So the Sultan said, "Then shall I pardon him of his offence."

So the Sultan pardoned the accused, and gave to the oil merchant a

reward, in that he had shown him a way to prove the guilt of the

merchant's friend.

So the oil merchant took that reward of the Sultan, and also half of the

dinars which had been restored to the merchant, as his fee for winning

the case for him.

So he took these monies and shared them with the friend who helped him,

and they went their way rejoicing.