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29-ALADDIN.TXT-Part6_THE ARABIAN NIGHTS_Translated Works(翻译文学)-第2页

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eyes firmly upon it; on the contrary, she winked and blinked for the



dazzle of the stones and their radiance and excess of lightninglike

glance, and her wits were bewildered thereat. Only she was not



certified of their value being really of the enormousextent she had

been told. Withal she reflected that possibly her son might have



spoken aright when he declared that their like was not to be found

with the kings. Then Aladdin turned to her and said: "Thou



hast-seen, O my mother, that this present intended for the Sultan is

magnificent, and I am certified that it will procure for thee high



honor with him, and that he will receive thee with all respect. And

now, O my mother, thou hast no excuse, so compose thy thoughts and



arise. Take thou this bowl, and away with it to the palace."

His mother rejoined: "O my son, 'tis true that the present is



highpriced exceedingly and the costliest of the costly, also that

according to thy word none owneth its like. But who would have the



boldness to go and ask the Sultan for his daughter, the Lady Badr

al-Budur? I indeed dare not say to him, 'I want thy daughter!' when he



shall ask me, 'What is thy want?' For know thou, O my son, that my

tongue will be tied. And granting that Allah assist me and I



embolden myself to say to him, 'My wish is to become a connection of

thine through the marriage of thy daughter the Lady Badr al-Budur,



to my son Aladdin,' they will surely decide at once that I am demented

and will thrust me forth in disgrace and despised. I will not tell



thee that I shall thereby fall into danger of death, for 'twill not be

I only, but thou likewise. However, O my son, of my regard for thine



inclination I needs must embolden myself and hie thither. Yet, O my.

child, if the King receive me and honor me on account of the gift



and inquire of me what thou desirest, and in reply I ask of him that

which thou desirest in the matter of thy marriage with his daughter,



how shall I answer him and he ask me, as is man's wont, 'What

estates hast thou, and what income?' And perchance, O my son, he



will question me of this before questioning me of thee."

Aladdin replied: "'Tis not possible that the Sultan should make such



demand what time he considereth the jewels and their magnificence, nor

is it meet to think of such things as these, which may never occur.



Now do thou but arise and set before him this present of precious

stones and ask of him his daughter for me, and sit not yonder making



much of the difficulty in thy fancy. Ere this thou hast learned, O

mother mine, that the lamp which we possess hath become to us a stable



income, and that whatso I want of it the same is supplied to me. And

my hope is that by means thereof I shall learn how to answer the



Sultan should he ask me of that thou sayest." Then Aladdin and his

mother fell to talking over the subject all that night long, and



when morning morrowed, the dame arose and heartened her heart,

especially as her son had expounded to her some little of the powers



of the lamp and the virtues thereof; to wit, that it would supply

all they required of it. Aladdin, however, seeing his parent take



courage when he explained to her the workings of the lamp, feared lest

she might tattle to the folk thereof, so he said to her: "O my mother,



beware how thou talk to any of the properties of the lamp and its

profit, as this is our one great good. Guard thy thoughts lest thou



speak overmuch concerning it before others, whoso they be. Haply we

shall lose it and lose the boon fortune we possess and the benefits we



expect, for that 'tis of him." His mother replied, "Fear not therefor,

O my son," and she arose and took the bowl full of jewels, which she



wrapped up in a fine kerchief, and went forth betimes that she might

reach the Divan ere it became crowded.



When she passed into the palace, the levee not being fully attended,

she saw the wazirs and sundry of the lords of the land going into



the presence room, and after a short time, when the Divan was made

complete by the Ministers and high officials and chieftains and



emirs and grandees, the Sultan appeared, and the wazirs made their

obeisance and likewise did the nobles and the notables. The King



seated himself upon the throne of his kingship, and all present at the

levee stood before him with crossed arms awaiting his commandment to



sit, and when they received it, each took his place according to his

degree. Then the claimants came before the Sultan, who delivered



sentence, after his wonted way, until the Divan was ended, when the

King arose and withdrew into the palace and the others all went



their ways. And when Aladdin's mother saw the throne empty and the




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