The sultan made no longer hesitation, nor thought of informing himself whether Alla ad Deen was endowed with all the qualifications requisite in one who aspired to be his son-in-law.  The sight alone of such immense riches, and Alla ad Deen’s quickness in satisfying his demand, without starting the least difficulty at the exorbitant conditions he had imposed, easily persuaded him, that he could want nothing to render him accomplished, and such as he desired.  Therefore, to send Alla ad Deen’s mother back with all the satisfaction she could desire, he said to her, “My good lady, go and tell your son that I wait with open arms to embrace him, and the more haste he makes to come and receive the princess my daughter from my hands, the greater pleasure he will do me.”

As soon as the tailor’s widow had retired, overjoyed as a woman in her condition must have been, to see her son raised beyond all expectations to such exalted fortune, the sultan put an end to the audience; and rising from his throne, ordered that the princess’s eunuchs should come and carry the trays into their mistress’s apartment, whither he went himself to examine them with her at his leisure.  The fourscore slaves were conducted in to the palace; and the sultan, telling the princess of their magnificent appearance, ordered them to be brought before her apartment, that she might see through the lattices he had not exaggerated in his account of them.

In the meantime Alla ad Deen’s mother got home, and shewed in her air and countenance the good news she brought her son “My son,” said she to him, “you have now all the reason in the world to be pleased:  you are, contrary to my expectations, arrived at the height of your desires.  Not to keep you too long in suspense, the sultan, with the approbation of the whole court, has declared that you are worthy to possess the princess Buddir al Buddoor, waits to embrace you and conclude your marriage; therefore, you must think of making some preparations for your interview, which may answer the high opinion he has formed of your person; and after the wonders I have seen you do, I am persuaded nothing can be wanting.  But I must not forget to tell you the sultan waits for you with great impatience, therefore lose no time in paying your respects.”

Alla ad Deen, enraptured with this news, and full of the object which possessed his soul, made his mother very little reply, but retired to his chamber.  There, after he had rubbed his lamp, which had never failed him in whatever he wished for, the obedient genie appeared.  “Genie,” said Alla ad Deen, “I want to bathe immediately, and you must afterwards provide me the richest and most magnificent habit ever worn by a monarch.”  No sooner were the words out of his mouth than the genie rendered him, as well as himself, invisible, and transported him into a hummum of the finest marble of all sorts of colours; where he was undressed, without seeing by whom, in a magnificent and spacious hall.