He was wroth with her, for that she made him no answer, and thought that something had betided her; so he drew the sword and said to her, "What hath befallen thee?
Then as the heavens (by whom our hopes are guided) Do coast the earth with an eternal course, We must not think a misery betided Will never cease, but still grow worse and worse.
I saluted her and told her what had betided me and the whole of my story and she said, "O my sister, who is safe from the despite of Time and secure?
And she kept plaining of what had befallen her and I of what had betided me; and love of her gat so firm hold of my heart that all my wealth seemed a thing of naught in comparison with her.
The Sultan rejoiced at his return and his face brightened and, placing him hard by his side,[483] asked him to relate all he had seen in his wayfaring and whatso had betided him in his going and coming.
Yet this story" (continued Shahrazad) "is in no wise stranger than the tale of the Tailor and the Hunchback and the Jew and the Reeve and the Nazarene, and what betided them.
And he assigned him each day two cakes of bread, whilst Abou Sabir held his peace and spoke not, but bore with patience that which betided him.
And he told her what had betidedand of the youth whom he had brought with him.
Whoso looketh not to the issues of affairs, there befalleth him that which befell the merchant, and whoso looketh to the issues of affairs, there betideth him of joyance that which betided the merchant's son.
When the vizier saw what had betided him, he gave himself up for lost; so he stirred not and lay still.
Quoth Aboulhusn, "Ask me not of that which hath betided me.
But the youth said, 'That which hath betided me was forewrit to me and that which is written none hath power to efface; and if my term be advanced, none may avail to defer it.
God the Most High for tidings of their case; so He told him what had betided them, whereat great was his wonderment and he related to his disciples what he had seen.
So he told him what had betided him and the other said, 'Be of good heart, for that [the season of] thy fair fortune is come and God bringeth thee joy and solace.
Indeed, this my caretaking and my endeavour profited me nought, for that which God decreed unto my son, he hath abidden and that which He decreed unto me hath betided me.
Arwa resigned herself with patience to that which betided her and committed her affair to God the Most High; and indeed she was used to serve Him day and night with a goodly service in the house of King Dabdin her husband.
So he told him what had betided him with the comely boy and how he had spent upon him a thousand silver pieces; whereupon quoth the chamberlain, "Show him to me; and if he be worth this, thou art excused.
Thus it betided the youth; but as regards the Ministers, terror and silence, shame and affright fell upon them and they gave themselves up for lost.
And they recounted to him all that hadbetided them, from beginning to end.
Thereupon she said to the son of the village Shaykh, "Know that I am the woman whom thy father delivered from strain and stress and whom there betided from thee of calumny and ignorance that which thou hast named.
Quoth the prince, "O my father, but for the fairness of thy thought and thy perspicacity and thy longanimity and deliberation in affairs, there had not betidedthee this great joy.
And he assigned him each day two bannocks of bread, whilst Abú Sábir kept silence and spake not, but patiently bore whatso betided him.
I told him all that had betided and he fell a-pondering the affair.
So he told him what had betided him and the other said, "Be of good heart, for that the tide of thy good fortune is come and Allah bringeth thee joy and gladness.
FN#547] When the Queen heard these words, her vitals quivered and she groaned from a grieving heart and called to mind her brother and that which had betided him.
In due time King Shahryar summoned chronicles and copyists, and bade them write all that had betided him with his wife, first and last; so they wrote this and named it 'The Stories of the Thousand Nights and A Night.
Indeed, I have been present with him many a time and have shown him positions[FN#229] on the lute, and there has betided me with him that which betided.
As she came in sight of the folk, they kissed ground between her hands and she said to them, "Tell me what hath betided Queen Tohfah from yonder dog Maymun and why did ye not send to me and report to me?
By Allah, great honour hath betided me by my lord's visit and indeed thou dignifiest my dwelling.
Then she sat beside the water awhile and meditated the matter of her lord Al-Rashid and that which had betided him after her loss and wept with sore weeping.
Answered the young man, "O my lord, there betided thy slave in thy capital that which never yet betided any.
I also will be present, I and my company, and do ye relate that which you have heard of rare occurrences and that which hath betided you of experiences.
Hath there betided thee a pain from the Lord of All-might or aught of vexation?
Quoth she, "I will sing thee an hundred songs, so thou wilt bring me news of my lord and that which betided him after me.
When he came to his father, they embraced and each greeted other a long time, whilst neither of them could utter a word, for the greatness of that which betided them of joy in reunion.
This, then, is that which hath betidedhim after thee.
Then he turned to his father and said to him, 'Hadst thou looked to the issue of thine affair and dealt deliberately in that which thou didst, there had not betided thee this repentance and grief all this time.
So he returned to his mother (and indeed his spirit was broken), and related to her that which had happened to him and what had betided him from his friends, how they, had neither shared with him nor requited him with speech.
This is but envy and rancour; and thou, if thou slay me, thou wilt regret me, and I fear lest there betide thee of repentance that which betided Ilan Shah, by reason of the malice of his viziers.
I am he,' answered Melik Shah, 'and they slew me not, but therebetided me this and that.
Enough hath betided me of travail, of travel and of disbursing monies on thine account, for thy father bade me buy thee back, though with a shipload of gold; and now I have spent nigh a year and a half in seeking thee.
Then the four arose and seating themselves before that Shaykh, asked him of the case of Hasan to whom he said, "Tell the company thy tale and all that hath betided thee from the beginning of thine adventure to the end.
But the thing which next betided me was not a fall of any sort; but rather a most glorious rise to the summit of all fortune.
When the peahen saw what had betided the duck, she came down from the tree, saying, 'I see that misfortunes lie in wait for all.
Shehriman, and the Vizier said, 'Know that thy son Kemerezzeman's wits are gone and that madness hath betided him.
So be of good cheer and tell us what hath betided thee from him.
At this the Khalif laughed and summoning the Cadi and the witnesses, renewed the marriage-contract between Dunya and her husband, whereby there betided them the utmost of felicity and those who envied them were mortified.
Protect me from that which hath betided me and smitten me with its mischief, for I have found no helper save only thee.
He questioned me of my case and I told him all that had betided me, whereupon he assigned me a shop and gave me a water-skin and gear.
So he told them all that had betided him and the barber did the like; and the others in turn related to the Moor the tricks the old woman had played them.
And he fell a-musing over his condition and that which had betided him.
Thereupon the Moslems gathered together, marvelling at this that had betided the Infidels and fearing the tribesmen of the Jinn.
So the young lady related all that had befallen her and the young merchant related all that had betided him, and the Master-dyer exclaimed, "Alas, for the loss of my goods and those of the folk!
Food was set on and they ate, after which Gharib related to them all that had betided him with the Jinn in Mount Kaf, and they marvelled thereat with exceeding marvel and praised Allah for his safety.
Then she fell to kissing the hands of the youth her brother and her mother and cousins, and they sat with her awhile, questioning her of her case and of what had betided her, as well as of her present estate.
By Allah, O my lord, naught hath betided me from thee but honour!
Thou hast brought all this on thyself; for, hadst thou hearkened to thy father's words, naught thereof had betided thee.
Answered Daulat Khatun, "By Allah, all the calamities that have betided this unfortunate have been on thine account and because of thee!
As for Kanmakan and his uncle Rumzan and his aunt Nuzhet ez Zeman, they marvelled at the wonderful events that had betided them and bade the scribes set them down orderly in books, that those who came after might read.
He sprinkled water on his face and when he revived, he said to him, 'What has betided thee?
And then there betided between us what I'll not discover, i' faith: So question no more of the matter and deem not of ill or unright.
And now, whilst we set to upon this excellent dinner, tell me all that has betided in Oxford since I left.
And if thou canst not ride with the party, Leofric, why, thou and I will tarry behind, and send Jack forward to see all, and tell us what has betided when we meet in Oxford again.
Quoth the Caliph, "And who is she that I may requite her for her deeds and for what she hath practiced upon Manjab, who verily deserveth not that which hath betided him, although he may have been somewhat in fault.
O Fakir," answered the other, "verily a matter of marvel hath betidedme and I know not how to act therein.
And I went on exaggerating their praises in this fashion, till I saw that frankness and readiness to speak out would profit me more than concealing facts; so I told them all that had betided me to the very end of the tale.
As for Kanmakan and his uncle Rumzan and his aunt Nuzhat al-Zaman and the Wazir Dandan, they marvelled at the wonderful events that had betided them and bade the scribes chronicle them in books that those who came after might read.
Now this very day, Shams al-Nahar's handmaid hath been with me and told me that what hindered her coming ere this was the Caliph's sojourn with her mistress; and she acquainted me with everything which had betided her.
She said, 'By Allah, O good damsel, in sooth death were easier to me than what hath betided me; for it seemed as though I should be slain and no power could save me.
Now when the peahen saw what had betided the duck, she removed from the island, saying, "I see that misfortunes lie in ambush for all.
So be of good cheer and tell us what hath betided thee from the child of Adam.
But now, O my son, tell me what thou sawest therein and acquaint me with all thatbetided thee.
He sprinkled water on his face and when he revived, he asked him, "What hath betided thee?
In due time King Shahriyar summoned chroniclers and copyists and bade them write all that had betided him with his wife, first and last; so they wrote this and named it "The Stories of the Thousand Nights and A Night.
The tears streamed from his eyelids, and he fell to complaining of what had betided him and saying, "Whither shall I flee from this whore?
Hath therebetided thee a pain from God the Most High or hath aught of vexation befallen thee?
Quoth Er Reshid, "True; the condition was for a month; but tell me what hath betided him.
So saying, he turned away from him and Saad fared on to the palace, where he found all the suite in attendance on the king and recounting to him that which had betided them with El Abbas.
When he came to his father, they embraced and greeted each other a long time, whilst neither of them availed unto speech, for the greatness of that which betided them of joy in reunion.
Hast ever in the world heard of one whom such calamities have betided as have betided me and hath any suffered that which I have suffered of afflictions or undergone that which I have undergone of hardships?
When his brother saw him on this wise, he doubted not but that this had betided him by reason of severance from his people and family and said to him, 'Come, let us go forth a-hunting.
Moreover, King Shehriyar summoned chroniclers and copyists and bade them write all that had betided him with his wife, first and last; so they wrote this and named it "The Stories of the Thousand Nights and One Night.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "betided" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
