Vis and Ramin

347
308 VISEAMIANI
remembered fair monarch is come, the embellisher of the
throne, the glorifier of armour. 1 He begs a breeze 2 of
welcome from thee ; thy spring is come, the branch of thy
joy has brought forth fruit, the pearl-shell of thy hope has
made thee to find the pearl of good fortune. See (how) the
night is lightened ; see, thy griefs have not been in vain !
Now give back joy to thy heart ; now, through thee the
earth has bloomed with joy, the wind wafts from the
mountains the scent of amber. Look with thine own eyes
at thy joy and desire. Good weather 3 has come for thee.
Hitherto the night was dark as thy hair, and now it is
bright as thy face. The sky has put off the thick mist, 4
and now wipe thou the rust from thy heart. moon, the
mountains and plains rejoice like thee at his coming ; thy
Eamin has come under a fortunate planet. 5 The sun and
moon await the meeting; his lovely form stands at the
door and entreats thy command, he begs thee to disavow
thine anger. Thou art displeased with him, and he is
heart-broken for thee. Open the door of thy heart to the
gladdener of thy heart, be hopeful one of the other, and
forget your former woes."
Vis, made joyful, released from all woes, said :
" 6
Shahinshah sleeps below, I fear a mischance ; |
if he
should awake suddenly and find out, I shall see Eamin no
more, and life 1
will be vanity to me, unless I can look
forward to his staying; otherwise, let whatever thou wilt
befall if I but see Eamin once. Now, I adjure
thee in God's
name, bind him in sleep to the best of thy power, that he
may not awake and discover what we are about."
The nurse hastily muttered some spell, so that even if
the world had fallen into ruins he could not have perceived
it as long as they did not wish him to do so. Then Vis
1
Abdjari, 333, 354. K., 426, etc.
3 Dari = good weather, 354.
2 Niavi, 337.
4 Al-muli almuri, 351 (ali flame muri ; smoke) "whirlwind,"
Job xxxviii. 1 ; Acts ii. 19, " vapour of smoke."
6
Etli. *
Kue, 145, 175? " is lying down sleeping."