	An opening march shares "exotic" intervals, A – B-flat – E, with the composer's oriental intermezzo "Wonga", used for the play "Ye Gods" in 1916. A chorus of beggars sings: "Baksheesh, baksheesh Allah"; passers-by sing "Empshi" ("get away"). A romantic theme portrays the princess, similar to Stravinsky's "Firebird". Trumpets announce the caliph. The concluding section "Call to prayer" of 22 measures was added later.