. Story of David and Solomon dcccxcix [899] k. The Thief and the Woman dcccxcix [899] l. The Three Men and our Lord Jesus dcccci [901] la. The Disciple’s Story dcccci [901] m. The Dethroned King whose Kingdom and Good were Restored to Him dcccci [901] n. The Man whose Caution was the Cause of his Death dcccciii [903] o. The Man who was lavish of his House and his Victual to one whom he knew not dcccciv [904] p. The Idiot and the Sharper dccccv [905] q. Khelbes and his Wife and the Learned Man dccccvi [906] r. The Pious Woman accused of Lewdness dccccvii [907] s. The Journeyman and the Girl dccccix [909] t. The Weaver who became a Physician by his Wife’s Commandment dccccix [909] u. The Two Sharpers who cheated each his Fellow dccccxi [911] v. The Sharpers with the Money-Changer and the Ass dccccxiv [914] w. The Sharper and the Merchants dccccxv [915] wa. The Hawk and the Locust dccccxvi [916] x. The King and his Chamberlain’s Wife dccccxvii [917] xa. The Old Woman and the Draper’s Wife dccccxvii [917] y. The foul-favoured Man and his Fair Wife dccccxviii [918] z. The King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and God restored them to him dccccxvix [919] za. Selim and Selma dccccxxii [922] zb. The King of Hind and his Vizier dccccxxviii [928] 111. El Melik er Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police dccccxxx [930] a. The First Officer’s Story dccccxxx [930] b. The Second Officer’s Story dccccxxxii [932] c. The Third Officer’s Story dccccxxxii [932] d. The Fourth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] e. The Fifth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] f. The Sixth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] g. The Seventh Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] h. The Eighth Officer’s Story dccccxxxv [935] ha. The Thief’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] i. The Ninth Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] j. The Tenth Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] k. The Eleventh Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] l. The Twelfth Officer’s Story dccccxxxxix [939] m. The Thirteenth Officer’s Story dcccccxxxix [939] n. The Fourteenth Officer’s Story dccccxxxxix [939] na. A Merry Jest of a Thief dccccxl [940] nb. Story of the Old Sharper dccccxl [940] o. The Fifteenth Officer’s Story dccccxl [940] p. The Sixteenth Officer’s Story dccccxl [940] 112. Abdallah ben Nafi and the King’s Son of Cashghar dccccxli [941] a. Story of Tuhfet el Culoub and Haroun er Reshid dccccxlii [942] 113. Noureddin Ali and Sitt el Milah dcccclviii [958] 114. El Abbas and the King’s Daughter of Baghdad dcccclxvi [966] 115. The Malice of Women dcccclxxix [979] a. The King and his Vizier’s Wife dcccclxxx [980] b. The Merchant’s Wife and the Parrot dcccclxxx [980] c. The Fuller and his Son dcccclxxx [980] d. The Lover’s Trick against the Chaste Wife dcccclxxx [980] e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread dcccclxxx [980] f. The Lady and her Two Lovers dcccclxxx [980] g. The King’s Son and the Ogress dcccclxxxv [985] h. The Drop of Honey dcccclxxxvi [986] i. The Woman who make her Husband Sift Dust dcccclxxxvi [986] j. The Enchanted Springs dcccclxxxvi [986] k. The Vizier’s Son and the Bathkeeper’s Wife dcccclxxxviii [988] 1. The Wife’s Device to Cheat her Husband dcccclxxxix [989] m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl dccccxc [990] n. The Man who never Laughed again dccccxci [991] o. The King’s Son and the Merchant’s Wife dccccxciii [993] p. The Man who saw the Night of Power dccccxciii [993] q. The Stolen Necklace dccccxciv [994] r. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detma dccccxciv [994] s. The House with the Belvedere dccccxcv [995] t. The Sandalwood Merchant and the Sharpers dccccxcviii [998] u. The Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child dccccxcviii [998] v. The Stolen Purse dccccxcix [999] w. The Fox and the Folk467 m [1000] 116. The Two Kings and the Vizier’s Daughters mi [1001] 117. The Favourite and her Lover mi [1001] 118. The Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah mi [1001] Conclusion.