wherefore be thou of good cheer and keep thine eyes cool of tear；and hearten thy heart and broaden thy breast and feel naught whatsoever of fear，for no harm shall come to thee.'When Hasan heard this he was abashed and gave the cap to Abu al-Ruwaysh；saying to Abd al-Kaddus，'Accompany me to my own country and I
will give thee the rod.'At this the two elders rejoiced with exceeding joy and made him ready riches and treasures which beggar all deion.He abode with them three days，at the end of which he set out again and the Shaykh Abd al-Kaddus made ready to depart with him.So he and his wife mounted their beasts and Abd al-Kaddus whistled，when，behold，a mighty big elephant trotted up with fore hand and feet on amble from the heart of the desert and he took it and mounted it.Then they farewelled Abu al-Ruwaysh who disappeared within his cavern；and they fared on across country，traversing the land in its length and breadth wherever Abd al-Kaddus guided them by a short cut and an easy way，till they drew near the land of the Princesses；whereupon Hasan rejoiced at finding himself once more near his mother，and praised Allah for his safe return and reunion with his wife and children after so many hardships and perils；and thanked Him for His favours and bounties，reciting these couplets；'Haply shall Allah deign us twain unite * And lockt in strict embrace we'll hail the light：
And wonders that befel me I'll recount，* And all I suffered from the Severance-blight：
And fain I'll cure mine eyes by viewing you * For ever yearned my heart to see your sight：
I hid a tale for you my heart within * Which when we meet o'morn I'll fain recite：
I'll blame you for the deeds by you were done * But while blame endeth love shall stay in site.'
Hardly had he made an end of these verses，when he looked and behold，there rose to view the Green Dome[179] and the jetting Fount and the Emerald Palace，and the Mountain of Clouds showed to them from afar；whereupon quoth Abd al-Kaddus，'Rejoice，O Hasan，in good tidings： to-night shalt thou be the guest of my nieces！'At this he joyed with exceeding joy and as also did his wife，and they alighted at the domed pavilion，where they took their rest[180] and ate and drank；after which they mounted horse again and rode on till they came upon the palace.As they drew near，the Princesses who were daughters of the King，brother to Shaykh Abd al-Kaddus，came forth to meet them and saluted them and their uncle who said to them，'O daughters of my brother；behold，I have accomplished the need of this your brother Hasan and have helped him to regain his wife and children.'So they embraced him and gave him joy of his return in safety and health and of his reunion with his wife and children，and it was a day of festival[181] with them.Then came forward Hasan's sister；the youngest Princess，and embraced him，weeping with sore weeping，whilst he also wept for his long desolation： after which she complained to him of that which she had suffered for the pangs of separation and weariness of spirit in his absence and recited these two couplets；'After thy faring never chanced I'spy * A shape，but did thy form therein descry：