 When water has long remained at rest, its noxious qualities appear; and when its surface has continued tranquil, its foulness gets into motion : thns it is with a guest; his presence is displeasing when his stay has been protracted ; and his shadow is...  Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary - Page 113by ابن خلكان - 1842Full view - About this book
 | 1843 - 734 pages
...continued tranquil, its foulness gets into motion : thns it is with a guest; his presence is displeasing when his stay has been protracted ; and his shadow...is a point of union for the needy, not to say the Kadba of pilgrims ; the station of honour, not to say the station of sanctity (at Mekka) ; the desire... | |
 | Edward Verrall Lucas - 1917 - 278 pages
...continued tranquil, its foulness gets into motion. Thus it is with a guest : his presence is displeasing when his stay has been protracted, and his shadow...time for which he should sojourn is at an end. Adieu. The khalif Ali Ibn Ali Talib was a very just man. Some one having committed a theft was brought before... | |
 | Edward Verrall Lucas - 1917 - 262 pages
...tranquil, its foulness gets into motion. Thus it is with a guest : his presence is displeasing nihen his stay has been protracted, and his shadow is oppressive...time for which he should sojourn is at an end. Adieu. The khalif All Ibn Ali Talib was a very just man. Some one having committed a theft was brought before... | |
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