Arabian Nights Page #2

father, guard it well.

I'll be back with the others soon.

I bet your head is full of lice.

Shall I pick them out for you?

Sleep, baby, sleep.

Go to bye-byes...

Rider from the desert,

you will be crowned King of this city.

- What?

- What is your name?

Warden. I am a soldier.

When our King dies

leaving no heirs,

we wait for the first man

to arrive from the desert,

and make him King.

Blessed be the Lord for sending us

a slim and handsome man!

Drink, and let us enter the city.

Before being crowned

you must have a wife.

You will marry my daughter.

Who said I wanted to marry?

If you refuse,

you'll be thrown from a tower.

Then God's will be done.

Do you have nothing

to do tonight but pray?

Don't you like your bride?

You are beautiful,

Hayat, but I am unhappy.

Do you love another woman?

If you don't consummate our marriage,

you'll be thrown from a tower.

- Can I ask you something?

If I tell you a secret,

will you keep it?

I promise.

Then look.

Now you know my secret. If I'm betrayed,

I'll be thrown from a tower!

- I won't betray you, Warden!

- My name is Zumurrud.

I was the beautiful Nuredin's slave,

but I don't know where he is.

I'll help you. I've had bad luck,

but I'll keep your secret.

I might find him if we can get

many people to come here.

Pretend to be my wife

and keep our secret.

I promise.

We'll get many people to come here.

Stranger, eat from your own plate!

The King said to eat our fill.

But not from other people's plates!

I'll eat what I like.

Eat what you like, then,

and may it choke you!

I told him not to eat

from other people's plates.

If the King has him whipped,

he deserves it.

What is your name

and why have you come here?

I am Ali. I'm a weaver, come to trade.

Look me straight in the eyes!

You'd lie to a king, you dog?

You're Barsum, who kidnapped

a slave girl, aren't you?

Yes, King, I am Barsum.

Take this blue-eyed man out of the city

and put him to death.

Excuse me,

do you know where I might

find my slave, Zumurrud?

Children, have you seen Zumurrud

pass this way?

Who is this Zumurrud?

Come with us!

Don't be afraid.

We'll just give you a nice massage!

Lie down here.

- Stop, you're making him rise!

- Of course, handsome!

You're trying to take

all his goodness!

Part of it is mine, isn't it?

No, I made it stand,

and as my mother used to say:

"Whoever brings barren earth to life,

owns it and enjoys it."

Perhaps, but my mother used to say:

"The game belongs

to whoever takes it."

You found it, but I'm taking it!

Since you two can't come

to an agreement,

I'll enjoy all of it!

Don't eat that!

- I'll eat what I like.

- Beware, it's cursed.

You'll be crucified if you eat it.

It happened to someone else.

I don't care, you bastards,

I'll eat what I like.

He'll even eat the plate!

Let him be. He's got the face

of a dead man already.

Anyway, what can you do

against God's Will?

Beggar, are you strong enough

to be my porter?

You will be well paid.

Give me apples from Syria,

peaches from Amman,

jasmine from Aleppo,

lemons from Egypt,

sultanas, myrtle, camomile,

pomegranates, white roses,

little pastries,

nutmeg ring cakes, sweets,

short pastry, puff pastry,

sugar and incense,

amber, musk and candle wax.

Nabur! Budur!

Come down sisters,

I've got everything!

"Tagi Almolup, son of King Suleiman,

"grew into such a handsome young man

"that everyone who saw him

was enchanted.

"He inspired poems,

"even the purest became

shameless for his love,

"AS the poet said:

"I embraced him and became drunk

with his perfume.

"Like a windswept branch,

I became drunk without drinking,

"intoxicated by the liquor of his saliva."

"Getting off his horse,

"Tagi saw a handsome young man

dressed in black.

"But he seemed depressed,

"as a person who is separated

from his loved ones."

- What is that scroll?

- Nothing you might need.

Show me.

Glory to God, who teaches us

what we did not know.

Why did you begin

to cry when you saw this?

My story is long.

The facts that link me to this scroll

and its owner are very strange.

Tell me your story,

and about the scroll's author.

My name is Aziz, and I was engaged

to my cousin Aziza.

On the day of the wedding,

when all was ready,

I went to bathe.

Best wishes for you and Aziza!

You smell like a flower, Aziz!

Aziza, my bride.

I just remembered...

I forgot to invite my best friend, A'li.

I'll fetch him!

What are you doing, Aziz?

Aziza is waiting!

With your handkerchief under your arse,

you can't wipe off your sweat!

"The sun and moon are astonished

when he appears,

"and rosebuds are put

to shame by his curls."

At last!

Everyone was here.

They ate, drank and waited for you,

but you didn't come, and they left.

Your father has postponed

the wedding for a year.

What happened to you?

I've fallen in love with a girl

who dropped her kerchief for me

and disappeared.

Didn't she speak?

No. She just did this.

What does it mean?

The finger in the mouth

means she's chosen you

to be her body's soul.

Two fingers between her breasts means:

Return in two days to ease her heart.

Two days?

Aziz! My God, how awful you look.

You haven't eaten, drunk or slept.

Now get dressed and be happy, Aziz.

The two days have passed.

Come, get dressed. Hurry.

Go to her, and God help your love.

Well, Aziz?

Why haven't you spent the night

in the arms of your beloved?

I wasn't making fun of you.

Tell me what happened.

No, she didn't appear!

Aziz, don't be sad.

You'll get what you want.

She was testing

the sincerity of your love.

Tomorrow night, sit beneath her window.

Your troubles are over.

Now you must eat, or you might die.

Love drives you wild!

You can't eat or sleep!

I know.

These are the signs of love.

- What happened this time?

- She did this.

What does it mean?

"Wait until the sun has set.

"When darkness falls, come.

"Go to the garden

at the far end of the city.

"Walk till you find a lamp.

"Wait for me.

My love is almost killing me."

It is not night yet, rest a little!

You've not eaten for eight days.

How was it?

I did everything as you said,

only I dozed off.

When I awoke,

I found these on my belly.

The coin is her right eye,

the eye one swears by.

The dagger means

she has sworn to kill you

if you disappoint her again tonight.

What must I do?

Return to her garden tonight.

But so you don't doze off again,

you must rest now,

and eat as well.

Lie down and sleep.

I will die.

Wake up Aziz, and eat.

I'm not hungry.

Eat, don't act like a child.

This time, be sure to neither

eat nor sleep in the garden.

She will come at dawn.

I'll give you some advice.

When you leave her, after...

having done what you want...

recite these lines...

In the Name of God, what to do

when love becomes my master?

I mustn't touch anything!

Aziz, my love, you waited for me.

So, did you recite the lines?

I forgot,

I was looking at this scroll

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