[537]. See [Excursus G].
[538]. Ibn al-Sikkît, p. 322.
[539]. The Poetical Works of Behâ-ed-Dîn Zoheir of Egypt. By E.H. Palmer, Cambridge 1876, I. 108. 7. It is impossible to quote this edition without an expression of admiration for the perfection to which Arabic typography has been brought in England in this magnificent Oriental work, the production of which redounds to the imperishable credit of the University of Cambridge. It may be pronounced one of the most beautiful Oriental books that have ever been printed in Europe; and the learning of the editor worthily rivals the technical get-up of the creations of the soul of one of the most tasteful poets of Islâm, the study of which will contribute not a little to save the honour of the poetry of the Arabs. Here first we make the acquaintance of a poet who gives us something better than monotonous descriptions of camels and deserts, and may even be regarded as superior in charm to al-Mutanabbî.
[540]. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Sprachgelehrsamkeit bei den Arabern, no. 1, in the Sitzungsberichte der kais. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1871, Jan. p. 222 et seq.; or in the reprint p. 18 et seq.
[541]. Wallin’s articles in the Zeitsch. d. D. M. G., 1851, V. 17; but see above p. [43].
[542]. See Vatke, Biblische Theologie, p. 327, and Gesenius, Thesaurus, p. 711, where importance is attached to this.
[543]. The conception of Cherubim penetrated even into Mohammedan regions, e.g. Ḥâfiẓ, ed. Rosenzweig, III. 526 penult., chalweti kerrûbiân ʿâlem-i-ḳuds.
[544]. Ueber die südarabische Sage, Leipzig 1866 p. 27.
[545]. See Gesenius, Thesaurus, p. 697.
[546]. See Dillmann, in Schenkel’s Bibellexikon, I. 511.