Thecaliphtookthepurse, thankedNooradDeen, andperceivingbytheweightthatitcontainedgold, "Sir," saidhetohim, "Icannotenoughthankyouforyourliberality, andIthinkmyselfveryfortunateinhavingtodowithapersonofyourgenerosity; butbeforeItakemyleaveIhaveafavourtoask, , whichmakesmebelievethattheladyunderstandsplayinguponit; andifyoucanprevailwithhertoplaybutonetune, Ishallgoawayperfectlysatisfied; foralute, sir, isaninstrumentIamparticularlyfondof."
"FairPersian," saidNooradDeen, immediatelyaddressinghimselftoher, "Iaskthatfavourofyou, andIhopeyouwillnotrefuseme." Shetookupthelutewithoutmoreentreaties, andputtingitpresentlyintune, playedandsungwithsuchanair, , butwithsomuchstrengthandsoftness, astotransporthimintoanecstasy.
WhenthefairPersianhadgivenoverplaying, thecaliphcriedout, "Whatavoice! whatahand! whatskill! Wasthereeverfinersinging, orbetterplayinguponthelute? Neverwasthereanyseenorheardlikeit."
NooradDeen, whowasaccustomedtogiveallthatbelongedtohimtopersonswhopraisedhim, said, "Fisherman, Ifindthouhastsometasteformusic; sincethouartsodelightedwithherperformance, sheisthine, Imaketheeapresentofher." Atthesametimeheroseup, andtakinghisrobewhichhehadlaidby, wasgoingaway, andleavingthecaliph, whomhebelievedtobenootherthanafisherman, inpossessionofthefairPersian.
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