SHAHRAZAD AND SHAHRYAR.443
Richard Francis Burton translation
SHAHRAZAD AND SHAHRYAR.443
King Shahryar marveled at this history444 and said, "By Allah, verily, injustice slayeth its folk!"445 And he was edified by that, wherewith Shahrazad bespoke him and sought help of Allah the Most High. Then said he to her, "Tell me another of thy tales, O Shahrazad; supply me with a pleasant story and this shall be the completion of the story-telling."Shahrazad replied, "With love and gladness! It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a man once declared to his mates, 'I will set forth to you a means of security against annoy.' A friend of mine once related to me and said, "We attained to security against annoy, and the origin of it was other than this; that is, it was the following'"446