I recollected that I had put a supply of opium into the folds of my turban; but, alas! when I took my turban up, I found that the opium had fallen out.

I searched for it in vain on the sand, where I had thrown the turban.
"I stretched myself out upon the ground, and yielded without further struggle to my evil destiny.

What I suffered from thirst, hunger, and heat cannot be described.

At last I fell into a sort of trance, during which images of various kinds seemed to flit before my eyes.

How long I remained in this state I know not: but I remember that I was brought to my senses by a loud shout, which came from persons belonging to a caravan returning from Mecca.