Malayan literature; comprising romantic tales, epic poetry and royal ...
Malayan literature; comprising romantic tales, epic poetry and royal ...
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MAKOTA RADJA-RADJA<br />
King Haroun-er-Raschid answered, " He certainly ought<br />
to release him, on account of my orders."<br />
" O prince of believers," answered the servant, " the Koran<br />
says, *<br />
He who has a burden shall not bear another's.' "<br />
*'<br />
Then the King said : Set the man free, for this must<br />
cover his case, <strong>and</strong> means that the innocent should not perish<br />
for the guilty."<br />
They tell that, a pundit appearing one day before the Sultan<br />
Ismail Samani, King of the country of Khorassan, the Sultan<br />
received him with great distinction, <strong>and</strong> at his departure<br />
saluted him most respectfully <strong>and</strong> escorted him to the door,<br />
taking seven steps behind him.<br />
The next night he dreamed that the glorious prophet (with<br />
whom be peace!) spoke thus to him: '* O Ismail, because<br />
you honored one of my pundits, I will pray God that after you<br />
seven of your children <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>children shall become great<br />
<strong>and</strong> glorious kings." They say that for many years the kingdom<br />
of Khorassan flourished under the paternal government<br />
of the successors of this Sultan.<br />
The Sultan Abdallah Tlahir, as soon as he had taken possession<br />
of the throne of Khorassan, received the homage of a<br />
large number of his subjects. At the end of several days he<br />
asked, " Is there anyone of distinction in the country who<br />
has not come to present himself before me ? " They told him,<br />
"<br />
There are two persons that have not come, one named<br />
Ahmed Arab, <strong>and</strong> the other named Mahomet Islam. But<br />
these two men never present themselves before kings <strong>and</strong><br />
ministers."<br />
"<br />
The Sultan replied, Since they will not come to find kings<br />
<strong>and</strong> ministers, I must go to them." So one repaired<br />
day the Sultan<br />
to the house of Ahmed Arab. The latter, imme-<br />
diately arising, remained st<strong>and</strong>ing a long time facing the<br />
Sultan. Then regarding him fixedly he said to him :<br />
" O<br />
Sultan, I had heard tell of your beauty, <strong>and</strong> I now see that<br />
they spoke the truth. Make not of that body the embers<br />
of hell." Saying this he returned to his prayers. The<br />
Sultan Abdallah Tlahir went away from the sheik's house<br />
weeping.<br />
He then betook himself to the house of Mahomet Islam.<br />
At the news that the Sultan was coming to see him, the sheik<br />
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