Thy wand seems waxen，to a limpo grown，
And more I palm it，softer grows the brute！'
And yet another，'Quoth she （for I to lie with her forbore），
'O follyfollowing fool，O fool to core：
If thou my coynte for Kiblah[342] to thy coigne
Reject，we'll shall please thee more.'[343]
And yet another，'She proffered me a tender coynte
Quoth I 'I will not roger thee！'
She drew back，saying，'From the Faith
He turns，who's turned by Heaven's decree！[344]
And front wise fluttering，in one day，
Is obsolete persistency！'
Then swung she round and shining rump
Like silvern lump she showed me！
I cried： 'Well done，O mistress mine！
No more am I in pain for thee；
O thou of all that Allah oped[345]
Showest me fairest victory！'
And yet another，'Men craving pardon will uplift their hands；
Women pray pardon with their legs on high：
Out on it for a pious，prayerful work！
The Lord shall raise it in the depths to lie.'[346]
When Kamar alZaman heard her quote this poetry，and was certified that there was no escaping compliance with what willed she，he said，'O King of the age，if thou must needs have it so，make covenant with me that thou wilt do this thing with me but once，though it avail not to correct thy depraved appetite，and that thou wilt never again require this thing of me to the end of time；so perchance shall Allah purge me of the sin.'She replied 'I promise thee this thing，hoping that Allah of His favour will relent towards us and blot out our mortal offence；for the girdle of heaven's forgiveness is not indeed so strait，but it may compass us around and absolve us of the excess of our heinous sins and bring us to the light of salvation out of the darkness of error；and indeed excellently well saith the poet，'Of evil thing the folk suspect us twain；And to this thought their hearts and souls are bent：
Come，dear！ let's justify and free their souls
That wrong us；one good bout and thenrepent！'[347]