Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

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THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR
Thus the hero, constantly loving and beloved by Ibla, inces-
santly deceived by the cunningly devised obstacles raised by
his foes, sustained his reputation for greatness of character
and strength of arm, submitted with resignation to the severest
tests, and passed victoriously through them all. After the
death of King Zoheir, whom he avenged, he undertook to assist
Cais, Zoheir's son, in all his enterprises, and after a long series
of adventures which tired the patience, love, and courage of
Antar, this hero, recognized as chief among Arabian chieftains,
obtained the great reward of his long struggles and mighty
toils, by marriage to his well-loved Ibla.