Which clips him all about like the tendrils of the vine And shed a flood of softness on the hardness of his heart，He yielded though at first he was minded to decline；
And dreading lest the railer's eye should light upon his form，
Came armoured with caution to baffle his design：
His waist makes moan of hinder cheeks that weigh upon his feet
Like heavy load of merchandise upon young camel li'en；
Girt with his glances scymitar which seemed athirst for blood，
And clad in mail of dusky curls that show the sheeniest shine，His fragrance wafted happy news of footstep coming nigh，
And to him like a bird uncaged I flew in straightest line：
I spread my cheek upon his path，beneath his sandalshoon，
And lo！ the stibium[350] of their dust healed all my hurt of eyne.
With one embrace again I bound the banner of our loves[351]
And loosed the knot of my delight that bound in bonds malign：
Then bade I make high festival，and straight came flocking in
Pure joys that know not grizzled age[352] nor aught of pain and pine：
The full moon dotted with the stars the lips and pearly teeth
That dance right joyously upon the bubbling face of wine：
So in the prayerniche of their joys I yielded me to what
Would make the humblest penitent of sinner most indign.
I swear by all the signs[353] of those glories in his face
I'll ne'er forget the Chapter entituled AlIkhlas.'[354]
Then Queen Budur told Kamar alZaman all that had befallen her from beginning to end and he did likewise；after which he began to upbraid her，saying，'What moved thee to deal with me as thou hast done this night？'She replied，'Pardon me！ for I did this by way of jest，and that pleasure and gladness might be increased.'
And when dawned the morn and day arose with its sheen and shone，she sent to King Armanus，sire of the Lady Hayat alNufus，and acquainted him with the truth of the case and that she was wife to Kamar alZaman. Moreover，she told him their tale and the cause of their separation，and how his daughter was a virgin，pure as when she was born. He marvelled at their story with exceeding marvel and bade them chronicle it in letters of gold.