61 shall have lunch together there, a small token to amend for the inconvenience. Will that not suffice?” Al-Nābighah, with a tone of gratitude: “Such generosity is most gracious of you, my Lord!” Al-Nuʿmān, placing a friendly hand on AlNābighah’s shoulder, guides him towards the palace. Left alone in the majlis, Al-Munakhkhal al-Yashkurī stands perplexed. He meanders about, seeking someone to guide him to where Al-Nuʿmān has taken Al-Nābighah. ‘Ekab al-Taghlibī enters the scene. Al-Munakhkhal al-Yashkurī, inquiring anxiously: “Where have they both gone?”
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