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"She hath a skin like very silk and a soft speech and sweet; Gracious to all, her words are nor too many nor too few.
Two eyes she hath, quoth God Most High, "Be," and forthright they were; They work as wine upon the hearts of those whom they ensue.
Add to my passion, love of her, each night; and, solacement Of loves, the Resurrection be thy day of rendezvous!
The lady alighted at Aboulhusn's shop and sitting down there, saluted him, and he returned her salute. When Ali ben Bekkar saw her, she ravished his understanding and he rose to go away; but she said to him, 'Sit in thy place. We came to thee and thou goest away: this is not fair.' 'O my lady,' answered he, 'by Allah, I flee from what I see; for the tongue of the case saith:
She's the sun and her dwelling's in heaven on high; Look, then, to thine heart thou fair patience commend.
Thou mayst not climb up to her place in the sky, Nor may she to thee from her heaven descend.' "

Story of Ali Ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
by John Payne
Volume 3