The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night novel. A total of 542 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Volume 1.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.This
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Volume 1.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.This work, labourious as it may appear, has been to me a labour of love, an unfailing source of solace and satisfaction. During my long years of official banishment to the
- 42 She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that they halted in the city of Hamah three days; they then fared forwards and ceased not travelling till they reached another city. Here also they halted three days and thence they travelled till they ente
- 41 Then her eyes welled over with tears, and she wrote also these two couplets, "Love smote my frame so sore on parting day, * That severance severed sleep and eyes for aye.I waxt so lean that I am still a man, * But for my speaking, thou wouldst never
- 40 "Allah upon thee," exclaimed she, "take me with thee and deprive me not of visitation to the tomb of the Prophet, whom Allah bless and keep!" And he answered, "As soon as it is dark night, do thou come forth from this place, witho
- 39 "Thou hast spoken right well," said she, "O King's son, and Jamil also spoke excellently well. But what would Buthaynah have done with him that he saith in his hemistich, 'Thou seekst my death; naught else thy will can satisfy?�
- 38 Tale Of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman And His Sons Sharrkan And Zau Al-Makan, And What Befel Them of Things Seld-Seen and Peregrine.[FN#138]The King asked her, "And what was their story?" and she answered: It hath reached me, O auspicious King,
- 37 he was ware of a light afar off in the direction of the city gate; then walking a little way towards it, he saw that it was on the road whereby he had reached the tomb. This made him fear for his life, so he hastily shut the door and climbed to the top of
- 36 Against thy lord the King thou sinn'dst for me, * And winnedst exile in lands peregrine: Allah ne'er make my lord repent my loss * To cream[FN#60] o' men thou gavest me, one right digne."When she had ended her verses, Nur al-Din answer
- 35 Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.VOL 2.by Richard F. Burton.Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis Quoth Shahrazad [FN#1]:--It hath reached me, O auspicious King of intelligence penetrating, that there was, amongst the Kings of Ba.s.sorah[FN#2
- 34 [FN#682] A nave proposal to share the plunder.[FN#683] In popular literature "Schacabac.", And from this tale comes our saying "A Barmecide's Feast," i.e., an illusion.[FN#684] The Castrato at the door is still (I have said) the f
- 33 [FN#634] Arab. "Nate' al-Dam"; the former word was noticed in the Tale of the Bull and the a.s.s. The leather of blood was not unlike the Sufrah and could be folded into a bag by a string running through rings round the edges. Moslem execut
- 32 [FN#596] A process familiar to European surgery of the same date.[FN#597] In sign of disappointment, regret, vexation; a gesture still common amongst Moslems and corresponding in significance to a certain extent with our stamping, wringing the hands and s
- 31 [FN#551] Without which the marriage was not valid. The minimum is ten dirhams (drachmas) now valued at about five francs to s.h.i.+llings; and if a man marry without naming the sum, the woman, after consummation, can compel him to pay this minimum.[FN#552
- 30 [FN#505] In the East women stand on minor occasions while men squat on their hunkers in a way hardly possible to an untrained European. The custom is old. Herodotus (ii., 35) says, "The women stand up when they make water, but the men sit down."
- 29 [FN#463] It was famous in the middle ages, and even now it is, perhaps, the most interesting to travellers after that "Sentina Gentium," the "Bhendi Bazar" of unromantic Bombay.[FN#464] "The Gate of the Gardens," in the north
- 28 [FN#419] "Miao" or "Mau" is the generic name of the cat in the Egyptian of the hieroglyphs.[FN#420] Arab. "Ya Mah'um" addressed to an evil spirit.[FN#421] "Heehaw!" as we should say. The Bresl. Edit. makes the
- 27 [FN#375] This is the popular p.r.o.nunciation: Yakut calls it "Bilbis."[FN#376] An outlying village on the "Long Desert," between Cairo and Palestine.[FN#377] Arab. "Al-Kuds" = holiness. There are few cities which in our day
- 26 [FN#327] i e. the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.[FN#328] i.e. Settled by the Koran.[FN#329] The uglier the old woman the better procuress she is supposed to make. See the Santa Verdiana in Boccaccio v., 10. In Arab. "Ajuz" (old woman) is hi
- 25 [FN#280] This march of the tribe is a lieu commun of Arab verse e.g. the poet Labid's n.o.ble elegy on the "Deserted Camp." We shall find scores of instances in The Nights.[FN#281] I have heard of such sands in the Desert east of Damascus w
- 24 (Psalm iv. 3) =filii viri, not homines.[FN#238] This posture is terribly trying to European legs; and few white men (unless brought up to it) can squat for any time on their heels. The ''tailor-fas.h.i.+on," with crossed legs, is held to be
- 23 [FN#195] In the East blinding was a common practice, especially in the case of junior princes not required as heirs. A deep perpendicular incision was made down each corner of the eyes; the lids were lifted and the b.a.l.l.s removed by cutting the optic n
- 22 [FN#151] I have not attempted to order this marvellous confusion of metaphors so characteristic of The Nights and the exigencies of Al- Saj'a = rhymed prose.[FN#152] Here and elsewhere I omit the "kala (dice Turpino)" of the original: Torre
- 21 [FN#110] He speaks of his wife but euphemistically in the masculine.[FN#111] A popular saying throughout Al-Islam.[FN#112] Arab. "Fata": lit.=a youth; a generous man, one of n.o.ble mind (as youth-tide should be). It corresponds with the Lat.&qu
- 20 [FN#68] As Solomon began to reign (according to vulgar chronometry) in B.C. 1015, the text would place the tale circ.A.D. 785, = A.H. 169. But we can lay no stress on this date which may be merely fanciful. Professor Tawney very justly compares this Mosle
- 19 See Vol. ii. p. 1.[FN#22] Probably she proposed to "Judith" the King. These learned and clever young ladies are very dangerous in the East.[FN#23] In Egypt, etc., the bull takes the place of the Western ox. The Arab. word is "Taur" (Th
- 18 My sixth brother, O Commander of the Faithful, Shakas.h.i.+k,[FN#683]or Many clamours, the shorn of both lips, was once rich and became poor, so one day he went out to beg somewhat to keep life in him. As he was on the road he suddenly caught sight of a l
- 17 Then quoth the Barber, "Thou didst beat him and I heard him cry out;" and quoth the Kazi, "But what was he doing that I should beat him, and what brought him in to my house; and whence came he and whither went he?" "Be not a wicke
- 16 When the full moon s.h.i.+nes from the cloudy veil, * And the branchlet sways in her greens that s.h.i.+ne: When the red rose mantles in freshest cheek, * And Narcissus[FN#588] opeth his love sick eyne: When pleasure with those I love is so sweet, * When
- 15 Then I breakfasted and went out to seek the price of my stuffs; after which I returned, and taking a roast lamb and some sweetmeats, called a porter and put the provision in his crate, and sent it to the lady paying the man his hire.[FN#539] I went back t
- 14 The Sultan rejoiced at his return and his face brightened and, placing him hard by his side, [FN#483] asked him to relate all he had seen in his wayfaring and whatso had betided him in his going and coming. So the Wazir told him all that had pa.s.sed from
- 13 and another, "He is a fool;" and a third, "He is a citrouille;"and a fourth asked him, "Art thou out of thy mind? thou sleepest in Cairo and thou wakest in the morning at the gate of Damascus- city!" [FN#436] Cried he, "
- 12 In this world there is none thou mayst count upon * To befriend thy case in the nick of need: So live for thyself nursing hope of none * Such counsel I give thee: enow, take heed!The SECOND BEHEST is, O my son: Deal harshly with none lest fortune with the
- 11 THE TALE OF THE THREE APPLES They relate, O King of the age and lord of the time and of these days, that the Caliph Harun al-Ras.h.i.+d summoned his Wazir Ja'afar one night and said to him, 'I desire to go down into the city and question the com
- 10 Whose polished surface beareth those granados, lovely pair; By his heavy hips that quiver as he pa.s.seth in his pride, * Or he resteth with that waist which is slim beyond compare; By the satin of his skin, by that fine unsullied sprite; * By the beauty
- 9 "How many a joy by Allah's will hath fled * With flight escaping sight of wisest head!How many a sadness shall begin the day, * Yet grow right gladsome ere the day is sped!How many a weal trips on the heels of ill, * Causing the mourner's h
- 8 And I wrote in Rayhani or larger letters elegantly curved[FN#230]:-- Thou hast a reed[FN#231] of rede to every land, * Whose driving causeth all the world to thrive; Nil is the Nile of Misraim by thy boons * Who makest misery smile with fingers five Then
- 7 And I also quoted:-- "I deemed my brethren mail of strongest steel * And so they were-- from foes I to fend my dart!I deemed their arrows surest of their aim; * And so they were-- when aiming at my heart!"When the headsman heard my lines (he had
- 6 no!" So he said, "I stick to the basil of the bridges;" and all the three laughed till they fell on their backs and laid slaps on his neck and said, "No! no! that's not its proper name."Thereupon he cried, "O my sisters,
- 5 there be no Ma'esty and there be no Might save in Allauh, the Gloriose, the Great!" Now when she heard these words she shouted for joy, and fell to the ground fainting; and when her senses returned she asked, "O my lord, can it be true that
- 4 The Fisherman, seeing how the cucurbit was treated and making sure of his own death, piddled in his clothes and said to himself, "This promiseth badly;" but he fortified his heart, and cried, "O Ifrit, Allah hath said[FN#103]: - Perform you
- 3 Know, O thou Ifrit, that in days of yore and in ages long gone before, a King called Yunan reigned over the city of Fars of the land of the Roum.[FN#78] He was a powerful ruler and a wealthy, who had armies and guards and allies of all nations of men; but
- 2 there is no help for it; thou must kill him on this holy day, and if thou kill him not to me thou art no man and I to thee am no wife." Now when I heard those hard words, not knowing her object I went up to the calf, knife in hand--And Shahrazad perc
- 1 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night.Volume 1.by Richard F. Burton.Foreword.This work, labourious as it may appear, has been to me a labour of love, an unfailing source of solace and satisfaction. During my long years of official banishment to the