This is how it fared with him；but as regards King Shahri man，he remained seated on his throne all through the day until sundown；then he took the Minister apart and said to him 'Know thou，O Wazir，that thou and thou only west the cause of all this that hath come to pass between me and my son by the advice thou west pleased to devise；and so what dost thou counsel me to do now？'
Answered he，'O King，leave thy son in limbo for the space of fifteen days：then summon him to thy presence and bid him wed；and assuredly he shall not gainsay thee again.'And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
When it was the One Hundred and Seventyfifth Night，She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that the Wazir，said to King Shahriman，'Leave thy son in limbo for the space of fifteen days；then summon him to thy presence and bid him wed；and assuredly he shall not gainsay thee again.'The King accepted the Wazir's opinion and lay down to sleep that night troubled at heart concerning his son；for he loved him with dearest love because he had no other child but this；and it was his wont every night not to sleep，save after placing his arm under his son's neck. So he passed that night in trouble and unease on the Prince 's account，tossing from side to side，as he were laid on coals of Artemisiawood[235]：
for he was overcome with doubts and fears and sleep visited him not all that livelong night；
but his eyes ran over with tears and he began repeating ；
'While slanderers slumber，longsome is my night；
Suffice thee a heart so sad in partingplight；
I say，while night in care slow moments by，
'What！ no return for thee，fair morning light？'
And the saying of another，'When saw I Pleiadstars his glance escape
And Pole star draught of sleep upon him pour；
And the Bierdaughters[236] wend in mourning dight，
I knew that morning was for him no more！'