Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843 - 616 pages |
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Page 11
... night , when the chilled ( sleeper ) shivers with cold . God makes her as charming to the heart as the son is charming to the eyes of his father ! ' " ' Ar - Riâshi was slain at Basra during the insurrection of al - Alawi al - Basri ( 4 ) ...
... night , when the chilled ( sleeper ) shivers with cold . God makes her as charming to the heart as the son is charming to the eyes of his father ! ' " ' Ar - Riâshi was slain at Basra during the insurrection of al - Alawi al - Basri ( 4 ) ...
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... night had darkened ( around us ) ; the weary camel - driver could no longer continue his song , and our guide stood perplexed and bewildered . I looked at that fire , but the glance of my eye was 356 feeble ; my mind also had been ...
... night had darkened ( around us ) ; the weary camel - driver could no longer continue his song , and our guide stood perplexed and bewildered . I looked at that fire , but the glance of my eye was 356 feeble ; my mind also had been ...
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... night , but it cannot be reached . " The share of it which falls to the sight is the utmost which can be obtained ; but those " able to conceive this are few in number . One whom you well know went towards it , " hoping to take from it ...
... night , but it cannot be reached . " The share of it which falls to the sight is the utmost which can be obtained ; but those " able to conceive this are few in number . One whom you well know went towards it , " hoping to take from it ...
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... night : moral darkness . The camel - driver : the preacher . The guide : the divine . The be- loved : God . Laila : the name of the beloved , God . Desire : the love of God . Passion : The anxious wish to enjoy the divine Presence . The ...
... night : moral darkness . The camel - driver : the preacher . The guide : the divine . The be- loved : God . Laila : the name of the beloved , God . Desire : the love of God . Passion : The anxious wish to enjoy the divine Presence . The ...
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... night by the cloud of dust which shrouds the battle - field , those heroes never cease to wield their blood - stained weapons of Indian steel . Lines are traced on their armour by the strokes of the sword ; those lines are pointed by ...
... night by the cloud of dust which shrouds the battle - field , those heroes never cease to wield their blood - stained weapons of Indian steel . Lines are traced on their armour by the strokes of the sword ; those lines are pointed by ...
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