[FN#337] These six distichs are in Night xiii. I borrow Torrens (p. 125) to show his peculiar treatment of spinning out 12 lines to 38.
[FN#338] Arab. "Mus á mirah"=chatting at night. Easterns are inordinately fond of the practice and the wild Arabs often sit up till dawn, talking over the affairs of the tribe, indeed a Shaykh is expected to do so. "Early to bed and early to rise" is a civilised, not a savage or a barbarous saying. Sam í r is a companion in night talk; Raf í k of the road; Rah í b in riding horse or camel, K á 'id in sitting, Shar í b and Raf í s at drink, and Nad í m at table: Ah í d is an ally. and Shar í k a partner all on the model of "Fa' í l."
[FN#339] In both lover and beloved the excess of love gave them this clairvoyance.
[FN#340] The prayer will be granted for
