He came upon us by chance while we were in such case，and wrestled with thy mother，who overcame him by the power of her splendid beauty and by her prowess.Then she entertained him five days in her palace，till the news of this came to her father，by the old woman Shawahi，surnamed Zat alDawahi，whereupon she embraced AlIslam at the hands of Sharrkan，and he took her and carried her by stealth to Baghdad，and with her myself and Rayhanab and twenty other damsels，all of us having，like her，followed the True Faith.When we came into the presence of thy Father，the King Omar bin alNu'uman，and he saw thy mother，Queen Abrizah，he fell in love with her and going in unto her one night，had connection with her，and she conceived by him and became with child of thee.Now thy mother had three jewels which she presented to thy father； and he gave one of them to his daughter，Nuzhat alZaman，another to thy brother，Zau al Makan，and the third to thy brother Sharrkan.This last thy mother took from Sharrkan and kept it for thee.But as the time of her delivery drew near she yearned after her own people and disclosed to me her secret； so I went to a black slave called Al Ghazban； and，privily telling him our case，bribed him to go with us.Accordingly the negro took us and fled the city with us，thy mother being near her time.But as we approached a desert place on the borders of our own country，the pangs of labour came upon thy mother.Then the slave proved himself a lustful villain and approaching her sought of her a shameful thing； whereupon she cried out at him with a loud cry，and was sore affrighted at him.
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