And I for their aidance sue of Him
Who is King of Kings and made soul of man.'
Then he rushed upon the shecamels like a hecamel in rut and drove all before him，sheep and cattle，horses and dromedaries.
Therewith the slaves ran at him with their blades so bright and their lances so long； and at their head rode a Turkish horseman who was indeed a stout champion，doughty in fray and in battle chance and skilled to wield the nutbrown lance and the blade with bright glance.He drove at Kanmakan，saying，'Woe to thee！
Knewest thou to whom these herds belong thou hadst not done this deed.Know that they are the goods of the band Grecian，the champions of the ocean and the troop Circassian； and this troop containeth none but valiant wights numbering an hundred knights，who have cast off the allegiance of every Sultan.But there hath been stolen from them a noble stallion，and they have vowed not to return hence without him.'Now when Kanmakan heard these words，he cried out，saying，'O villain，this I bestride is the steed whereof ye speak and after which ye seek，and ye would do battle with me for his sake' So come out against me，all of you at once，and do you dourest for the nonce！'Then he shouted between the ears of AlKatul who ran at them like a Ghul；whereupon Kanmakan let drive at the Turk[98] and ran him through the body and threw him from his horse and let out his life； after which he turned upon a second and a third and a fourth，and also of life bereft them.When the slaves saw this，they were afraid of him，and he cried out and said to them，'Ho，sons of whores，drive out the cattle and the stud or I will dye my spear in your blood.'So they untethered the beasts and began to drive them out； and Sabbah came down to Kanmakan with loud voicing and hugely rejoicing； when lo！ there arose a cloud of dust and grew till it walled the view，and there appeared under of it riders an hundred，like lions anhungered.Upon this Sabbah took flight，and fled to the hill's topmost height，leaving the assailable site，and enjoyed sight of the fight，saying，'I am no warrior； but in sport and jest I