Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights — Volume 1 (of 6)SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTSRichard Francis Burton translationChapter navigation101 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS TO THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSTHE TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD.SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTSThe Sleeper and the Waker.1Story of the Larrikin11 and the CookTHE CALIPH OMAR BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AND THE POETS85AL-HAJJAJ AND THE THREE YOUNG MEN117HARUN AL-RASHID AND THE WOMAN OF THE BARMECIDES124THE TEN WAZIRS: OR THE HISTORY OF KING AZADBAKHT AND HIS SON.130Of the Uselessness of Endeavour Against Persistent Ill Fortune.The Story of the Merchant Who Lost his Luck.149Of Looking to the Ends of Affairs.The Tale of the Merchant and his Sons.157Of the Advantages of Patience.164The Story of Abu Sabir.Of the Ill Effects of Impatience.The Story of Prince Bihzad.176Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.The Story of King Dadbin185 and his Wazirs.Of Trust in Allah.The Story of King Bakhtzaman.201Of Clemency.The Story of King Bihkard.206Of Envy and Malice.The Story of Aylan Shah and Abu Tammam.210Of Destiny or That Which is Written on the Forehead.The Story of King Ibrahim and his Son.222THE TENTH DAY.The Story of King Sulayman Shah and his Niece.231Of the Speedy Relief of Allah.The Story of the Prisoner and How Allah Gave Him Relief.251JA'AFAR BIN YAHYA AND ABD AL-MALIK BIN SALITH THE ABBASIDE258AL-RASHID AND THE BARMECIDES269IBN AL-SAMMAK AND AL-RASHID280AL-MAAMUN AND ZUBAYDAH282AL-NU'UMAN AND THE ARAB OF THE BANU TAY287FIRUZ AND HIS WIFE293KING SHAH BAKHT AND HIS WAZIR AL-RAHWAN.295THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man of Khorasan, his Son and his Tutor.THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE MOUTH.Tale of the Singer and the Druggist.THE THIRD NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King who Kenned the Quintessence334 of Things.THE FOURTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Richard who Married his Beautiful Daughter to the Poor Old Man.THE FIFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Sage and his Three Sons.355THE SIXTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Prince who Fell in Love with the Picture.THE SEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Fuller and his Wife and the Trooper.362THE EIGHTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Merchant, the Crone and the King.THE NINTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Simpleton Husband.371THE TENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Unjust King and the Tither.The Story of David and Solomon.THE ELEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Robber and the Woman.THE TWELFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Three Men and our Lord Isa.The Disciple's Story.THE THIRTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Dethroned Ruler Whose Reign and Wealth Were Restored to Him.THE FOURTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man whose Caution Slew Him.THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man who was Lavish of his House and his Provision to One Whom He Knew Not.The Sixteenth Night of the Month.The Tale of the Melancholist and the Sharper.409THE SEVENTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of Khalbas and his Wife and the Learned Man.THE EIGHTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Devotee Accused of Lewdness.415THE NINETEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Hireling and the Girl.THE TWENTIETH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Weaver who Became a Leach by Order of his Wife.THE TWENTY-FIRST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Two Sharpers who each Cozened his Compeer.THE TWENTY-SECOND NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Sharpers with the Shroff474 and the Ass.THE TWENTY-THIRD NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Cheat and the Merchants.The Story of the Falcon and the Locust.485THE TWENTY-FOURTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King and his Chamberlain's Wife.488The Story of the Crone and the Draper's Wife.490THE TWENTY-FIFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Ugly Man and his Beautiful Wife.THE TWENTY-SIXTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and Allah restored them to Him.508THE TWENTY-SEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of Salim, the Youth of Khorasan, and Salma, his Sister.THE TWENTY-EIGHTH AND LAST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King of Hind and his Wazir.SHAHRAZAD AND SHAHRYAR.FOOTNOTESFOOTNOTES (continued 2)Previous chapter ←THE TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD.Next chapter →The Sleeper and the Waker.1All chapters and sections (101)SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS TO THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSTHE TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD.SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTSThe Sleeper and the Waker.1Story of the Larrikin11 and the CookTHE CALIPH OMAR BIN ABD AL-AZIZ AND THE POETS85AL-HAJJAJ AND THE THREE YOUNG MEN117HARUN AL-RASHID AND THE WOMAN OF THE BARMECIDES124THE TEN WAZIRS: OR THE HISTORY OF KING AZADBAKHT AND HIS SON.130Of the Uselessness of Endeavour Against Persistent Ill Fortune.The Story of the Merchant Who Lost his Luck.149Of Looking to the Ends of Affairs.The Tale of the Merchant and his Sons.157Of the Advantages of Patience.164The Story of Abu Sabir.Of the Ill Effects of Impatience.The Story of Prince Bihzad.176Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions.The Story of King Dadbin185 and his Wazirs.Of Trust in Allah.The Story of King Bakhtzaman.201Of Clemency.The Story of King Bihkard.206Of Envy and Malice.The Story of Aylan Shah and Abu Tammam.210Of Destiny or That Which is Written on the Forehead.The Story of King Ibrahim and his Son.222THE TENTH DAY.The Story of King Sulayman Shah and his Niece.231Of the Speedy Relief of Allah.The Story of the Prisoner and How Allah Gave Him Relief.251JA'AFAR BIN YAHYA AND ABD AL-MALIK BIN SALITH THE ABBASIDE258AL-RASHID AND THE BARMECIDES269IBN AL-SAMMAK AND AL-RASHID280AL-MAAMUN AND ZUBAYDAH282AL-NU'UMAN AND THE ARAB OF THE BANU TAY287FIRUZ AND HIS WIFE293KING SHAH BAKHT AND HIS WAZIR AL-RAHWAN.295THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man of Khorasan, his Son and his Tutor.THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE MOUTH.Tale of the Singer and the Druggist.THE THIRD NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King who Kenned the Quintessence334 of Things.THE FOURTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Richard who Married his Beautiful Daughter to the Poor Old Man.THE FIFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Sage and his Three Sons.355THE SIXTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Prince who Fell in Love with the Picture.THE SEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Fuller and his Wife and the Trooper.362THE EIGHTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Merchant, the Crone and the King.THE NINTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Simpleton Husband.371THE TENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Unjust King and the Tither.The Story of David and Solomon.THE ELEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Robber and the Woman.THE TWELFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Three Men and our Lord Isa.The Disciple's Story.THE THIRTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Dethroned Ruler Whose Reign and Wealth Were Restored to Him.THE FOURTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man whose Caution Slew Him.THE FIFTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Man who was Lavish of his House and his Provision to One Whom He Knew Not.The Sixteenth Night of the Month.The Tale of the Melancholist and the Sharper.409THE SEVENTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of Khalbas and his Wife and the Learned Man.THE EIGHTEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Devotee Accused of Lewdness.415THE NINETEENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Hireling and the Girl.THE TWENTIETH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Weaver who Became a Leach by Order of his Wife.THE TWENTY-FIRST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Two Sharpers who each Cozened his Compeer.THE TWENTY-SECOND NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Sharpers with the Shroff474 and the Ass.THE TWENTY-THIRD NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Cheat and the Merchants.The Story of the Falcon and the Locust.485THE TWENTY-FOURTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King and his Chamberlain's Wife.488The Story of the Crone and the Draper's Wife.490THE TWENTY-FIFTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the Ugly Man and his Beautiful Wife.THE TWENTY-SIXTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and Allah restored them to Him.508THE TWENTY-SEVENTH NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of Salim, the Youth of Khorasan, and Salma, his Sister.THE TWENTY-EIGHTH AND LAST NIGHT OF THE MONTH.The Tale of the King of Hind and his Wazir.SHAHRAZAD AND SHAHRYAR.FOOTNOTESFOOTNOTES (continued 2)TO THE BOOK OF THETHOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT← THE TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD.The Sleeper and the Waker.1 →