The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How He Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand

HASSAN Oh, Master of the World–the hour of the nightingale has not yet come. I have sought thee all day, O Master, and could not find thee. Thou didst hold the Divan–thou wast hunting–thou wast asleep– thou wast at dinner–and now the hour is near, O Master of the World– but not yet come.