berekat

Updated: July 10, 2025

Since the day I saw thee first, I have taken no delight in sleep nor in meat nor drink. 'My sufferings have been still greater than thine, answered I; 'and my state dispenses me from complaint. Then said she, 'O my lord, shall I come to thee or wilt thou come to me? Quoth I, 'I am a stranger here and have no lodging but the Khan; so by thy favour, it shall be at thy house. 'It is well, replied she; 'to-night is Friday eve, and nothing can be done; but to-morrow, after the morning-prayer, mount thine ass and enquire for the house of Berekat the Syndic, known as Abou Shameh, in the Hebbaniyeh quarter; for I live there; and do not delay, for I shall be expecting thee. At this, I rejoiced greatly and took leave of her and returned to the Khan, where I passed a sleepless night.

Anonymous - The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I