[FN#43] This expression is of course metaphorical. Cf. Solomon's
Song passim.
[FN#44] i.e. gum tragacanth.
[FN#45] See post p. 317. {see Vol. 3. Maan Ben Zaideh and the
Three Girls, FN#121.}
[FN#46] The mansuetude of the Khalif Muawiyeh, the founder of the
Ommiade dynasty, is a proverb among the Arabs, though hardly to
be reconciled with the accredited records of his life and
actions.
[FN#47] Alluding, for the sake of metaphor, to the months of
purification which, according to the Muslim ceremonial law, must
be accomplished by a divorced woman, before she can marry again.
[FN#48] A divorce three times pronounced cannot be revoked.
[FN#49] Fabulous peoples mentioned in the Koran.
[FN#50] Said to be so called, because they attract sparrows
(asafir), but it seems to me more probable that the name denotes
the colour of the fruit and is derived from usfur, safflower.
[FN#51] Koran, xxxiii. 38.
[FN#52] Met. anus.
[FN#53] Met. cunnus.
[FN#54] Kibleh, the point of the compass to which one turns in
prayer. Mecca is the Kibleh of the Muslims, even as Jerusalem
that of the Jews and Christians. The meaning of the text is
obvious.
[FN#55] i.e. of God.--Koran, li. 9.
[FN#56] The word (futouh) translated "openings" may also be
rendered "victories" or "benefits.
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