The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 5

He was well-statured and broad-shouldered. She looked at him again and again and could not look at him enough. She soon said to her nurse, "What is the name of that handsome young man among the troops?" The nurse replied, "Oh my daughter, these dear fellows are all handsome. Which of them do you mean?" Rose-in-Hood said, "Wait until he comes past, and I will point him out to you." So she took an apple and, as he rode by, dropped it on him. At this, he raised his head to see who had done it and saw the Wazir's daughter at the window. She looked as if she were the full moon in the darkness of the night. He did not look away until his heart was utterly lost to her, and he recited these lines:

Was it an archer who shot me, or was it your eyes
That ruined a lover’s heart when they saw your charms?
Was the notched arrow original: "Muffawak" = well-notched. The quality of an arrow's flight depends on the notch. shot from a crowd,
Or did it come suddenly original: "baghtatan," meaning suddenly or unexpectedly. from a latticed window?

When the game was at an end and everyone had left the field, she asked her nurse, "What is the name of that youth I showed you?" and the good woman answered, "His name is Uns al-Wujud original: "Uns al-Wujud" literally means "Delight of existing things" or "Delight of the World."." At this, Rose-in-Hood shook her head and lay down on her couch, her thoughts burning with love. Then, sighing deeply, she composed these verses:

He was not wrong who named you "World’s Delight,"
Joining the world’s love with the light of generosity:
Oh you, whose grace is favored by the full moon,
Whose charms make life and the living bright!
You have no equal among mankind;
You are the Sultan of Beauty, and I will provide the proof:
Your eyebrows are like a well-formed Nún The Arabic letter Nún (ن) has a curved shape, often compared to an arched eyebrow.,
And your eyes are like a Sád The Arabic letter Sád (ص) in its middle form is said to resemble the shape of a human eye., written by His hand;
Your form is like the soft, green branch that gives
Graciously to everyone with a generous spirit:
You excel the world's knights in battle original: "stowre," an archaic term for conflict or battle.,
Adorned original: "dight," meaning dressed or equipped. with delight, beauty, and generosity.