n, thou whom I I exchange thee for all the took from thy
parents gems of the universe. by fraud and brought thee Would thou knew
what to the King of the Jinn!" was the sorrow which

surcharged me on account of
our separation and of my
reflecting that I took thee
from thy parents by fraud
and I bore thee as a present
to the King of the Jinn.

Indeed I had well nigh
determined to forfeit all
my profit of the Ninth
Statue and to bear thee
away to Bassorah as my
own bride, when my comrade
and councillor dissuaded
me from so doing lest
I bring about my death." [567]

Scarce had the prince
Nor had Zayn al Asnam

made an end of his speech ended his words ere they when they heard a
noise heard the roar of thunderings of thunder rending the that would
rend a mountains and shaking mount and shake the the earth, and fear gat
earth, whereat the Queen hold upon the queen, the Mother was seized
with mother of Zein ul Asnam, mighty fear and affright. Yea and sore
trembling; But presently appeared but, after a little, the the King of
the Jinn, King of the Jinn who said to her, "O my appeared and said to
her, lady, fear not! Tis I, the "O Lady, fear not, it is protector of
thy son, whom I who am thy son's I fondly affect for the protector and
I love him affection borne to me by with an exceeding love his sire. I
also am he who for the love his father manifested myself to him bore me.
Nay, I am he in his sleep, and my object who appeared to him in therein
was to make trial his sleep and in this I of his valiance and to learn
purposed to try his an he could do violence to fortitude, whether or not
his passions for the sake he might avail to subdue of his promise, or
whether himself for loyalty's the beauty of this lady sake." would so
tempt and allure

him that he could not
keep his promise to me
with due regard."

Here, again, Payne is concise and lit