If in thy time thou find but one to love thee and be trueI rede thee cast the world away and with that one remain.
They lay together till the morning and love for the other was stablished in the heart of each of them. On the morrowZumurrud took the curtain and embroidered it with coloured silks and gold and silver threaddepicting thereon all manner birds and beasts；
nor is there in the world a beast but she wrought on the curtain the semblant thereof. Moreovershe made thereto a bandwith figures of birdsand wrought at it eight daystill she had made an end of itwhen she trimmed it and ironed it and gave it to Alisaying'Carry it to the bazaar and sell it to one of the merchants for fifty dinars；but beware lest thou sell it to a passer-byfor this would bring about a separation between us，because we have enemies who are not unmindful of us.'I hear and obey，'answered he and repairing to the bazaarsold the curtain to a merchantas she bade him；after which he bought stuff for another curtain and silk and gold and silver thread as before and what they needed of foodand brought all this to hertogether with the rest of the money.
They abode thus a whole yearand every eight days she made a curtainwhich he sold for fifty dinars. At the end of the year，he went to the bazaaras usualwith a curtainwhich he gave to the broker；and there came up to him a Christianwho bid him threescore dinars for the curtain；but he refusedand the Christian went on to bid higher and highertill he came to a hundred dinars and bribed the broker with ten gold pieces. So the latter returned to Ali and told him of this and urged him to accept the offersaying'O my lordbe not afraid of this Christianfor he can do thee no hurt.'The merchants also were instant with him to accept the offer；so he sold the curtain to the Christianthough his heart misgave himand taking the priceset off to return home.
Presentlyhe found the Christian walking behind him；so he said to him'O Nazarenewhy dost thou follow me？'O my lord，'
answered the other'I have a need at the end of the streetmay God never bring thee to need！'Ali went onbutas he came to the door of his housethe Christian overtook him；so he said to him'O accursed onewhat ails thee to follow me wherever I go？'