[FN#203] Syn. perilous place.
[FN#204] Lit. their guide was disappointed.
[FN#205] i.e. means (hileh) of sustaining life.
[FN#206] i.e. death.
[FN#207] i.e. Ceylon.
[FN#208] Audiyeh (plural of wadi, a valley). The use of the word in this sense points to an
African origin of this version of the story. The Moors of Africa and Spain commonly called a river
"a valley," by a natural figure of metonymy substituting the container for the contained; e.g.
Guadalquiver (Wadi el Kebir, the Great River), Guadiana, etc.
[FN#209] i.e. after the usual compliments, the letter proceeded thus.
[FN#210] i.e. we are thine allies in peace and war, for offence and defence. Those whom thou lovest we love, and those whom thou hatest we hate.
[FN#211] About seventy-two grains.
[FN#212] Or public appearance.