...away four-fifths of the income of a province before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At his nuptials a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride, and a lottery was made of lands and houses. 1 he poem now pursues the scriptural account...

...away fourfifths of the income of a province before he drew his foot from the stirrup. At his nuptials a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride, and a lottery was made of lands and houses. The poem now pursues the scripturalaccount of...

...whenever the fountains played. Abulfeda states that once when a member of the royal house was married "a thousand pearls of the largest size were showered on the head of the bride." He says also that on the occasion of a visit by a Greek embassy to the caliph Moctador,...