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  • He (the Amír) went to the noble ‘Imádu ’l-Mulk: he bared his head and fell on the ground,
  • Saying, “Let him (the king) take my harem together with all that I possess! Let any raider seize my (entire) revenue!
  • (But) there is this one horse—my soul is devoted to it: if he take it, I will surely die, O lover of good.
  • If he take this horse out of my hands, I know for certain that I shall not live (long).
  • Since God has bestowed (on thee) a (spiritual) connexion (with Himself), stroke my head at once with thy hand, O Messiah! 3380
  • I can bear the loss of my women and gold and estates: this is not pretence nor is it an imposture.
  • If thou dost not believe me in this (matter), try me, try me in word and deed!”
  • Weeping and wiping his eyes, the ‘Imádu ’l-Mulk ran, with agitated mien, into the presence of the Sultan.
  • He closed his lips and stood before the Sultan, communing with God the Lord of (all) His slaves.
  • He stood and listened to the Sultan's intimate talk, while inwardly his thought was weaving this (prayer)— 3385