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156 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
before the pavilion of El-Melik 'Eesa; and saw him
sitting drinking wine : so he went, and told his
master, the Emeer Beybars. Beybars came. Abu-
1-Kheyr saw him coming from a tent, and called out
to the King, ' Hay ! hay /' The King immediately
threw the cup into the brook; Abu-1-Kheyr removed the bottle; and the King set himself to
praying: and when he had pronounced the salutation [which terminates the prayers], he turned his
eyes, and saw the Emeer Beybars, and said to him,
' Wherefore art thou come at this hour ? Go, sleep :
it is late.' Beybars answered, ' I have come to ask
thee whether we shall continue our journey now, or
to-morrow morning.' The King said, ' To-morrow
morning.' And the Emeer Beybars returned, vexed
with 'Osman; and said to him, ' O 'Osman, didst
thou not tell me that the King was sitting drinking
wine ? Now I have been, and found him praying.
Dost thou utter a falsehood against the Sultan?'
'Osman answered, ' Like as he has smoothed it over,
do thou also : no matter.' Beybars was silent.
" They passed the night there ; and on the following morning El-Melik 'Eesa gave orders for departure. They journeyed towards Masr • and when
they had arrived at the' A'dileeyeh, and pitched their
tents, the Emeer Beybars said, ' O our lord the
Sultan, we have now arrived at Masr.' The King
answered, ' I desire, O Beybars, to visit the tomb of
the Imam [Esh-Shafe'ee].' Beybars said, 'The
thing is right, O our lord the Sultan: to-morrow I
will conduct thee to visit the Imam.' They remained that night at the 'A'dileeyeh; and on the
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000168 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 156 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. before the pavilion of El-Melik 'Eesa; and saw him sitting drinking wine : so he went, and told his master, the Emeer Beybars. Beybars came. Abu- 1-Kheyr saw him coming from a tent, and called out to the King, ' Hay ! hay /' The King immediately threw the cup into the brook; Abu-1-Kheyr removed the bottle; and the King set himself to praying: and when he had pronounced the salutation [which terminates the prayers], he turned his eyes, and saw the Emeer Beybars, and said to him, ' Wherefore art thou come at this hour ? Go, sleep : it is late.' Beybars answered, ' I have come to ask thee whether we shall continue our journey now, or to-morrow morning.' The King said, ' To-morrow morning.' And the Emeer Beybars returned, vexed with 'Osman; and said to him, ' O 'Osman, didst thou not tell me that the King was sitting drinking wine ? Now I have been, and found him praying. Dost thou utter a falsehood against the Sultan?' 'Osman answered, ' Like as he has smoothed it over, do thou also : no matter.' Beybars was silent. " They passed the night there ; and on the following morning El-Melik 'Eesa gave orders for departure. They journeyed towards Masr • and when they had arrived at the' A'dileeyeh, and pitched their tents, the Emeer Beybars said, ' O our lord the Sultan, we have now arrived at Masr.' The King answered, ' I desire, O Beybars, to visit the tomb of the Imam [Esh-Shafe'ee].' Beybars said, 'The thing is right, O our lord the Sultan: to-morrow I will conduct thee to visit the Imam.' They remained that night at the 'A'dileeyeh; and on the |
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