The Story of the GULNARE of the Sea (21)

The Story of the GULNARE of the Sea (21)

  " God (whose name be exalted !) afflicted me not, but compensated me well ; and as the King has not a male child nor a female, I beg God to bless me with a son that may inherit of this great King these palaces and possessions. "

  And when her brother, and the daughters of her uncle, heard her words, their eyes became cheerful thereat, and they said to her : " O Gulnare, thou art acquinted with our affection for thee, and thou art assured that thou art the dearest of all persons to us, and art certain that we desire for thee comfort, without troubel or toil.
  Therefore if thou be not in a state of comfort, arise and accompany us to our country and our family ; but if thou be comfortable here, in honour and happiness, this is our desire and wish. "

  And Gulnare replied : " By Allah, I am happiness. "

  So when the King heard these words from her, he rehoiced, and he thanked her for them ; his love for her penetrated to his heart's core, and he knew that she loved him as heloved her, and that she desireed to remain with him to see his child which she was bring to him.

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