 | 1884 - 380 pages
...to the barrack of the Forty. On his way, he met a sweetmeat-seller, who was beating hand upon hand and saying, ' There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High, the Supreme ! Folk's labour is become sin and men are active but in fraud ! ' Then said he to Ali, ' I conjure... | |
 | 1884 - 390 pages
...beasts came to the spring to drink ; but when they saw him, they took fright and fled. Then said he, ' There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High ! I am resting here, to the hurt of the beasts and fowls.' So he rose and went on, blaming himself... | |
 | Leonard C. Smithers - 1894 - 450 pages
...retaliate upon thy temple ! " brought him in to Princess Dunya and he sat down on the high diwan ; after which they let fall the curtains and shut the...and sat awhile sorrowful and saying, " There is no Majesty and there is no Might save in Allah, the Glorious, the Great ! " Quoth the Princess, " O my... | |
 | 1901 - 338 pages
...brother's bidding and released all but the young Damascene, who abode still in' the Prison of Blood, saying, " There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High, the Sublime I Verily, we are God's and to Him we return." Then said £1 Fezl to the gaoler, " Is there... | |
 | 1901 - 320 pages
...deemed of him that he was the Prophet (whom God bless and keep) or one of the pious Friends of God ? But there is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High, the Supreme. By Allah.- I did well in that I acquainted none with my sallying forth neither related my dream unto... | |
 | 1901 - 450 pages
...second time, when, behold, it fell upon a dead body, and the head came up in his hand. He threw it down, saying, ' There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High ! ' and took refuge in one of the cabinets of the bath. Presently, the prefect stopped at the door... | |
 | 1901 - 340 pages
...away, what while he wept and spoke the words which whoso saith shall nowise be confounded, to wit, "There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High, the Sublime I " When they came to the Tigris, one of them drew the sword upon him and El Muradi said to... | |
 | Shalom Goldman - 1995 - 228 pages
...their wiles escape unharmed away. When the two Kings heard this they marvelled and said "Allah, Allah, there is no power and no virtue save in God the most High, the Supreme! We seek aid of God against the wiles of women, for indeed their craft is great.46 This encounter fuels... | |
 | 1901 - 338 pages
...away, what while he wept and spoke the words which whoso saith shall nowise be confounded, to wit, " There is no power and no virtue save in God the Most High, the Sublime 1 " When they came to the Tigris, one of them drew the sword upon him and El Muradi said to... | |
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Emirs and troops walked before her. When they brought her in before Ma'aruf, he began scattering gold on the people's heads, and they made her a mighty fine procession, whilst Ma'aruf expended in her honour vast sums of money. Then they brought him in... 