Therewith she knew him for a lover who had lost his mistress and said'There is no power and no virtue but in God the Most High，the Supreme！ O my sonI would have thee acquaint me with the particulars of thine affliction. Peradventure God may enable me to help thee against itif it so please Him.'So he told her all that had happened and she said'O my sonindeed thou hast excuse.'And her eyes ran over with tears and she repeated the following verses：
Tormentindeedin this our worldtrue lovers do aby；Hell shall not torture themby Godwhenas they come to die！
Of love they died and to the past their passions chastely hid；So are they martyrsasindeedtraditions testify.
Then she said'O my songo now and buy me a basketsuch as the jewel-hawkers carryand stock it with rings and bracelets and ear-rings and other women's gearand spare not money. Bring all this to me and I will set it on my head and go round aboutin the guise of a huckstressand make search for her in all the housestill I light on news of herif it be the will of God the Most High.'Ali rejoiced in her words and kissed her handsthen，going outspeedily returned with all she required；whereupon she rose and donning a patched gown and a yellow veiltook a staff in her hand and set outwith the basket on her head.
She ceased not to go from quarter to quarter and street to street and house to housetill God the Most High led her to the house of the accursed Reshideddin the Nazarene. She heard groans within and knocked at the doorwhereupon a slave-girl came down and opening the door to hersaluted her. Quoth the old woman'I have these trifles for sale： is there any one with you who will buy aught of them？'Yes，'answered the girl and carrying her indoorsmade her sit down；whereupon all the women came round her and each bought something of her. She spoke to them fair and was easy with them as to priceso that they rejoiced in her，because of her pleasant speech and easiness. Meanwhileshe looked about to see who it was she had heard groaningtill her eyes fell on Zumurrudwhen she knew her and saw that she was laid prostrate. So she wept and said to the girls'O my childrenhow comes yonder damsel in this plight？'And they told her what had passedadding'Indeedthe thing is not of our choice；but our master commanded us to do thisand he is now absent on a journey.'O my children，'said the old woman'I have a request to make of youand it is that you loose this unhappy woman of her bondstill you know of your lord's return，when do ye bind her again as she was；and you shall earn a reward from the Lord of all creatures.'We hear and obey，'answered they and loosing Zumurrudgave her to eat and drink.