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Examples

  • "And," continued Badi'a al-Jamal, "Look thou, O Marjanah, ma mie, [FN#459] how thou mayst do with my grandmother, to win her consent, and beguile her with soft words, so haply she may do my desire."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Then he rose and kissed ground before Badi'a al-Jamal who was amazed at his beauty and loveliness; and Daulat Khatun said to her, "Know, O Princess, that this is Sayf al-Muluk, whose hand saved me by the ordinance of Allah Almighty and he it is who hath borne all manner burthens on thine account: wherefore I would have thee look upon him with favour."

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Badi'a al-Jamal, and she abide in the world, I will hasten to seek her, that thou mayst win thy will without delay.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Quoth Badi'a al-Jamal, "Sit and be of good heart and swear to me by the right of thy Faith and let us covenant together that each will not be false to other; and whichever of us breaketh faith may Almighty Allah punish!"

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • She continued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when Sa'id, son of the Wazir Faris, had read to Sayf al-Muluk, son of King Asim, the writ on the tunic, which showed the portraiture of Badi'a al-Jamal, daughter of Shahyal bin

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Badi'a al-Jamal cried, "By Allah, O sister mine, this that thou sayest I will not hear, neither will I assent to thee therein;" and it was as if she heard naught of what the other said and as if no love of Sayf al-Muluk and his beauty and bearing and bravery had gotten hold upon her heart.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Badi'a al-Jamal said, "What hath befallen thee in thy strangerhood?"

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • I will send unto thee Badi'a my Wazir, with twelve hordes of horse, each twelve thousand strong, to seize upon thy kingdom and slay thy men and carry thee and thy women into captivity. '

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • When Badi'a al-Jamal hear this, she blushed rosy red and was confounded at Daulat

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • She pursued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that having provided food and wine, Badi'a al-Jamal met Sayf al-Muluk with greetings, and the twain having embraced and kissed sat them down awhile to eat and drink.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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