[21] This is a much more poetical account of the origin of the reed-flute than the pagan Greek myths of Orpheus and his lyre, Pan and his pipe, for which no reasons are assigned.
[22] Mansūr, son of ‘Ammār, thus mentioned by D’Herbelot: “Scheikh des plus considérés parmi les Musulmans. On le cite au sujet d’un passage du chapitre Enfathar de l’Alcoran (lxxxii.), où Dieu est introduit faisant ce reproche aux hommes: Qu’est-ce qui vous rend si orgueilleux contre votre maître qui vous fait tant de biens? (v. 6). Ce Scheikh disait: Quand Dieu me fera ce reproche, je lui repondrai: Le sont ces biens et ces graces mêmes que vous me faites, qui me rendent si superbe.” As Sheykh ‘Attār lived about A.H. 600, Mansūr must have died about A.H. 400 (A.D. 1020). He is mentioned in No. 51, p. 68, of the Nafahātu-’l-Uns.
[23] Khayru ’n nāsi, men yenfa’u ’n nāsa.—Arabic Proverb.
[24] Khayru ’l kelāmi, qasīruhu ’l mufīdu.—Arabic Proverb.
[25] Thevr is the name of a tribe of Arabians, and of two hills, one at Mekka, the other at Medīna; but the explanation of the term “a Thevr or Sevr veil” I have not met with.
[26] Saladin of European writings. The words mean: the Fitness of the Religion (of Islām).
[27] The Muslim world knows but one Qaysar (Cæsar), the Emperor of Rome (Old or New), which title is now borne by the Emperor of Austria.
[28] I have not met with any notice of Akhī-Turk.
[29] The Honoured Elder; by which Abū-Bekr is probably intended; but see a note to the Preface of the Mesnevī.
[30] Juneyd and Bāyezīd of Bestām were two great doctors of mysticism; the latter died in A.H. 234 or 261 (A.D. 848 or 874), and the former in A.H. 297-8 (A.D. 909-10).