Ali lighted the candle and supped at his ease and prayed the evening prayer；after which he said to himself'Let us take the bed and go upstairs and sleep thererather than here.'So he took the bed and carried it upstairswhere he found a splendid saloonwith gilded ceiling and walls and floor of variegated marble. He spread his bed there and sitting down，began to recite somewhat of the sublime Koranwhen suddenly he heard one calling to him and saying'O AliO son of Hassan，shall I send thee down the gold？'And he answered'Send away.'
Hardly had he spokenwhen pieces of gold began to rain down on himlike [pebbles from] a mangonelnor stinted till the saloon was full. Then said the voice'Set me freethat I may go my way；for I have made an end of my service and have delivered unto thee that which was committed to me for thee.'