Now listen to the tale of a foreign emperor,
Who was sitting on the bedstead besides his wife.(3)
She looked out and saw the son of a jeweller,
Who appeared to be very handsome and at the prime of his youth.(4)
When the sun had set she summoned,
The handsome boy, who was tall like a cypress tree.(5)
They both (met,) embraced each other and blended into one,
All their senses, uniqueness and attributes.(7)
Any body who would see him, could not judge the reality,
As his male face had been disguised as female.(8)
Every body conceded that he was a lady,
And she was as pretty as the heavenly fairies.(9)
One day the king saw her (him),
And complimented that her (his) features were enchanting like the moon in the sky.(10)
She (he) was, then, counselled, ‘You the lucky one,
‘You are worthy of a king and fit to sit on the throne.’(11)
‘Whose woman are you and whose daughter are you?
‘Which country you belong to and whose sister are you?(12)
‘You have penetrated the inner vision,
‘And has the king fallen for you at the first sight.’(13)
Through his maid, the king called her (him),
And asked her to bring her (him) to the inner chambers of his house.(14)
(The king had said,) ‘Oh, my maid, I have come across an elegant like a cypress tree,
‘Which looks like the moon fallen from the skies of Yaman.(15)
‘My heart is writhing for her,
‘It is like fish flutters when it is thrown in a dirty puddle.(16)
‘Oh, you my maid-messenger, who are like a blooming flower,
‘Go to the blossoming bud and bring her to me.(17)
‘If you bring her to me for me,
‘I will open up all the annuls of my treasures for you.’(18)
Harking to this the maidservant instantly departed,
And narrated from head to tail of the whole conservation.(19)
When she (he) listened to the whole talk from the maid,
Feeling topsy-turvy, he was overpowered with distress.(20)
(And thought,) ‘If I reveal my secret to the world,
‘All my planning will be dismantled.(21)
‘Looking at my female attire, the king has fallen for me,
‘Oh, my lady, please counsel me what to do?’(22)
‘If you say so, I will run away from this place.
‘Immediately, today, I take on my heels.’(23)
(The Queen said,) ‘Don’t be afraid, I will tell you the remedy.
‘Even remaining under his observation, I will keep you for four months.’(24)
Then, they both went to the sleeping-place and went into a slumber,
And the news roamed around to the lion hearted king.(25)
The maid, then, conveyed the king what was happening,
And the king flew into rage from head to feet.(26)