[FN#549] He does not kiss her mouth because he intends to marry her.
[FN#550] It should be "manifest" excellence. (Koran xxvii. 16.)
[FN#551] The phrase is Koranic used to describe Paradise, and Damascus is a familiar specimen of a city under which a river, the Baradah, passes, distributed into a multitude of canals.
[FN#552] It may be noted that rose-water is sprinkled on the faces of the "nobility and gentry, " common water being good enough for the commonalty. I have had to drink tea made in compliment with rose-water and did not enjoy it.
[FN#553] The "Valley Flowery:" Zahrαn is the name of a place near
Al-Medinah.
[FN#554] The Proud or Petulant.
[FN#555] i.e. Lion, Son of ( ?).
[FN#556] i.e. Many were slain.
[FN#557] I venture to draw attention to this battle-picture which is at once simple and highly effective.
[FN#558] Anglicθ a quibble, evidently evasive.