Now it chanced one holiday，that Kuzia Fakan fared forth to make festival with certain kindred of the court，and she went surrounded by her handmaids.And indeed beauty encompassed her，the roses of her cheeks dealt envy to their mole；from out her smiling lips levee flashed white，gleaming like the chamomile[68]；and Kanmakan began to turn about her and devour her with his sight，for she was the moon of resplendent light.
Then he took heart and giving his tongue a start began to improvise，'When shall the disappointed heart be healed of severance，And lips of Union smile at ceasing of our hard mischance？
Would Heaven I knew shall come some night，and with it surely bring Meeting with friend who like myself endureth sufferance.'[69]
When Kuzia Fakan heard these couplets，she showed vexation and disapproval and，putting on a haughty and angry air，said to him，'Dost thou name me in thy verse，to shame me amongst folk？By Allah，if thou turn not from this talk，I will assuredly complain of thee to the Grand Chamberlain，Sultan of Khorasan and Baghdad and lord of justice and equity；that disgrace and punishment may befal thee！'Kanmakan made no reply for anger but he returned to Baghdad；and Kuzia Fakan also returned to her palace and complained of her cousin to her mother，who said to her，'O my daughter，haply he meant thee no harm，and is he aught but an orphan？Withal，he said nought of reproach to thee；so beware thou tell none of this，lest perchance it come to e Sultan's ears and he cut short his life and blot out his name and make it even as yesterday，whose memory hath passed away.'However，Kanmakan's love for Kuzia Fakan spread abroad in Baghdad，so that the women talked of it.Moreover，his breast became straitened and his patience waned and he knew not what to do，yet he could not hide his condition from the world.Then longed he to give vent to the pangs he endured，by reason of the lowe of separation；but he feared her rebuke and her wrath；so he began improvising，'Now is my dread to incur reproaches，which