King Feroz spoke to his Chief Vizier: "Lo! ere to-morrow's dawn be here,"Send forth my messengers over the sea, To seek seven beautiful brides for me;"Radiant of feature and regal of mien, Seven handmaids meet for the Persian Queen.".....
Seven new moon tides at the Vesper call, King Feroz led to Queen Gulnaar's hallA young queen eyed like the morning star: "I bring thee a rival, O Queen Gulnaar."But still she gazed in her mirror and sighed: "O King, my heart is unsatisfied."Seven queens shone round her ivory bed, Like seven soft gems on a silken thread,Like seven fair lamps in a royal tower, Like seven bright petals of Beauty's flowerQueen Gulnaar sighed like a murmuring rose "Where is my rival, O King Feroz?"
