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84 84 ‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫ل‬��‫��ت‬ � ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ع‬�� � ‫ب‬ � � ‫ا‬�� � ‫ن‬‫ب‬��‫و‬��‫د‬ � ‫ه‬� ّ ‫��ت‬ �‫ب‬ �َ ‫م‬� � � ‫ڡ‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� * ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬��� � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � ‫ك‬��‫ب‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬� * ‫ا‬�� � � �‫ر‬ ‫ج‬ � � �‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � �‫ح‬ �‫بر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬� * ‫ا‬‫ر‬� �‫ب‬ � ‫ر‬� �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ � �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫م‬ �� �‫�د‬� ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬��� � ‫م‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫د‬��‫ب‬ � �‫و‬�� � ‫ه‬�� ��‫ر‬‫�د‬‫ب‬ �‫ك‬ � � �‫�س‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ل‬�� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ئ‬ ‫ى‬ � � � ‫ب‬� � � ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫�د‬� �� ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � �‫�د‬‫ب‬ ���� � �� � ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬��‫ب‬ �� ‫�ل‬‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ل‬�� ��‫ل‬��‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ج‬ �� � ‫ش‬ ‫س‬‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� �‫�ر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� � ‫ه‬�‫م‬�� ���‫ب‬ ‫د‬ � � �� ��‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ �� � 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��‫ر‬‫�د‬‫ب‬ �‫ك‬ � � �‫�س‬� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫س‬�� ‫م‬ � ‫ش‬ � * ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�� � �‫س‬‫ط‬ � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬� ّ ‫ل‬��‫م‬�‫و‬�� ‫ك‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫�ع‬ ‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫��ص‬‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� �‫ر‬ ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫د‬��‫ل‬� � � ‫ه‬�� �� ‫ب‬ ‫د‬‫ا‬�� � ‫م‬� � �‫ب‬��‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �� ‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � � � �� ‫ص‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � �‫ر‬ ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫د‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� �‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬‫ل‬‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ى‬ �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬��‫ل‬�� � ‫ه‬�� ‫��س‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ص‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� � �‫ل‬ � ��� ‫ى‬ � �ّ ‫د‬‫ا‬‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ �‫ر‬� �� � �� � ‫ا‬ � � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫�س‬ �� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ ‫�س‬ ��ّ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� � ‫ه‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬��� �‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � ���‫�د‬‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ � ‫ع‬ �‫م‬ � � �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �� � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � �� ‫ب‬ ‫�س‬ ��ّ � �‫م‬�‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�� ��‫ا‬� � � � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬‫ل‬ � ��‫ب‬ ‫�د‬� ��‫و‬�� * ‫م‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫د‬��‫ب‬ � �‫و‬��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ج‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ه‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ح‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ �‫م‬ ����� � � � � � ‫ا‬�� ��‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ب‬� � � ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� ��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ل‬� � ���� �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ل‬� ّ � �� ‫ب‬ � �‫و‬�� * ‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ � ُ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫م‬� ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫��س‬ �‫و‬�� ّ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ح‬ �‫و‬�� * ‫م‬ �‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ج‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� * �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � َ ّ ‫م�د‬� � �‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬ � ‫ش‬ ���‫و‬�� * �‫ر‬‫ل‬ � � �� ‫م‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� � �‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � ‫ا‬�� �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � � �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬�‫س‬��‫ا‬‫و‬�� * ‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ � ‫ا‬ �َ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ � � ‫ا‬� ��‫ع‬ � � �‫ر‬� ‫ل‬‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � �‫و‬�� * � � � � ‫ا‬‫و‬� ُ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ر‬‫ا‬‫و‬�� ُ ‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬�‫ر‬� �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � �‫�د‬‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � ��‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ى‬ � ��� ‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ � � � * ‫ه‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ا‬‫و‬�� * ‫ه‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬��� � � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫و‬��‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ى‬ � � ‫ا‬‫ور‬�� * ‫�د‬� �‫ل‬��� ��� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ج‬ �‫ر‬ � ‫ل‬‫و‬�� * ‫�د‬� ��‫�د‬‫ب‬ ��� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ج‬ � َ ‫ح‬ � َ ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬��� �‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫و‬�� * � � � � ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � �� � ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬� ��‫م‬���� � � ‫و‬�� ‫ع‬ ‫و‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� * ‫ب‬ �‫و‬���� َ ‫ر‬ ْ ‫ع‬ � ُ ‫س‬� ‫م‬�� � ‫ل‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫س‬��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ّ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ب‬� � � * ‫ا‬� � � � � ‫�د‬‫ب‬ � �‫س‬� ‫ا‬‫�د‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� � ‫ش‬ ���� ��‫ع‬ � ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � �‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬�� ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫و‬��‫ور‬�� � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ � � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬� ‫ر‬‫�ص‬ � ‫م‬� ١٫٤٫٢ ٢٫٤٫٢ ٣٫٤٫٢ 85 85 Chapter 4 A Throne to Gain which Man Must Make Moan As long as sea’s sea and wind’s not ceased to be, the Fāriyāq’s ascendant star will never cease to slip, his tongue to trip. when he reached Alexandria, he found a new Bag-man in the place of the old, one who had been through times so rough even Shaykh Khalīl ibn Aybak al-Ṣafadī71 would have refused to put up with them. As a result, he had failed to advance, and his name was mud among his peers. He had been brought to this pass by his belief that the air in these lands was too warm for him, as a consequence of which he’d decided to make use of a pair of pyramids that he’d scale whenever the weather turned hot, just as his predecessor had made use of a pyramid of wine barrels. After he’d spent enough silver on the pair to fill a valley, the news of his extravagance got out and his friends became upset with him. The Fāriyāq left Alexandria for Cairo and gave the letter of recommendation to the Bag-man, who put him up in the house of a colleague of his that was next door to the house of a Levantine, at whose home a group of singers and musicians used to gather each night. From his room the Fāriyāq would hear the singing, be moved by passion and longing, and, recalling his days in the Levant, yearn and ache to be ensconced amongst friends again, imagining he’d been transported from the world of jinn to that of men, that life had unveiled for him pleasures novel and lusts long in abeyance, joys untrammeled and hopes now in abundance. Thus he forgot the miseries of dizziness and the deathly gasps he’d suffered at the ocean’s hand, the hunger and boarding up of his window he’d suffered on land, the sore throat he’d contracted on his salesman’s mission, the grief induced by blind tradition, and found in Egypt, as a state, sparkle and self-confidence, and, as a place to live, bounty and opulence, for all its 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 [3.133.79.70] Project MUSE (2024-04-23 20:24 GMT) 86 86 ‫ة‬ �� ّ ‫�ص‬ � ‫غ‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ه‬ � ‫غ‬ ��‫و‬��‫د‬ ‫ة‬ �� ّ ‫�ص‬ �‫غ‬ �ِ ‫م‬� ‫ة‬ � � ‫غ‬ � � � * ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � �‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫د‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬� �‫ل‬� � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ط‬ �� � �� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � �‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � �� �‫و‬�� � ‫ه‬�‫س‬��‫ا‬�� �‫ل‬ � ���‫ا‬�� � ‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬�‫س‬�� ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫و‬�� * ‫ب‬ �‫و‬���� ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬�‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫و‬��‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫س‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ّ ‫م‬�� � �� � ‫ا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫و‬�‫م‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ل‬��� � ‫ب‬ � �� � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬� � � * � �‫ا‬�‫ئ‬ ‫س‬ ‫ش‬ 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‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��� � �� ‫ل‬�� ��‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ل‬��‫ع‬ � ‫�د‬ ُ ‫�م‬���� � ‫ل‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� *‫ر‬� ��‫م‬�� � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ل‬‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ك‬ � �� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬‫ل‬ � � �� ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬�� * ‫ر‬� ��‫ب‬ � � ‫ش‬ �‫س‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ع‬ �‫م‬ ����� � ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬��� � ‫س‬��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫و‬�� * � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬��‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � � ‫ه‬�‫ب‬��‫و‬��‫د‬ ‫ش‬ ‫س‬��� ��‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬� � � � � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ � �‫�ر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ر‬�� ‫م‬�‫ح‬ � ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬ ‫�د‬‫ئ‬ ��‫ا‬� � � � � ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫ا‬ * ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ * � ‫ه‬�‫س‬��‫ا‬�� ‫���س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬�‫ص‬� �‫و‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬�‫و‬�� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ ��� �‫ك‬ � �� * � ‫ه‬�‫ل‬���� �‫و‬�� ‫�د‬‫ئ‬ ����‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ّ ‫�د‬‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ى‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫د‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ه‬ � ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ه‬�� �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�� ��� � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬ ٤٫٤٫٢ 87 87 A Throne to Gain Which Man Must Make Moan people are like members of a never-ending wedding celebration, or jousters for ever engaged in competition and self-acclamation, while their women display their wit and sophistication, beauty, refinement, grace, and coquetry, pride and vanity, as they move through the streets like galleons in full sail in silk and velvet wrapper, causing the cares that cluster about the heart to scatter . I am not the first to describe them as seducers of the mind, conquerors of every virile male they find: thus has described them every master of prose and of the poetic arts, and any, old or young, who’s sought to deceive them has mentioned their smarts. As the proverb that’s going around would have it, “Cairo’s dust is gold, its maidens are the best of playthings, and its spoils go to the bold.” Themostamazingthingtheydoonslippingtheirhobblesandleavingtheir bridal recesses is straightway to mount tall, imposing asses, sitting upright atop them on a throne with galia moschata daubed, their scent thus being by every nostril absorbed, while the blacks of their irises and the whites of their eyes make men to think of the maidens of the gardens of Paradise. All who behold a houri of this type exclaim, “How great is God!” and see the world, beside the beauty of her visage, as but a paltry sod. One calls out to catch her eye and, having done so, “Praise the Lord!” goes up his cry. Another expresses his wish to hold her stirrup or her dress to touch, to carry her slippers or her train to clutch, to be a lining to her shawl or the porter at her hall, to be a go-between between her and her lover or her companions’ follower’s follower, to be a tire-woman dressing her hair or her tailor sewing up a tear, to be a jeweler fashioning for her wrist a band or a blacksmith forging her a nail by hand, to be a bathhouse attendant massaging her to release a knot or any...

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