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201 replied Uns el Wujoud. ‘Tell me what thou wouldst with him, and I will fetch him to thee.’ ‘With all my heart,’ answered the King; ‘but the case calls for privacy.’

So he bade the folk withdraw and, carrying Uns el Wujoud into his closet, told him the whole story; whereupon quoth the youth, ‘Clothe me in rice apparel, and I will eftsoons bring Uns el Wujoud to thee.’ So they brought him a sumptuous dress, and he donned it and said, ‘I am the Delight of the World and the Mortification of the Envious.’ So saying, he transfixed all hearts with his glances and recited the following verses: