Then said she to the Queen，'O my sister，how is thy heart hardened against me？ Hast thou no mercy on me nor pity on these little children？'But her words only hardened her sister's heart and she insulted her，saying，'O Wanton！ O harlot！ Allah have no ruth on whoso sueth for thee！ How should I have compassion on thee，O traitress？'Replied Manar al-Sana who lay stretched on the ladder，'I appeal from thee to the Lord of the Heavens；concerning that wherewith thou revilest me and whereof I am innocent！ By Allah，I have done no whoredom，but am lawfully married to him，and my Lord knoweth an I speak sooth or not！
Indeed，my heart is wroth with thee，by reason of thine excessive hardheartedness against me！ How canst thou cast at me the charge of harlotry，without knowledge？ But my Lord will deliver me from thee and if that whoredom whereof thou accusest me be true，may He presently punish me for it！'Quoth Nur al-Huda after a few moments of reflection'How durst thou bespeak me thus？'and rose and beat her till she fainted away；[160] whereupon they sprinkled water on her face till she revived；and in truth her charms were wasted for excess of beating and the straitness of her bonds and the sore insults she had suffered.Then she recited these two couplets；'If aught I've sinned in sinful way，* Or done ill deed and gone astray；The past repent I and I come * To you and for your pardon pray！'
When Nur al-Huda heard these lines，her wrath redoubled and she said to her，'Wilt speak before me in verse，O whore，and seek to excuse thyself for the mortal sins thou hast sinned？'Twas my desire that thou shouldst return to thy husband，that I might witness thy wickedness and matchless brazenfacedness；for thou gloriest in thy lewdness and wantonness and mortal heinousness.'