When it was the fourth day, the fourth Wazir, whose name was Zúshád, made his appearance, and prostrating himself to his liege lord, said to him, "O king, let not the talk of that youth delude you, for that he is not a truth teller. As long as he shall remain alive, the folk will not leave talking nor will your heart cease to be occupied with him." The king cried, "By God, you say truth and I will cause him to be brought this day and slain between my hands." Then he bade them bring the youth; so they fetched him in fetters and he said to him, "Woe to you! Do you think to appease my heart with your prate, by which the days are spent in talk? I mean to do away with your life this day and be quit of you." The youth said, "O king, 'tis in your power to put me out of the world whenever you will, but haste is the wont of the ignoble and patience the sign of the noble. If you do me to death, you will repent, and when you desire to bring me back to life, you will not be able. Indeed, whoever acts hastily in an affair, there befalls him what befell Bihzád, son of the king." The king said, "And what is his tale?" The treasurer replied, "O king, hear