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Your story is marvellous and your case extraordinary. Then he told him all that had befallen Rose-in-bud; and Uns el Wujoud said, 'Where is she, O King of the age? 'She is with me now, answered Dirbas and sending for the Cadi and the witnesses, drew up the contract of marriage between her and him.
'What makes thee weep, O my lord? asked she; and he answered, 'Take this letter and see what is therein. So she took it and saw it to be a love-letter from her daughter Rose-in-bud to Uns el Wujoud; whereupon the tears sprang to her eyes; but she mastered herself and swallowing her tears, said to her husband, 'O my lord, there is no profit in weeping: the right course is to cast about for a means of preserving thine honour and concealing thy daughter's affair. And she went on to comfort him and lighten his trouble.
As for Uns el Wujoud, when he was certified that Rose-in-bud was indeed gone, he gave a great cry and fell down in a swoon, nor came to himself for a long time, whilst the folk deemed that a ravishment from the Merciful One had taken him and that he was absorbed in contemplation of the splendour of the majesty of the Requiter of good and evil.
When they revived, they swore brotherhood in God the Most High, and the hermit said to Uns el Wujoud, 'This night will I pray to God and seek of Him direction what thou shouldst do to attain thy desire. To return to Rose-in-bud.
Meanwhile, Rose-in-bud took no delight in eating nor drinking, sitting nor sleeping; but her transport and passion and love-longing redoubled on her, and she went wandering about the castle, but could find no issue; wherefore she shed plenteous tears and recited the following verses: They have prisoned me straitly from him I adore And given me to eat of mine anguish galore.
Her name was Rose-in-bud and she was so named for the exceeding delicacy and perfection of her beauty; and the King loved to carouse with her, because of her wit and good breeding. Now it was the King's custom yearly to gather together all the nobles of his realm and play with the ball.
Then Uns el Wujoud went in to Rose-in-bud, and they embraced and sat weeping for excess of joy and gladness, whilst she recited the following verses: Gladness is come, dispelling grief and putting care aside; We are united now and have our enviers mortified. The fragrant breeze of union blows fresh and sweet for us, Whereby our bodies, vitals, hearts are all revivified.
When he had finished, the lion rose and coming softly up to him, with his eyes full of tears, licked him with his tongue, then walked on before him, signing to him, as who should say, 'Follow me. So he followed him, and he led him on till he brought him, over a mountain, to the farther side, where he came upon the track of a caravan and knew it to be that of Rose-in-bud and her company.
So now I have told thee my dream, and it is thine to decide. 'O my nurse, quoth Rose-in-bud, 'canst thou keep secrets? 'And how should I not keep secrets, answered the nurse, 'I that am of the flower of the free-born? Then Rose-in-bud pulled out the scroll, on which she had written the verses afore said, and said to her, Carry this my letter to Uns el Wujoud and bring me his answer.
When the Vizier read the royal mandate, it was grievous to him, for he knew not that Rose-in-bud was with the King nor why he had sent him in quest of Uns el Wujoud, neither knew he that the fakir he had with him was Uns el Wujoud himself; and the latter in like manner knew not whither they were bound nor that the Vizier had been despatched in quest of himself.
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