human
I am here in the Abode of Peace, and Allah be praised! I shall never quit it for the haunts of trouble; lo! there came a messenger summoning me to the Khalifeh. I arose and followed him, and presently I was before his majesty, saluting him and kissing the ground.
gpt
Welcome, O Sindbad! he said.
human
Know that I have a matter of importance for thee to execute.
gpt
Sire, I answered,
human
I am thy slave.
gpt
By Allah! I cried when I heard this.
human
O my lord, be not displeased, but have I not already taken a vow that I will not go forth again upon the sea lest I suffer worse things than have already befallen me? The bare mention of a voyage causes my knees to shake. And I repeated to him the terrible sufferings and perils I had encountered in my travels; whereupon the Khalifeh raised his hands and said no man had endured worse things.
gpt
Nevertheless, he added, smiling upon me,