289 ([return])
[ The tribe of the chieftain and poet, Hátim Táí, for whom see vol. iv. 94.]
290 ([return])
[ i.e. I will make a covenant with him before the Lord. Here the word "Allah" is introduced among the Arabs of The Ignorance.]
291 ([return])
[ i.e. the man of the Tribe of Tay.]
292 ([return])
[ A similar story of generous dealing is told of the Caliph Omar in The Nights. See vol. v. 99 et seq.]
293 ([return])
[ Bresl. Edit., vol. viii. pp. 273-8, Nights dclxxv-vi. In Syria and Egypt Firúz (the Persian "Píroz") = victorious, triumphant, is usually pronounced Fayrúz. The tale is a rechauffé of the King and the Wazir's Wife in The Nights. See vol. vi. 129.]