Tariel's Letter in Answer to his Beloved
502	"I WROTE: 'O sun! thy ray beaming forth from thee struck my heart; my alertness and boldness are brought to nought; mad for thee, I have perceived thy beauty and loveliness; with what service can I pay thee in exchange for life?
503	"THEN when thou didst make me to survive and sufferedst me not to be wholly sundered from life, now this time I compare with that time. I have received thine armlet; I have bound it round mine arm. How can I show my joy as much as is fitting ?
504	"OF a truth I offer thee, lo! the veil which thou demandest; also a cloak, of the same stuff, the like of which thou wilt not find. Leave me not to swoon, help me, succour me, come! Whom can I submit to in this world save thee ?'
505	"THE maid arose and forsook me. I lay down and fell pleasantly asleep, but I shivered, I saw my beloved in my sleep; I awoke, I had her no more, life was a burden to me: thus I passed the night, I heard not her voice."