so she is now in prison,with an iron chain about her neck,in most piteous plight;but,Allah willing,the healing of both of you shall come from my hand.'Now when Kamar alZaman heard these words,his life returned to him and he took heart and felt a thrill of joy and signed to his father to help him sit up;and the King was like to fly for gladness and rose hastily and lifted him up. Presently,of his fear for his son,he shook the kerchief of dismissal[293];and all the Emirs and Wazirs withdrew;then he set two pillows for his son to lean upon,after which he bade them perfume the palace with saffron and decorate the city,saying to Marzawan,'By Allah,O my son,of a truth shine aspect be a lucky and a blessed!'And he made as much of him as he might and called for food,and when they brought it,Marzawan came up to the Prince and said,'Rise,eat with me.'So he obeyed him and ate with him,and all the while the King invoked blessings on Marzawan and said,'How auspicious is thy coming,O my son!'And when the father saw his boy eat,his joy and gladness redoubled,and he went out and told the Prince's mother and all the household. Then he spread throughout the palace the good news of the Prince's recovery and the King commanded the decoration of the city and it was a day of high festival. Marzawan passed that night with Kamar alZaman,and the King also slept with them in joy and delight for his son's recovery.And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
When it was the One Hundred and Ninetyninth Night,She said,It hath reached me,O auspicious King,that King Shahriman also passed that night with them in the excess of his joy for his son's recovery. And when the next morning dawned,and the King had gone away and the two young men were left alone,Kamar alZaman told his story from beginning to end to Marzawan who said,'In very sooth I know her with whom thou didst foregather;her name is the Princess Budur and she is daughter to King Ghayur.'Then he related to him all that had passed with the Princess from first to last and acquainted him with the excessive love she bore him,saying,'All that befel thee with thy father hath befallen her with hers,and thou art without doubt her beloved,even as she is shine;so brace up thy resolution and take heart,for I will bring thee to her and unite you both anon and deal with you even as saith the poet,'Albe to lover adverse be his love,And show aversion howso may he care;