And know that ifwith a good gracethou do not thee submitYet must thou sufferwill or nillthat which the Pen hath writ.
She abode thus another whole month's spacejudging the folk and commanding and forbidding by dayand by night weeping and bewailing her separation from her lord Ali Shar. On the first day of the fifth monthshe bade spread the banquet as usual and sat down at the head of the tableswhilst the people awaited the signal to fall toleaving the space before the dish of rice vacant. She sat with eyes fixed upon the gate of the tilting-groundnoting all who entered and saying'O Thou that restoredst Joseph to Jacob and didst away the affliction of Jobvouchsafe of Thy power and greatness to restore me my lord Ali Shar；for Thou canst all things！ O Lord of all creaturesO Guide of the erring，O Hearer of those that cryO Answerer of prayeranswer Thou my prayerO Lord of all creatures！'
Hardly had she made an end of her prayerwhen she saw entering the gate a young manin shape like the willow wandthe comeliest and most accomplished of youthssave that his face was sallow and his form wasted. He came up to the tables and finding no seat vacant save before the dish of ricesat down there；whereupon Zumurrud's heart fluttered and observing him narrowly，she knew him for her lord Ali Shar and was like to have cried out for joybut restrained herselffearing disgrace before the folk. Her bowels were troubled and her heart throbbed；but she concealed that which she suffered.
Now the manner of his coming thither was on this wise. When he awoke and found himself lying on the bench outside the Christian's housewith his head barehe knew that some one had come upon him and robbed him of his turbanwhilst he slept. So he spoke the wordwhich whoso saith shall never be confounded，that is to say'Verilywe are God's and to Him we return！'and going back to the old woman's houseknocked at the door. She came out and he wept before hertill he swooned away. When he came to himselfhe told her all that had passedand she blamed him and chid him for his heedlessnesssaying'Thou hast but thyself to thank for thine affliction and calamity.'And she gave not over reproaching himtill the blood streamed from his nostrils and he again fainted away. When he revivedhe saw her weeping over him；so he bewailed himself and repeated the following verses：