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they all broke their fast; and after they had eaten and drunken their sufficiency and had finished and the servants had removed the tables from before them, Alaeddin turned to the Sultan and said to him, “O my lord, [belike] Thy Grace will vouchsafe to honour me this day at the morning-meal[1] with the Lady Bedrulbudour, thy precious daughter, and be Thy Grace’s company all thy viziers and the chief officers of thy state.” Quoth the Sultan, (and indeed he rejoiced in him), “Gladly,[2] O my son,” and bidding the Viziers and officers of state and grandees attend him, arose forthright and mounted; whereupon Alaeddin and the others mounted also and they all rode till they came to Alaeddin’s palace.
When the Sultan entered the palace and viewed its building and ordinance and saw its stones, which were of jade and agate, he was amazed[3] and his wit was bewildered at that affluence and wealth and magnificence; so he turned to the Vizier and said to him, “How sayst
- ↑ Gheda.
- ↑ Tekerrum (inf. of V of kerem), lit. “being liberal to any one.” here an idiomatic form of assent expressing condescension on the part of a superior. Such at least is the explanation of the late Prof. Dozy; but I should myself incline to read tukremu (second person sing. aorist passive of IV), i.e. “Thou art accorded [that which thou seekest].”
- ↑ Indhehela.
