Volume Five-第36章

and they brought her napkins[131] of gold-purfled silk，with which she dried herself.Then they brought her clothes and jewels and ornaments of the handiwork of the Jinn，and she donned them and rose and walked with graceful pace among the troops，she and her maidens.When Hasan saw her，his heart was ready to fly from his breast and he said，'Verily this girl is the likest of all folk to the bird I saw in the basin atop of the palace of my sisters the Princesses，and she lorded it over her lieges even as doth this one.'The old woman asked，'O Hasan，is this thy wife？'；and he answered，'No，by thy life，O my lady；this is not my wife，nor ever in my life have I set eyes on her；neither among all the girls I have seen in these islands is there the like of my wife nor her match for symmetry and grace and beauty and loveliness！'Then said Shawaki，'Describe her to me and acquaint me with all her attributes，that I may have her in my mind；for I know every girl in the Islands of Wak，being commander of the army of maids and governor over them；wherefore；an thou describe her to me，I shall know her and will contrive for thee to take her.'Quoth he，'My wife hath the fairest face and a form all grace；smooth is she of cheeks and high of breasts with eyes of liquid light，calves and thighs plump to sight；teeth snowy white，with dulcet speech dight；in speech soft and bland as she were a willow-wand；her gifts are a moral and lips are red as coral；her eyes wear natural Kohl-dye and her lower labia[132] in softness lie.On her right cheek is a mole and on her waist，under her navel，is a sign；her face shines as the rondure of the moon in sheen，her waist is slight，her hips a heavy weight，and the water of her mouth the sick doth heal，as it were Kausar or Salsabil.'[133] Said the old woman，'Give me an increased account of her，Allah increase thee of passion for her！'Quoth he，'My wife hath a face the fairest fair and oval cheeks the rarest rare；neck long and spare and eyes that Kohl wear；her side face shows the Anemones of Nu'uman，her mouth is like a seal of cornelian and flashing teeth that lure and stand one in stead of cup and ewer.She is cast in the mould of pleasantness and between her thighs is the throne of the Caliphate，there is no such sanctuary among the Holy Places；as saith in its praise the poet；'The name of what drave me distraught * Hath letters renowned among men：