for this thy city shall become a wold wherein the raven shall croak.Thus have I done my errand to thee and peace be with thee！'Now when King Shahriman heard from the messenger these words，his heart was troubled and he feared for his kingdom： so he cried out for his Grandees and Ministers，Chamberlains and Lieutenants；and，when they appeared，he said to them，'Woe to you！ Go down and search for the youth.'Now the Prince was still under the headsman's hands，but he was changed by the fright he had undergone.Presently，the Wazir，chancing to glance around，saw the Prince on the rug of blood and recognised him；so he arose and threw himself upon him，and so did the other envoys.
Then they proceeded to loose his bonds and they kissed his hands and feet，whereupon Taj alMuluk opened his eyes and，recognising his father's Wazir and his friend Aziz，fell down a fainting for excess of delight in them.When King Shahriman made sure that the coming of this army was indeed because of this youth，he was confounded and feared with great fear；so he went up to Taj al Muluk and，kissing his head，said to him，'O my son，be not wroth with me，neither blame the sinner for his sin；but have compassion on my grey hairs，and waste not my realm.'Whereupon Taj alMuluk drew near unto him and kissing his hand，replied，'No harm shall come to thee，for indeed thou art to me as my father；but look that nought befal my beloved，the Lady Dunya！'