Woe's me！ indeed my heart is pining for the love * Of you，the only leaches who can cure my case：
See ye not what befel me from your fell disdain？ * Debased am I before the low and high no less.
I hid my love of you but longing laid it bare，* And burns my heart wi'fire of passion's sorest stress：
Ah！ deign have pity on my piteous case，for I * Have kept our troth in secresy and patent place！
Would Heaven I wot shall Time e'er deign us twain rejoin！ * You are my heart's desire，my sprite's sole happiness：
My vitals bear the Severance-wound： would Heaven that you * With tidings from your camp would deign my soul to bless！'
Then he went on，till he came without the city，where he found the river，and walked along its bank，knowing not whither he went.Such was Hasan's case；but as regards his wife Manar al-Sana，as she was about to carry out her purpose and to set out，on the second day after the departure of the old woman with her children，behold，there came in to her one of the chamberlains of the King her sire，and kissed ground between his hands，--And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
When it was the Eight Hundred and Seventeenth Night； She resumed，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that when Manar al-Sana was about to set out upon the journey，behold，a chamberlain of the King，her sire，came in to her and kissing the ground before her，said，'O Princess，the Supreme King，thy father saluteth thee and biddeth thee to him.'So she rose and accompanied the chamberlain to learn what was required by her father，who seated her by his side on the couch，and said to her；'O my daughter，know that I have this night had a dream which maketh me fear for thee and that long sorrow will betide thee from this thy journey.'Quoth she，'How so，O my father，and what didst thou see in thy dream？'and quoth he，'I dreamt that I entered a hidden hoard，wherein was great store of monies，of jewels，of jacinths and of other riches；but'twas as if naught pleased me of all this treasure and jewelry save seven bezels；which were the finest things there.I chose out one of the seven jewels，for it was the smallest，finest and most lustrous of them and its water pleased me；so I took it in my hand-palm and fared forth of the treasury.When I came without the door，I opened my hand，rejoicing，and turned over the jewel，when，behold，there swooped down on me out of the welkin a strange bird from a far land （for it was not of the birds of our country） and，snatching it from my hand，returned with it whence it came.[155]
Whereupon sorrow and concern and sore vexation overcame me and my exceeding chagrin so troubled me that I awoke，mourning and lamenting for the loss of the jewel.At once on awaking I summoned the interpreters and expounders of dreams and declared to them my dream，[156] and they said to me：'Thou hast seven daughters，the youngest of whom thou wilt lose，and she will be taken from thee perforce，without thy will.'Now thou，O my girl，art the youngest and dearest of my daughters and the most affectionate of them to me，and look'ye thou art about to journey to thy sister，and I know not what may befal thee from her；so go thou not；but return to thy palace.'But when the Princess heard her father's words，her heart fluttered and she feared for her children and bent earthwards her head awhile： then she raised it and said to her sire，'O King，Queen Nur al-Huda hath made ready for me an entertainment and awaiteth my coming to her，hour by hour.These four years she hath not seen me and if I delay to visit her，she will be wroth with me.The utmost of my stay with her shall be a month and then I will return to thee.Besides，who is the mortal who can travel our land and make his way to the Islands of Wak？ Who can gain access to the White Country and the Black Mountain and come to the Land of Camphor and the Castle of Crystal，and how shall he traverse the Island of Birds and the Wady of Wild Beasts and the Valley of the Jann and enter our Islands？ If any stranger came hither，he would be drowned in the seas of destruction： so be of good cheer and eyes without a tear anent my journey；for none may avail to tread our earth.'And she ceased not to persuade him，till he deigned give her leave to depart.--And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.
When it was the Eight Hundred and Eighteenth Night； She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that the Princess ceased not to persuade him till he deigned give her leave to depart，and bade a thousand horse escort her to the river and abide there，till she entered her sister's city and palace and returned to them，when they should take her and carry her back to him.Moreover，he charged her tarry with her sister but two days and return to him in haste；and she answered；'Hearing and obedience.'Then rising up she went forth and he with her and farewelled her.Now his words had sunken deep into her heart and she feared for her children；but it availeth not to fortify herself by any device against the onset of Destiny.So she set out and fared on diligently three days，till she came to the river and pitched her tents on its bank.Then she crossed the stream，with some of her counsellors，pages and suite and；going up to the city and the palace，went in to Queen Nur al-Huda，with whom she found her children who ran to her weeping and crying out，'O our father！'At this，the tears railed from her eyes and she wept；then she strained them to her bosom；saying，'What！ Have you seen your sire at this time？ Would the hour had never been，in which I left him！ If I knew him to be in the house of the world，I would carry you to him.'Then she bemoaned herself and her husband and her children weeping and reciting these couplets；'My friends，despight this distance and this cruelty，* I pine for you，incline to you where'er you be.
My glance for ever turns toward your hearth and home * And mourns my heart the bygone days you woned with me；How many a night foregathered we withouten fear * One loving；other faithful ever，fain and free！'
