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This much concerning Badr al-Hasan and Sitt al-Husn his cousin;

but as regards the Ifrit, as soon as he saw the twain asleep, he

said to the Ifritah, "Arise, slip thee under the youth and let us

carry him back to his place ere dawn overtake us; for the day is

nearhand." Thereupon she came forward and, getting under him as

he lay asleep, took him up clad only in his fine blue shirt,

leaving the rest of his garments; and ceased not flying (and the

Ifrit vying with her in flight) till the dawn advised them that

it had come upon them mid-way, and the Muezzin began his call

from the Minaret, "Haste ye to salvation! Haste ye to salvation!"

[FN#429] Then Allah suffered his angelic host to shoot down the

Ifrit with a shooting star, [FN#430] so he was consumed, but the

Ifritah escaped and she descended with Badr al-Din at the place

where the Ifrit was burnt, and did not carry him back to

Bassorah, fearing lest he come to harm.