第73章 UNS EL WUJOUD AND THE VIZIER$$$$$S DAUGHTER ROSE-I(1 / 3)

When the embassy reached King Dirbashe gave the pair great store of treasure and despatched them to King Shamikh's court with an escort of his own troops. The day of their arrival was a notable daynever was seen a greater;for the King assembled all the singers and players on instruments of music and made banquets and held high festival seven days;and on each day he gave largesse to the folk and bestowed on them sumptuous dresses of honour. Then Uns el Wujoud went in to Rose-in-bud,and they embraced and sat weeping for excess of joy and gladnesswhilst she recited the following verses:

Gladness is comedispelling grief and putting care aside;We are united now and have our enviers mortified.

The fragrant breeze of union blows fresh and sweet for us,Whereby our bodiesvitalshearts are all revivified.

The splendour of fulfilled delight in all its glory shinesAnd for glad tidings beat the drums about us far and wide.

Think not we weep for stress Of grief or for affliction;nay,It is for joy our tears flow down and will not be denied.

How many terrors have we seenthat now are past away! Yet we each agonizing strait did patiently abide.

In one hour of delight have we forgotten all the woesWhose stresses made us twainwhilomgrey-haired and hollow-eyed.

Then they clipped each other and ceased not from their embrace,till they fell down in a swoonfor the ecstasy of reunion;and when they came to themselvesUns d Wujoud recited these verses:

Ahhow peerlessly sweet are the nights of delightWhen the loved one to me keeps the troth she did plight,When enjoyment enjoyment ensues and the bonds Of estrangement between us are sundered outright,And fortune is come to usfavouring and fairAfter turning away with aversion and spite!

Fair fortune hath set up her standards for us And we drink from her hand a cup pure of affright.

Unitedour woes each to each we recount And the nights when in torments we watched for the light.