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Go down to the prison and fetch him, and I will strike off his head. 'I hear end obey, replied Muin. 'With thy leave I will have proclamation made in the city, "Whoso hath a mind to look upon the beheading of Noureddin Ali ben Khacan, let him repair to the palace!"
Then the broker left him and returning to the midst of the market, took the damsel by the hand; then beckoned to Muin and said to him, 'O my lord, here comes her owner. With this up came Noureddin and snatching the girl from the broker, gave her a cuff and said to her, 'Out on thee, thou baggage!
The Khalif said to Noureddin, 'Take this sword and strike off thine enemy's head. So he took the sword and went up to Muin ben Sawa, but the latter looked at him and said, 'I did according to my nature; do thou according to thine. So Noureddin threw the sword from his hand and said to the Khalif, 'O Commander of the Faithful, he hath beguiled me with his speech, and he repeated the following verse: Lo, with the cunning of his speech my heart he hath beguiled, For generous minds are ever moved by artful words and mild!
I have no need of her price, but I fear to lose both life and goods. 'How so? asked his wife, and he said, 'Dost thou not know that yonder is our enemy Muin ben Sawa, who, when he hears of this affair, will go up to the Sultan and say to him, "Thy Vizier, who thou wilt have it loves thee, had of thee ten thousand dinars and bought therewith a slave-girl, whose like was never seen; but when he saw her, she pleased him and he said to his son, 'Take her: thou art worthier of her than the Sultan. So he took her and did away her maidenhead, and she is now with him."
Noureddin came out and knowing him, would have saluted him: but he said, 'O my lord, this is no time for greeting or converse. 'O Ilmeddin, asked Noureddin, 'what is the matter? 'Arise and flee for your lives, thou and the damsel, replied he: 'for Muin ben Sawa hath laid a snare for you; and if you fall into his hands, he will kill you.
If what he says be true, they will bring us back royal letters-patent and a diploma of investiture; and if not, I will pay him what I owe him. When the Sultan heard the Vizier's words, he said, 'Take him. So Muin carried Noureddin to his own house and cried out to his servants, who threw him down and beat him, till he swooned away.
So it is my wish that thou set out at once for Bassora and bring me news of my cousin Mohammed ben Suleiman ez Zeini and how he hath dealt with Noureddin; and do thou tell my cousin the young man's history and how I sent him to him with my letter, and if thou find that the King hath done otherwise than after my commandment, lay hands on him and his Vizier Muin ben Sawa and bring them to us, as thou shalt find them.
And as much as the people loved Fezl, so much did they hate Muin.
Then Muin will say, "O my lord, thou knowest that I give thee true counsel, but I am not in favour with thee."
His name was King Mohammed ben Suleiman ez Zeini, and he had two Viziers, one called Muin ben Sawa and the other Fezl ben Khacan.
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