ABSTRACT

It is related, O auspicious King, that there was once long ago a rich merchant called Ayyāb who had two children. The son's name was Ghānim son of Ayyūb, known afterwards as the Slave of Love. He was as beautiful as a moonlit night and combined great eloquence with a most musical voice. His sister was called Fitnah, that is to say Seduction, because she was so fair.