One Thousand and One Nights

by Richard Burton

  Drink the clear draught, drink free and fain, i. 88.

  Drive off the ghost that ever shows, vii. 109.

  Dumb is my tongue and scant my speech for thee, viii. 258.

  Each portion of her charms we see, vii.131.

  Each thing of things hath his appointed tide, v. 294.

  Easy, O Fate! how long this wrong, this injury, iii. 329.

  Eight glories meet, all, all conjoined in thee, iii. 271.

  Enough for lovers in this world their ban and bane, iv. 205.

  Enough of tears hath shed the lover wight, iii. 206.

  Enrobes with honour sands of camp her foot-step wandering lone,

  iv. 204.

  Escape with thy life if oppression betide thee, i. 209.

  Even not beardless one with girl, nor heed, iii. 303.

  Ever thy pomp and pride, O House! display, viii. 207.

  Face that with Sol in Heaven ramping vies, iii. 167.

  Fain had I hid thy handwork, but it showed, iii. 280.

  Fain leaving life that fleets thou hast th’ eternal won, ii. 281.

  Fair youth shall die by stumbling of the tongue, iii. 221.

  Familiar with my heart are woes and with them I, vii. 340.

  Far is the fane and patience faileth me, v. 41.

  Fare safely, Masrúr! an her sanctuary viii. 237.

  Farewell thy love, for see, the Cafilah’s on the move, iv. 254.

  Farewelling thee indeed is like to bidding life farewell, viii.

  62.

  Fate the wolf’s soul snatched up from wordly stead, iii. 146.

  Fate frights us when the thing is past and gone, iii. 318.

  Fate hath commanded I become thy fere, iii. 312.

  Fie on this wretched world an so it be, i. 40.

  Fight for my mother (an I live) I’ll take, ii. 239.

  Fire is cooler than fires in my breast, iv. 245.

  Fly, fly with life whenas evils threat, vi. 62.

  Fly, fly with thy life if by ill overtaken, ii. 19.

  Folk have made moan of passion before me, of past years, viii.

  65.

  For cup friends cup succeeding cup assign, v. 66.

  For eaters a table they brought and set, viii. 208.

  For her sins is a pleader that brow, ii. 97.

  For joys that are no more I want to weep, iii. 185.

  For Layla’s favour dost thou greed? iii. 135.

  For loss of lover mine and stress of love I dree, viii. 75.

  For not a deed the hand can try, v. 188.

  For others these hardships and labours I bear, i. 17.

  For your love my patience fails, i. 74.

  Forbear, O troubles of the world, i. 39.

  Forgive me, thee-ward sinned I, but the wise, ii. 9.

  Forgive the sin ‘neath which my limbs are trembling, iii. 249.

  Fortune had mercy on the soul of me, iii. 135.

  Fortune had ruth upon my plight, viii. 50.

  Four things that meet not, save they here unite, i. 116.

  Four things which ne’er conjoin, unless it be, iii. 237.

  Freest am I of all mankind fro’ meddling wight, ii. 200.

  Fro’ them inhale I scent of Attar of Ban, viii. 242.

  From her hair is night, from her forehead noon, viii. 303.

  From Love stupor awake, O Masrur, ‘twere best, viii. 214.

  From that liberal hand on his foes he rains, iv. 97.

  From the plain of his face springs a minaret, viii. 296.

  From wine I turn and whoso wine-cups swill, i. 208.

  Full many a reverend Shaykh feels sting of flesh, v. 64.

  Full many laugh at tears they see me shed, iii. 193.

  Full moon if unfreckled would favour thee, iv. 19.

  Full moon with sun in single mansion, i. 264.

  Gainsay women; he obeyeth Allah best who saith them nay, ix. 282.

  Garb of Fakir, renouncement, lowliness, v. 297.

  Garth Heaven-watered wherein clusters waved, viii. 266.

  Get thee provaunt in this world ere thou wend upon thy way, ii.

  139.

  Give back mine eyes their sleep long ravished, i. 99.

  Give me brunettes, so limber, lissom, lithe of sway, iv. 258.

  Give me brunettes; the Syrian spears so limber and so straight,

  viii. 158.

  Give me the Fig sweet-flavoured, beauty clad, viii. 269.

  Give thou my message twice, iii. 166.

  Gladsome and gay forget shine every grief, i. 57.

  Glory to Him who guides the skies, vii. 78.

  Gnostic’s heart-homèd in the heavenly Garth, v. 264.

  Go, gossip! re-wed thee, for Prime draweth near, v. 135.

  Go, visit her thou lovest, and regard not, iii. 235, viii. 305.

  God make thy glory last in joy of life, viii. 99.

  Gone is my strength, told is my tale of days, iii. 55.

  Goodly of gifts is she, and charm those perfect eyes, iii. 57.

  Granados of finest skin, like the breasts, viii. 267.

  Grant me the kiss of that left hand ten times, iv. 129.

  Grape bunches likest as they sway, viii. 266.

  Grapes tasting with the taste of wine, viii. 266.

  Grief, cark and care in my heart reside, iv. 19.

  Grow thy weal and thy welfare day by day, i. 204.

  Had I known of love in what fashion he, vii. 330.

  Had I wept before she did in my passion for Su’ada, vii. 275.

  Had she shown her shape to idolator’s sight, viii. 279.

  Hadst thou been leaf in love’s loyalty, iii. 77.

  Had we known of thy coming we fain had dispread, i. 117.

  Had we wist of thy coming, thy way had been strown, i. 271.

  Haply and happily may Fortune bend her rein, viii. 67.

  Haply shall Allah deign us twain unite, viii. 141.

  Haply shall Fortune draw her rein, iii. 251.

  Happy is Eloquence when thou art named, i. 47.

  Hast quit the love of Moons or dost persist? iv. 240.

  Hast seen a Citron-copse so weighed adown, viii. 272.

  Haste to do kindness thou dost intend, iv. 181.

  Haste to do kindness while thou hast the power, iii. 136.

  Have the doves that moan in the lotus tree, vii. 91.

  He blames me for casting on him my sight, viii. 283.

  He came and cried they, Now be Allah blest! iii. 215.

  He came in sable hued sacque, iv. 263.

  He came to see me, hiding ‘neath the shirt of night, iv. 252.

  He comes; and fawn and branch and moon delight these eyne, iv.

  142.

  He cometh robed and bending gracefully, ii. 287.

  He heads his arrows with piles of gold, iv. 97.

  He is Caliph of Beauty in Yusuf’s lieu, ii. 292.

  He is gone who when to this gate thou go’st, ii. 14.

  He is to thee that daily bread thou canst nor loose nor bind, i.

  39.

  He’ll offer sweetmeats with his edged tongue, iii. 115.

  He made me drain his wine of honeyed lips, v. 72.

  He missed not who dubbed thee, “World’s delight,” v. 33.

  He plucks fruits of her necklace in rivalry, ii. 103.

  He prayeth and he fasteth for an end he cloth espy, ii. 264.

  He seized my heart and freed my tears to flow, viii. 259.

  He showed in garb anemone-red, iv. 263.

  He thou trustedst most is thy worst un friend, iii. 143.

  He whom the randy motts entrap, iii. 216

  Hearkening, obeying, with my dying mouth, ii. 321.

  Heavy and swollen like an urine-bladder blown, iv. 236.

  Her fair shape ravisheth if face to face she did appear, v. 192

  Her fore-arms, dight with their bangles, show, v. 89.

  Her golden yellow is the sheeny sun’s, iv. 257.

  Her lip-dews rival honey-sweets, that s
weet virginity, viii. 33.

  Her smiles twin rows of pearls display, i. 86.

  Here! Here! by Allah, here! Cups of the sweet, the dear! i. 89.

  Here the heart reads a chapter of devotion pure, iii. 18.

  Hind is an Arab filly purest bred, vii. 97.

  His cheek-down writeth (O fair fall the goodly scribe!) ii. 301.

  His cheekdown writeth on his cheek with ambergris on pearl, ii.

  301.

  His eyelids sore and bleared, viii. 297.

  His face as the face of the young moon shines, i. 177.

  His honeydew of lips is wine; his breath, iv. 195.

  His looks have made me drunken, not his wine, iii. 166.

  His lovers said, Unless he deign to give us all a drink, viii.

  285.

  His lovers’ souls have drawn upon his cheek, iii. 58.

  His mole upon plain of cheek is like, viii. 265.

  His scent was musk and his cheek was rose, i. 203.

  Ho, lovers all! by Allah say me fair and sooth, ii. 309.

  Ho, lovers all! by Allah say me sooth, ii. 320.

  Ho say to men of wisdom, wit and lere, v. 239.

  Ho thou, Abrizah, mercy! leave me not for I, ii. 127.

  Ho, those heedless of Time and his sore despight! vii. 221.

  Ho thou hound who art rotten with foulness in grain, iii. 108.

  Ho thou lion who broughtest thyself to woe, vii. 123.

  Ho thou my letter! when my friend shall see thee, iv. 57.

  Ho thou o’ the tabret, my heart takes flight, viii. 166.

  Ho thou the House! Grief never home in thee’ viii. 206.

  Ho thou, the house, whose birds were singing gay, v. 57.

  Ho thou who grovellest low before the great, ii. 235.

  Ho thou, who past and bygone risks regardest with uncare! iii.

  28.

  Ho thou whose heart is melted down by force of Amor’s fire, v.

  132.

  Ho ye mine eyes let prodigal tears go free, iv. 248.

  Ho ye my friends draw near, for I forthright, viii. 258.

  Hola, thou mansion! woe ne’er enter thee, iv. 140.

  Hold fast thy secret and to none unfold, i.87.

  Hold to nobles, sons of nobles, ii. 2.

  Honour and glory wait on thee each morn, iv. 60.

  Hope not of our favours to make thy prey, viii. 208.

  Houris and high-born Dames who feel no fear of men, v. 148.

  How bitter to friends is a parting, iv. 222.

  How comes it that I fulfilled my vow the while that vow brake

  you? iv. 241.

  How dear is our day and how lucky our lot, i. 293.

  How fair is ruth the strong man deigns not smother, i. 103.

  How good is Almond green I view, viii. 270.

  How is this? Why should the blamer abuse thee in his pride, iii.

  232.

  How joyously sweet are the nights that unite, v. 61.

  How long, rare beauty! wilt do wrong to me, ii. 63.

  How long shall I thy coyness and thy great aversion see, iv. 242.

  How long shall last, how long this rigour rife of woe, i. 101.

  How long this harshness, this unlove shall bide? i. 78.

  How manifold nights have I passed with my wife, x. 1.

  How many a blooming bough in glee girl’s hand is fain, viii. 166.

  How many a joy by Allah’s will hath fled, i. 150.

  How many a lover with his eyebrows speaketh, i. 122.

  How many a night have I spent in woes ix. 316.

  How many a night I’ve passed with the beloved of me, iv. 252.

  How many boons conceals the Deity, v. 261.

  How many by my labours, that evermore endure, vi. 2.

  How. oft bewailing the place shall be this coming and going,

  viii. 242.

  How oft have I fought and how many have slain! vi. 91.

  How oft in the mellay I’ve cleft the array, ii. 109.

  How patient bide, with love in sprite of me, iv. 136.

  How shall he taste of sleep who lacks repose, viii. 49.

  How shall youth cure the care his life undo’th, ii. 320.

  Hunger is sated with a bone-dry scone, iv. 201.

  Hurry not, Prince of Faithful Men! with best of grace thy vow,

  vii. 128.

  I am he who is known on the day of fight, vi. 262.

  I am distraught, yet verily, i. 138.

  I am going, O mammy, to fill up my pot, i.311.

  I am not lost to prudence, but indeed, ii. 98.

  I am taken: my heart burns with living flame, viii. 225.

  I am the wone where mirth shall ever smile, i. 175.

  I am when friend would raise a rage that mote, iv. 109.

  I and my love in union were unite, viii. 247.

  I ask of you from every rising sun, i. 238.

  I asked of Bounty, “Art thou free?” v. 93.

  I asked the author of mine ills, ii. 60.

  I bade adieu, my right hand wiped my tears away, ii. 113.

  I attained by my wits, x. 44.

  I bear a hurt heart, who will sell me for this, vii. 115.

  I call to mind the parting day that rent our loves in twain,

  viii. 125.

  I can’t forget him, since he rose and showed with fair design,

  ix. 253.

  I ceased not to kiss that cheek with budding roses dight,viii.

  329.

  I clips his form and wax’d drunk with his scent, ii. 292.

  I came to my dear friend’s door, of my hopes the goal, v. 58.

  I craved of her a kiss one day, but soon as she beheld, iv. 192.

  I cried, as the camels went off with them viii. 63.

  I’d win good will of everyone, but whoso envies me, ix. 342.

  I deemed my brethren mail of strongest steel, i. 108.

  I deemed you coat-o’-mail that should withstand, i. 108.

  I die my death, but He alone is great who dieth not, ii. 9.

  I drank the sin till my reason fled, v. 224

  I drink, but the draught of his glance, not wine, i. 100.

  I drooped my glance when seen thee on the way, iii. 331.

  I dyed what years have dyed, but this my staining, v. 164.

  I embrace him, yet after him yearns my soul, ix. 242.

  I ever ask for news of you from whatso breezes pass, viii. 53.

  I feed eyes on their stead by the valley’s side, iii. 234

  I fix my glance on her, whene’er she wends, viii. 158.

  I fly the carper’s injury, ii. 183.

  I gave her brave old wine that like her cheeks blushed red, i.

  89.

  I had a heart and with it lived my life, v. 131.

  I have a friend with a beard, viii. 298.

  I have a friend who hath a beard, iv. 194.

  I have a friend, whose form is fixed within mine eyes, iv. 246.

  I have a froward yard of temper ill, viii. 293.

  I have a lover and when drawing him, iv. 247.

  I have a sorrel steed, whose pride is fain to bear the rein, ii.

  225.

  I have borne for thy love what never bore iii. 183.

  I have fared content in my solitude, iii. 152.

  I have no words though folk would have me talk, ix. 276

  I have won my wish and my need have scored, vii. 59.

  I have wronged mankind, and have ranged like wind, iii. 74.

  I have a yard that sleeps in base and shameful way, viii. 293.

  I have sorrowed on account of our disunion, viii. 128.

  I heard a ring-dove chanting plaintively v.47.

  I hid what I endured of him and yet it came to light, i. 67.

  I hope for union with my love which I may ne’er obtain, viii.

  347.

  I kissed him: darker grew those pupils which, iii. 224.

  I lay in her arms all night, leaving him, v. 128.
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  I’ll ransom that beauty-spot with my soul, v. 65.

  I long once more the love that was between us to regain, viii.

  181

  I longed for him I love; but, when we met, viii. 347.

  I longed for my beloved, but when I saw his face, i. 240.

  I look to my money and keep it with care, ii. 11.

  I looked at her one look and that dazed me, ix. 197.

  I looked on her with longing eyne, v. 76

  I love a fawn with gentle white-black eyes; iv. 50.

  I love a moon of comely shapely form, I love her madly for she is

  perfect fair, vii.259.

  I love not black girls but because they show, iv. 251.

  I love not white girls blown with fat who puff and pant, iv. 252

  I love Su’ád and unto all but her my love is dead, vii. 129.

  I love the nights of parting though I joy not in the same, ix.

  198.

  I loved him, soon as his praise I heard, vii. 280.

  I’m Al-Kurajan, and my name is known, vii. 20.

  I’m estranged fro’ my folk and estrangement’s long, iii. 71.

  I’m Kurajan, of this age the Knight, vii. 23.

  I’m the noted Knight in the field of fight, vii. 18.

  I made my wrist her pillow and I lay with her in litter, vii.

  243.

  I marvel at its pressers, how they died, x.

  I marvel hearing people questioning, ii. 293

  I marvel in Iblis such pride to see, vii. 139.

  I marvel seeing yon mole, ii. 292.

  I mind our union days when ye were nigh, vi. 278.

  I number nights; indeed I count night after night, ii. 308.

  I offered this weak hand as last farewell,. iii. 173

  I passed a beardless pair without compare, v. 64.

  I past by a broken tomb amid a garth right sheen, ii. 325.

  I plunge with my braves in the seething sea, vii. 18.

  I pray in Allah’s name, O Princess mine, be light on me, iv. 241.

  I pray some day that we reunion gain, iii. 124.

  I roam; and roaming hope I to return, iii. 64.

  I saw him strike the gong and asked of him straightway, viii.

  329.

  I saw thee weep before the gates and ‘plain, v. 283.

  I saw two charmers treading humble earth, iii. 18.

  I say to him, that while he slings his sword, ii. 230.

  I see all power of sleep from eyes of me hath flown, ii. 151.

  I see not happiness lies in gathering gold, ii. 166.

  I see the woes of the world abound, i. 298.

  I see thee and close not mine eyes for fear, ix. 221.

  I see thee full of song and plaint and love’s own ecstasy, iii.

  263.

  I see their traces and with pain I melt, i. 230.