Qurbán = lit., sacrifice; also used as an expression of devotion by an inferior to a superior.
Qismet = fate, destiny; an ever-present idea in the Muhammadan mind.
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Rebáb = an Afghán stringed instrument, resembling a guitar.
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Sáhib = lit., gentleman; the term of respect usually applied to Englishmen.
Samádh = the posture assumed by an ascetic for contemplation of the Deity. There are a great variety of these, each possessing its own peculiar merit.
Sangar = an entrenchment. In the mountain warfare of Afghanistán these are made of short walls of stones on the hillside.