Her attendants dressed him in it , and brought him again before the tender-hearted lady . She turned to him a hundred hearts , took his hand and seated him beside her , and said : ' O youth ! tell me truly who you are and where you come from , and how you fell into the power of my sister . ' Even when he was a deer the prince had much admired Jamila now he thought her a thousand times more lovely than before . He judged that in truth alone was safety , and so told her his whole story . Then she asked : ' O Prince Almas-ruh-bakhsh , do you still wish so much to make this journey to Waq of Qaf ? What hope is there in it ? The road is dangerous even near here , and this is not yet the borderland of the Caucasus . Come , give it up ! It is a great risk , and to go is not wise . It would be a pity for a man like you to fall into the hands of jins and demons . Stay with me , and I will do whatever you wish . ' ' O most delicious person ! ' he answered , ` you are very generous , and the choice of my life lies in truth in your hands ; but I beg one favour of you . If you love me , so do I too love you . If you really love me , do not forbid me to make this journey , but help me as far as you can . Then it may be that I shall succeed , and if I return with my purpose fulfilled I will marry you according to the law , and take you to my own country , and we will spend the rest of our lives together in pleasure and good companionship . Help me , if you can , and give me your counsel . ' ' O very stuff of my life , ' replied Jamila ' I will give you things that are not in kings ' treasuries , and which will be of the greatest use to you . First , there are the bow and arrows of his Reverence the Prophet Salih .
Secondly , there is the Scorpion of Solomon -LRB- on whom be peace -RRB- , which is a sword such as no king has ; steel and stone are one XXXXX it ; if you bring it down on a rock it will not be injured , and it will cleave whatever you strike .
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